-
Continue reading →: Power Outages and the Connected HomeJust one day after writing about powering the secure, automated, wireless workflow, I experienced the one thing that can throw the whole system into disarray. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, we’re experiencing a strong seasonal storm, and this morning, a power outage hit our neighborhood. While my primary…
-
Continue reading →: Powering and Charging the Secure, Automated, Wireless Photography WorkflowMy secure, wireless, and automated photography workflow relies heavily on power-hungry devices, from a portable Wi-Fi travel router, a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR, and an iPhone 6S Plus. I have a definite need for supplemental power for each critical component in this workflow. I’ve been down this path…
-
Continue reading →: Set It and Forget It – Automated, Secure, and Wireless Photography with the Canon EOS 5D Mark IVImagine you’re at Disneyland with the family. You’ve decided to tote around your DSLR or mirrorless camera with you on the trip. You’re happily taking photos of your little ones as they experience their first time on Dumbo the Flying Elephant, It’s a Small World, Haunted House, Pirates of the…
-
Continue reading →: Retiring the Original Anatomica T-ShirtThe monsoon-colored Icebreaker Anatomica t-shirt that I have been using for the past year has developed several more holes. There’s three in the back and one near each of the armholes. As a result, I am retiring it from daily use and transitioning it for use during my runs. The…
-
Continue reading →: Continuing Thoughts on Portable KeyboardsI’ve been on a keyboard buying spree lately after cancelling my WayTools TextBlade order two weeks ago. While I like the iPad’s software keyboard, I can still type faster on a physical keyboard. Writing code on iOS devices prior to the iPad Pro has been a torturous exercise, with constant…
-
Continue reading →: Migrating from Apple Aperture to Google PhotosIn the middle of 2014, Apple announced they were ceasing further development of Aperture, the company’s professional photo management application I had been using to catalog and post-process my images since 2005. Aperture continued to work in OS X 10.10 Yosemite, and it works more or less under OS X…
-
Continue reading →: Cancelling my WayTools TextBlade OrderThere was a draft of this post that had been waiting to be published on this blog for over four and a half months ago. It’s time to post it and provide a four-month update. “I’m still waiting for my WayTools TextBlade multi-touch keyboard that I ordered back in January,…
-
Continue reading →: My Tech Workspace from 2004 to 2016Every week, The Sweet Setup interviews an Apple aficionado about his or her computing environment. I enjoy looking at the the products, software, and workspaces these people use on a daily basis; it gives me ideas on what hardware or apps I might want to try out in the future.…
-
Continue reading →: Minimalist Uniform Project – One Year UpdateA one year update on my Minimalist Uniform Project.
-
Continue reading →: San Diego Raiders?Honestly, I would root for the San Diego Raiders before I would root for the Los Angeles Chargers. Can you hear the theme song play, “San Diego, Super Raiders!” or hear former Governor Schwarzenegger proclaim, “Go! Raiders Go!”
Adam, here
Welcome to tow.com, my home on the internet since 1995. I’m an indie software artist and creator of apps such as MixEffect, MsgFiler, AlbumFiler, Wipe My Screen, and more. I’m also the producer and co-director of Autumn Gem. Enjoy your visit here!
tow.com 