Wayne Rash

You could be excused if you’d wandered into the CES 2016 in Las Vegas and momentarily thought you had stumbled into an auto show. By all accounts, this year’s CES has been all about the biggest consumer purchase that most people make —the automobile. That should be no surprise now that cars are becoming more […]

The WiFi Alliance has released a new standard for wireless communications that acknowledges some basic facts about radio communications that have frustrated users for years. Those basic facts involve the distance and building penetration capabilities of 2.4GHz WiFi and, to an even greater extent, 5GHz WiFi. The bottom line is that WiFi has some pretty […]

Deep learning may be the next frontier for a security industry that’s dealing with constant attacks from cyber-criminals who become more sophisticated by the day. According to a Symantec executive, the company has been working to integrate the whole idea of machine learning into its security services since February 2015. Symantec asserts that the capability, […]

Drone operations of all types, including unmanned aircraft systems used for commercial, hobby and recreational purposes, have been banned in large areas of the United States under a new interpretation of Federal Aviation Administration rules. While an Advisory Circular issued by the FAA in September announced the rules, the agency only made clear that no-fly […]

The crash of a commercial drone operated by a television broadcaster during the downhill skiing run by World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher of Austria in Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, highlights the critical responsibility for businesses that operate drones. The crash in Italy took place directly behind Hirscher during the competition, landing only a few feet […]

All of a sudden many Internet users and Internet access advocates are in an uproar about a predicted change that would suddenly render encrypted sites inaccessible. Their fear was spread by a story on CBS that said millions would be left in the cold, without access. This is, as you might expect from such a […]

I was walking to the register at my favorite Greek restaurant when another diner gestured for my attention. It was a friend, the owner of a neighborhood jewelry store. “I’m so glad you told me about the chip cards,” he said. Then he told me that shortly after he’d been set up with an EMV […]

Concerned that broadband network customers in New York might not be getting the bandwidth they’re paying for, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has decided to investigate. His investigation apparently began as a result of some customers of broadband providers in the state who thought their Internet access was too slow, but he doesn’t say […]

When I got the iPad Pro I was delighted with the bigger screen, the higher resolution, and the ability of the tablet to display two full-sized images side by side. Unfortunately, at that point I was unable to get my hands on the iPad Smart Keyboard or the Apple Pencil. But because the larger screen […]

The Federal Aviation Administration has released its long-awaited rules for registration of drones and other unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), but the new rules are written to apply to private users, not businesses. But there are important reasons to be aware of the requirement for drone registration, including the fact that another set of impending rules, […]