‘I learned so much from him,’ says John Samborski, CEO and founder of Ace Computers. ‘He had a lot more experience than I did, particularly in federal contracting. I came more from the straight system ...

These are dark days in the computer business, with PC sales in their worst slump ever. But John Samborski at Ace Computers is looking forward to what could be his best year ever.

Last year’s launch of the Wahoo Element Ace computer was one of ups and downs, with plenty of leaks and unresolved firmware issues that made the computer one for which we were cautiously optimistic.

Pop quiz, hotshot: Can you name the “classical” elements of nature? In Indo-European culture, the most commonly shared ones are earth, water, air (aka wind), fire and aether (aka space). While each of ...