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Continue reading →: A Texas Holiday
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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Continue reading →: Rodin Sculpture Garden
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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Continue reading →: Canon 1D Image Analysis
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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Continue reading →: Canon 1D
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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Continue reading →: Holiday Party
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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Continue reading →: David Simon, HeyChristine
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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Continue reading →: Churchill Club and The Tech
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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Continue reading →: Black Tie at the Ball Park
It’s not every day that you can whip out the old tuxedo and attend a black tie event, especially not one at the lovely Pacific Bell Park. On Saturday night, the home of the San Francisco Giants played host to the annual holiday party of the San Francisco Tennis Club.…
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Continue reading →: Books, Red iPods, and RSS/RDF
The past few days have been pretty busy in the Bay Area. I have been doing some extensive plumbing work on tow.com. Like Scotty did to the Enterprise in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, I’ve got tow.com running so that a “chimpanzee and two trainees could run her.”…
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Continue reading →: Canon 1D at Keeble and Shucat
At noon today, I went to Fujisan Sushi in the Milpitas Ranch 99 shopping complex to have lunch with some former Palm co-workers. Over two sushi boats and a number of other appetizers, we talked about the changes happening at Palm and where the company is headed. We also had…
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Welcome to tow.com, my home on the internet since 1995. I’m an indie software artist and creator of apps such as Action Phrase, MixEffect, MsgFiler, RouteEffect, Wipe My Screen, and more. I’m also the producer and co-director of Autumn Gem. Enjoy your visit here!
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