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  • Aboutu0026gt; bio I grew up in San Diego, and I lived there from the day I was born to the day I moved up to the Bay Area for college. SD’s a wonderful place to visit and live, with great beaches, beautiful weather, and a relaxing laid-back style to it. If your only impression of Southern California is Los Angeles, you owe it to yourself to visit San Diego! I graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Symbolic Systems. My focus was in human-computer interaction. Name: Adam Tow Year of Birth: 1975 Hometown: San Diego, CA Current Residence: SF Bay Area Education: See Curriculum Vitae Myers-Briggs Type: INFP Riso-Hudson Type: 7 – Enthusiast I was most recently a Reuters Digital Vision Fellow at Stanford University, where I am creating technology that enables the developing world to access Internet information and applications. Currently, I’m working on numerous projects in digital media, photography, videography, and online journaling. Previously, I led the MyPalm client team for the i705 handheld at Palm, Inc.. Prior to Palm, I founded and ran Foundation Systems, a software development and consulting firm specializing in mobile computing. I wrote and sold a number of acclaimed software packages for…
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    MacWorld San Francisco 2002

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    January 9, 2002

    It’s been a few years since I last went to a MacWorld. The past few years, I’ve been happy watching from the sidelines, reading coverage of the event through Apple’s web site or the numerous Macintosh news, information, and rumor sites on the Web. Since I had to pick up…

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    Apple Keynote

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    January 6, 2002

    All over the world, people are speculating as to what Apple is going to announce on Monday’s Keynote at MacWorld San Francisco. The Apple Hype Machine has been at some impressive levels in the past, but what we’ve seen recently takes the cake. Check out some of the headlines from…

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    Photo Fair in San Jose

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    January 5, 2002

    The organizers of the annual Photo Fair state that the show is one of the largest on the West Coast with “hundreds of dealers.” With a description like that, you’d expect something along the lines of the upcoming MacWorld Expo in San Francisco, at the cavernous Moscone Center, right? Uh,…

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    A Texas Holiday

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    December 31, 2001

    Last year, I travelled to France for the wedding of Anne and the New Year. Air travel was less stringent back then, as I brought everything aboard the plane in my LoweAlpine Contour IV backpack. This year, my Swiss Army Knife stayed at home and my tripod was checked-in for…

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    Rodin Sculpture Garden

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    December 19, 2001

    The Rodin Sculpture Garden at Stanford University is home to 20 bronzes by the famed French artist, Auguste Rodin. Most people are familiar with Rodin’s The Thinker sculpture. There are a number of casts of The Thinker around the world, and one used to be on permanent display in front…

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    Canon 1D Image Analysis

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    December 18, 2001

    I have been performing a number of tests of the Canon 1D Digital SLR. This document is focuses on the following topics: March 21, 2002: This document was originally written analyzing an early-production EOS-1D. Since then, Canon has released a number of firmware updates and a hardware fix that upgrades…

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    Canon 1D

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    December 17, 2001

    On Saturday night, I got a curious email from an online retailer. The Canon 1D that I pre-ordered had shipped! Uh… suffice it to say, I was not expecting this email, especially since I heard horror stories of the camera not being available until January or February. I kept my…

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    Holiday Party

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    December 16, 2001

    Nancy, ever the party organizer, brought together her friends to her home in Palo Alto for a holiday party. Nancy’s been learning winemaking, and she had a number of her potent potables available, in addition to a great spread of delicious delectables. There were a number of wine tasters from…

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    David Simon, HeyChristine

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    December 14, 2001

    If David doesn’t look as chipper as he did when you last saw him in July, that’s because he’s on a whirlwind tour of California pediatric residencies. In the span of three weeks, David is interviewing with 12 programs in 5 cities and 2 states. The problem is, his interviews…

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    Churchill Club and The Tech

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    December 11, 2001

    The Churchill Club is one of the premier business forums in the Silicon Valley. Every month, there’s at least one panel discussion featuring individuals from the who’s who list of the industry’s top executives, thought leaders, and future stars. On December 11, 2001, the Churchill Club joined forces with the…

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  • Aboutu0026gt; bio I grew up in San Diego, and I lived there from the day I was born to the day I moved up to the Bay Area for college. SD’s a wonderful place to visit and live, with great beaches, beautiful weather, and a relaxing laid-back style to it. If your only impression of Southern California is Los Angeles, you owe it to yourself to visit San Diego! I graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Symbolic Systems. My focus was in human-computer interaction. Name: Adam Tow Year of Birth: 1975 Hometown: San Diego, CA Current Residence: SF Bay Area Education: See Curriculum Vitae Myers-Briggs Type: INFP Riso-Hudson Type: 7 – Enthusiast I was most recently a Reuters Digital Vision Fellow at Stanford University, where I am creating technology that enables the developing world to access Internet information and applications. Currently, I’m working on numerous projects in digital media, photography, videography, and online journaling. Previously, I led the MyPalm client team for the i705 handheld at Palm, Inc.. Prior to Palm, I founded and ran Foundation Systems, a software development and consulting firm specializing in mobile computing. I wrote and sold a number of acclaimed software packages for…
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