An eye exam got me wondering about how things were designed and developed before the computer age. The office I visit has all the latest medical eq...

Writing about my now cumbersome reference library prompted a bit of consolidation and reorganization. Unfortunately, my resolve diminished when I c...

I have often touted the Gear Technology archives as your ready source of reliable information. A recent question was reso...

My consulting practice covers a very wide range of products — from 4-inch circular pitch mill stands to 180-NDP handheld medical devices — I see th...

A wise man once pointed out that everyone drives a used car. We hear many reports on self-driving cars, electric cars, hybrid cars, and other plane...

Continuing our discussion of gear training…   What one book would you advise a newbie to purchase, read, and keep handy in the years ahe...

I have great admiration for people who can speak multiple languages, a skill that had eluded me despite two fairly serious efforts to learn a secon...

  Continuing my rant on important things carelessly trashed by idiots…   A favorite joke in the old car hobby is “My widow will ...

This posting is the start of our fourth year of blogging on the gear industry. When the idea was first presented to me I did not have a firm idea o...

Most of the world has a big holiday or festival around this time of year. After today many companies will be down to skeleton crews until January. ...