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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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  • Apple, Software

    MsgFiler 2.0.7

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    June 15, 2010

    MsgFiler has been upgraded to MsgFiler 2.0.7 to maintain compatibility with the Mac OS X 10.6.4 update that was released today.

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  • AllThingsD, Apple, Journal, Technology

    At the D8 Conference in Rancho Palos Verde

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    May 31, 2010

    If you love technology, you’ll want to tune into the D8 Conference, where I’ll be for the week in beautiful Rancho Palos Verdes, California. We have a terrific slate of speakers being interviewed by Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, including Apple’s Steve Jobs, on Tuesday evening. Check out the complete…

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  • Exercise, Journal

    Half-Marathon – San Tomas Acquino Creek Trail

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    May 16, 2010

    I completed my third half-marathon this morning, running along the San Tomas Acquino Creek Trail near my house in Santa Clara. The first time I ran this far was way back in ninth grade, when I was fourteen years old! I was pretty fast (and light) then, averaging each mile…

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  • Journal

    Site Redesign

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    May 5, 2010

    Pardon the dust, I’m redesigning this web site’s design finally. Currently using the new TwentyTen theme as part of the upcoming WordPress 3.0 release.

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  • Rants, Tech

    Verizon MiFi Disconnects Constantly in WiFi Mode

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    April 30, 2010

    Update November 23, 2010: Updating the MiFi to firmware 7.3.11 appears to resolve these problems for me. The updater is currently available only for PCs, so Mac users will need to borrow a friend’s computer or use Fusion or Parallels to install the firmware onto their MiFi. Daniel Odio has…

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  • Apple, Journal, Photography, Technology

    iPadDevCamp Wallpapers

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    April 20, 2010

    Here are two images from the group photo that are great for using as home and lock screen images for your iPad. Enjoy!

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  • Apple, Autumn Gem, Technology

    iPad Meetup

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    April 20, 2010

    Last night, I attended the The Silicon Valley iPhone and iPad Developers’ Meetup at Bistro 412 in Palo Alto. The venue used to be called Fanny and Alexander (or F&A for short) for as long as I could remember. I photographed several events at F&A, including a Smurfy Brown performance…

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  • Apple, Journal, Technology

    Autumn Gem for the iPad Wins at iPadDevCamp!

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    April 18, 2010

    Our Autumn Gem application for the iPad won the Future of Publishing Award at iPadDevCamp! We developed this application to show the potential marriage between film and iPad. Going beyond a normal movie, we bring the story of Modern China’s first feminist, Qiu Jin, to life with interactive elements, historical…

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  • Apple

    iPadDevCamp 2010

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    Adam Tow

    on

    April 18, 2010

    I’ve been busy at iPadDevCamp this weekend, working on the Autumn Gem for the iPad application. It’s exciting to work with Ivan and Dominic from XBureau to build this application, which introduces the story of Qiu Jin using the innovative and exciting features of the iPad. Haven’t taken too many…

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  • Apple

    Personal Reflections on the iPad

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    April 5, 2010

    For the religious, this past weekend was Easter. For the Apple faithful, it was iPad launch weekend. Since I attended the iPad Announcement Event, I had the opportunity to use the device before the general public; so, buying it was not a problem, finding a place from which to buy…

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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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