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Continue reading →: Minimalist Uniform Update – July 2015It’s been five months since I started my minimalist uniform project, and I’m still wearing the same set of clothes when I go outside of the house. After the first week, I got the sleeves shortened on the Wool & Prince button-down gray oxford shirt. It was also the first…
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Continue reading →: The HP Color LaserJet Pro M252dw – Successor to the Venerable HP LaserJet 6MP PrinterI’m finally retiring the HP LaserJet 6MP printer that I’ve had since graduating from college and replacing it with an HP Color LaserJet M252dw. Released in October, 1996, LaserJet 6MP was designed to work best with Macintosh computers. It featured a Postscript compatibility, a LocalTalk port, two Parallel Ports, and an Infrared port.…
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Continue reading →: Apple Watch, Basis B1 Band, the Gamification of Fitness and AppsIt had been many years since I had worn a watch. The last time that I could remember wearing one was back in college, and I stopped wearing it when I started carrying a pocketable PDA or cellphone. Prior to ordering and receiving my Apple Watch, I had been wearing…
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Continue reading →: I Got My Body Composition Analyzed by Body-Spec’s DXA Scanner, and Here are the ResultsOn Saturday, I went to the Brick House Fitness center in San Jose, where BodySpec was conducting body fat, muscle and bone scans using a General Electric dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scanner (DXA or DEXA) housed inside the BodySpec RV. I spoke with the Co-Founder and CEO of BodySpec, Jason…
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Continue reading →: Fit at 40… Before and After a 30 Pound Weight LossThis post serves as a marker for my weight loss journey as I say goodbye to my 30s and say hello to my 40s. Regular readers, friends and family will note that I’ve been running and doing pull-ups like a madman over the past 8-9 months. At my heaviest, I…
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Continue reading →: Save Money Each Month By Buying Your Cable ModemLate in 2014, I was making some adjustments to my Comcast plan and I realized that I was paying an additional $8.00/month to rent a cable modem for the past eight years — nearly $800! I recommend people to ditch the rental and buy your own cable modem. From Amazon,…
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Continue reading →: The Minimalist ClosetIt’s been a week since I started my minimalist uniform project; it’s going well, but I’ve made a few tweaks into the plan. First, I decided that having fifty cotton t-shirts to wear around the house defeated the purpose of the project. So, I found a deal on an Icebreaker…
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Continue reading →: My Minimalist Uniform Project for 2015Since my exercise and weight loss journey began in the middle of 2014, I have lost about five inches off my waist (34 inches to 29 inches). That custom tailored double-breasted suit from Hong Kong that I got in the summer of 1995? I’m glad that style is coming back…
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Continue reading →: Pull-ups, Body Recomposition and Weight LossLast year, I weighed myself and was shocked to see 166 pounds on the scale. How did I let myself go so far? I couldn’t even do a single pull-up, which meant my strength-to-weight ratio was terribly off. My pull-up failure, coupled with my burgeoning waistline and the impending arrival…
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Continue reading →: 2014 Low-Key Hillclimbs #2: Sierra RoadSaturday morning brought the second Low-Key Hillclimb ride of the 2014 season: Sierra Road. I rode this during Week 8 of the 2007 LKHC season, ascending the 3.66 mile, 1759 foot climb in 38:34. Based on my my performance last week at Montebello Road, I knew that I could beat that time;…
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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!
