[starbox] If you are going to make buggy whips, they better be good ones. That is the lesson I took away from reading about hundred-year-old Wis...

[starbox] The special 30th Anniversary Issue of Gear Technology magazine represents a lot of extra work on the part of...

My last posting on surface temper inspection prompts me to think about the problem of non conforming components. It is never fun to throw valuable ...

[starbox] If ever a situation cried out for a short, texting-friendly acronym it is the unavoidable problem of “You don’t know what you don’t kn...

[starbox] I love old cars but have no desire to drive one on a daily basis. The appeal of a powerful muscle car or winged 1950s convertible i...

[starbox] There is a new commercial airing that shows flashbacks of a young girl enjoying a family road trip from the rear facing seat in their ...

[starbox] I happened to catch an interview with author David Zwieg about his new book, The Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Workers (...

[starbox] June has always been a favorite month for me because it signaled the start of summer vacation. In the many years since I graduated hig...

[starbox] The General Motors ignition switch fiasco remains in the headlines, having cost many lives, millions of dollars, and a number a career...

[starbox] Like many Baby Boomers, I have a strong attachment to the music of my youth. I don’t suppose many people under sixty remember folk sin...