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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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    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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    Black Tie at the Ball Park

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    December 8, 2001

    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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    Books, Red iPods, and RSS/RDF

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    December 7, 2001

    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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    Canon 1D at Keeble and Shucat

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    December 7, 2001

    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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    Facing East Dance Company

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    December 2, 2001

    I first saw the Facing East Dance Company at the Theater Artaud street show in San Francisco this past October. On Saturday night amidst the howling wind and the pouring rain, I made the journey up north to Hearst Gym in Berkeley to seem ’em again (along with Jason Britton…

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    Vienna Teng at the Global Village Cafe

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    November 28, 2001

    Vienna wrote on her mailing list that tonight’s show would likely be her last of 2001. With that in mind, a bunch of us, including Eric, Randy, Bill, and Jeff went to the Global Village Cafe restaurant in Mountain View around 6:45 pm. I had walked by the GVC numerous…

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    SNUG

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    November 27, 2001

    It seems like it’s been a long time since we’ve had 11 people come to the SNUG meeting, but the November 27, 2001 gathering had that many people! Wayne was on hand to demonstrate his dissection of a Newton MessagePad 2000 or 2100. The only difference between a 2100 and…

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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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  • 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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