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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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    Cameras and Sushi in Oakland

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    March 3, 2001

    On Saturday, March 3, 2001, I drove up to the Oakland area to attend a camera show that was being held at the Scottish Rites Temple at 1547 Lakeside Drive, in Oakland, right across from Lake Merritt. The last time that I went to this camera show, which is held…

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    WISE Japanese Lunch Party

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    March 1, 2001

    On March 1, 2001, my group from Palm went to the Kobe Restaurant on El Camino Real, off of San Tomas Expressway, for a lengthy and scrumptious lunch. (Photos taken with a Canon D30 with 50 mm and 17-35 mm lenses)

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    Homestead Talent Show

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    March 1, 2001

    On March 1, 2001, I attended Homestead’s talent show held at the Cubberley Community Center in Palo Alto. I witnessed a group of Internet dot-commers enjoying a moment away from work, sharing their “other” interests in life. Afterwards, a great discussion with Randy and Jeff on the business and philosophy…

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    1997: Jaron Lanier Distinguished Speaker

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    February 28, 2001

    I wrote the following speech to introduce Jaron Lanier at the Symbolic Systems Program’s Distinguished Speaker event at Stanford University on May 15, 1997. The introduction was written over the course of a few days, during which I gathered my inspiration from the Internet, books and magazines that I had…

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    Friends and Deicing in Boston

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    February 22, 2001

    On February 20-23, 2001, I flew once again to Boston, MA, for a series of meetings for my work at Palm. In the evenings, I met up with old friends from Stanford. At the end of my trip, I experienced the wonders of flight delays and learned about deicing airplanes.…

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    Life and Death

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    February 18, 2001

    I was watching the Daytona 500 this afternoon, February 18, 2001, and I witnessed something that will stay in my mind for years to come, the death of a racing legend and the height of another’s triumph. Today was a reminder of the tenuous balance between life and death, between…

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    Tayne Kim

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    February 18, 2001

    A week after my ultimate dislocation, I went to the house of little Tayne Kim, the newly born son of Dan and Woo-Young Kim, in Palo Alto. Joined by former colleagues and friends at DoDots, we celebrated the birth of this beautiful child with song, drink, and plenty of photos.…

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    Work and Life: WISE "Holiday" Party

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    February 16, 2001

    On February 16, 2001, the Wireless Internet Solutions Engineering (WISE) of Palm held their belated holiday party at the MacArthur Park restaurant in Palo Alto. The party served as interesting subtext for a discussion on the distinction between family and work life. After a number of delays and false starts,…

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    Ultimate Dislocation!

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    February 4, 2001

    Let me preface this photomusing by stating that I am typing this article with one hand, my left hand. My right arm is in a splint and sling, as it recovers from a particularly nasty dislocation that happened about 14 hours ago. From 100+ words a minute to 20 words…

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    Hawaiian Party in Menlo Park

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    February 3, 2001

    Before the party, Randy and I went to the New Tung Kee Restaurant in Mountain View on San Antonio Road for some late night noodles. I tried not to deviate from my norm and ordered the usual #9 with no cilantro. I’m one of those people that my friend, Eric,…

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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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