[Chalkarts]

Hardware is a Technical Skill, which is an Active Skill, but not a Physical Active Skill (which is another subset of Active Skills).

However, the book says "physical active skills", not "Physical Active Skills". It defines that as basically all non-Magic/Resonance Active skills. So Combat Skills, Physical Active Skills, Social Skills and Technical Skills are all skillwireable under that formulation, which is a bit weird since 'physical active'/'muscle memory' and hacking/etiquette don't really combine. On the other hand, "Physical Active Skill" would exclude Combat Skills.

I am uncertain about intent, not sure what SR4 wrote about this.

Interesting, I didn’t read it that way.  I do like your take on it though, so technical skills are purchased as Activesofts?

[Michael Chandra]

Activesofts: Activesofts replicate skills that require physical activity,
including all Combat, Physical, Social, Technical, and Vehicle
skills (but not Magic or Resonance skills).

Activesofts: Activesofts replace physical active
skills, basically every Active skill that isn’t based on Magic
or Resonance.

Yes, based on the overlap in descriptions, I'd say intent is still the same and includes Technical Skills. They deliberately used "physical active" without caps, while "Active" is with a capital and includes all those subsets.

[Chalkarts]

Activesofts: Activesofts replicate skills that require physical activity,
including all Combat, Physical, Social, Technical, and Vehicle
skills (but not Magic or Resonance skills).

Activesofts: Activesofts replace physical active
skills, basically every Active skill that isn’t based on Magic
or Resonance.

Yes, based on the overlap in descriptions, I'd say intent is still the same and includes Technical Skills. They deliberately used "physical active" without caps, while "Active" is with a capital and includes all those subsets.

Awesome,
No decking no problem, he’s a face anyway. 
But that adds a huge new layer to the character.
Being the groups downtime grease monkey.  Lots of repairing things and rebuilding engines, mixing chemicals  in the field for crazy macguyver stuff.

Yes,
Thank you for this knowledge.
I must rearrange some nuyen.

I’ll end up spending all my cash on softs though, they’re expensive in 5e

[Stainless Steel Devil Rat]

Its crazy expensive, but you might look into the skillsoft subscription services described in Chromed Flesh... download whatever skill you need on the fly!

"Gimme a second..."

*removes mirrorshades*

"I know Kung-Fu."

[Chalkarts]

Its crazy expensive,

Just looked it up, damn it is.

[Sphinx]

"Can you fly that thing?"
"Not yet. Tank, I need a pilot program for a B-212 helicopter. ... Let's go."

Skilljack (1–6): Rating x 0.1 Essence, Rating x 10,000¥ (SR5 p.452, CF p.78)
Skillwires (1–6): Rating x 0.1 Essence, Rating x 20,000¥ (SR5 p.455)*
Activesoft (1–6): Rating x 5,000¥ (SR5 p.442)

Skillsoft Networks (CF p.78)
Basic (rating 1): 2,000¥ per month
Silver (ratings 1–2): 10,000¥ per month
Gold (knowsoft 1–4, activesoft 1–3): 15,000¥ per month
Platinum (knowsoft 1–6, activesoft 1–4): 20,000¥ per month

* Note that Chrome Flesh (p.78, p.222) halved the nuyen cost of Skilljacks, but doubled the Essence cost of Skillwires. Unless/until there's official errata, use the more favorable value. 

[Chalkarts]

Cost is really tight on this guy. 
Charisma, contacts, and a top tier Skillwire/Jack are really all he’s got goin for him lol. 
Lots of eye/earware
He’ll start with a few good softs but will have to earn more through play.