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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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    One Gigabyte Masques

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    August 23, 2001

    I was working on my computer late Thursday night when I received an instant message from Eric: eric: oh my god. adam: what? eric: I have a charcoal mask on. … adam: I’ll put my mask on… Apparently, Wendy put him up to the task of applying a charcoal masque…

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    Dinner with Supriya

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    August 22, 2001

    Supriya recently returned to the United States after spending a year abroad in Israel. I didn’t know all that much about the history behind the political and social conflict of that area, but Supriya did an admirable job explaining it to me. I wonder if there ever will be peace…

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    Early Morning Entry

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    August 14, 2001

    I’m sitting here watching the handyman work on my window blinds at my place. It’s 7:11 am right now. I woke up up 6:00 am this morning, a time far too early to be fully conscious. Fortunately, I didn’t deprive myself of too much sleep, as I went to bed…

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    Saturday Events

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    August 11, 2001

    They don’t play double features in movie theaters these days, certainly not anywhere in the Bay Area that I know of. The fun began on Friday night after I got back from Vienna’s performance in Saratoga. I wanted to spend the morning and afternoon cleaning my house, so I got…

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    Vienna Teng in Saratoga

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    August 10, 2001

    “You going to see Vienna tonight?” is a frequent question that I’ve been asking to my friends lately. I’ve been introducing more and more people to Vienna’s music, be it at work or at the various events that I attend. The reception has been pretty positive, and I hope that…

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    Hanging Out In Mountain View

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    August 8, 2001

    I was supposed to get together with Jeremy last week, but he had to cancel at the last second when his parents dropped by unexpectedly in town. We rescheduled to Wednesday evening, decided to meet at the Los Portales Mexican Restaurant in Mountain View. Los Portales is one of my…

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    Weekend in San Diego

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    August 6, 2001

    Everyone seems to be getting married these days. From co-workers to friends to relatives, I’ve been travelling ’round the world to attend these marriages. So far in the past year, I’ve been to France, Rhode Island, the Bay Area, and now to San Diego. This time, my high school friend,…

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    Three Days of Events

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    August 3, 2001

    This is going to be a quick update since I’m going to be on a flight to San Diego tonight to attend the wedding of my high school friend, Steve Foley. In addition, I’ll get to see my parents and hang out with them! On Wednesday night, Sophia came by…

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    Planet of the Apes in San Francisco

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    July 31, 2001

    When making a reservation at a restaurant, I’ve always given my real name to the person taking my name down. In my head, of course, I’m always thinking to myself, “Hmm… what name should I use this time? MacGyver?” Up until today, I’ve never really had the gumption or chutzpah…

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    Monday at Lucy's Teahouse

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    July 30, 2001

    I rode my bike to work, the fourth day in a week that I’ve been on the saddle. I am starting to ride for a number of reasons, the largest being I need to get back in shape after becoming a gelatinous tub of fat over the past few months.…

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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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