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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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    Autumn Gem Free Screening at UCSF this Friday!

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    September 20, 2009

    Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival with our appropriately titled film! BioBridge at UCSF will be hosting a free screening and reception with delicious snacks. Supported by the UCSF Cultural Enrichment Fund. Friday, September 25 at 6:00pm Cole Hall Auditorium UCSF Medical Sciences Building 513 Parnassus Avenue San Francisco, CA If…

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  • Journal, Software

    MsgFiler Update to Restore Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.6.1

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    September 10, 2009

    The latest Mac OS X 10.6.1 update broke compatibility with MsgFiler. I’ve release 2.0.5 of MsgFiler to address this issue. Download it from the MsgFiler web page.

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    MsgFiler 2.0.4, Compatible with Snow Leopard

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    August 28, 2009

    MsgFiler 2.0.4 was released a few days ago. It’s compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. There were a lot of behind-the-scenes changes to how Mail plugins work, and with the help of a number of people (thanks Steve, Scott, Dane, Joar, and more), I was able to get…

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  • COBA, Journal, Photography

    Final COBA Meeting

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    August 12, 2009

    After seven and a half years of running Camera Owners of the Bay Area, I called it a night on the user group Wednesday evening. It’s been an incredible ride, one in which I’ve made many new friends in the photography community. When I started COBA, there weren’t many face-to-face…

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  • Journal, Reviews

    G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra Movie Review

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    August 12, 2009

    When I think back about my childhood in the eighties, several things stand out, including my introduction to Apple computers, Transformers and G.I. Joe. Growing up, I had a subscription to the monthly comic book and many G.I. Joe toys, as you can see in the photo to the right.…

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  • Photography

    For Sale: 1Ds Mark II and 1D Mark II

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    August 4, 2009

    The 1D Mark II and 1Ds Mark II have served me well, but they are now looking for a new home! I’m selling the bodies individually or as a package for an unbeatable price. If you or anyone you know is interested in picking up a high-speed and high-resolution camera…

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  • Photography

    iPhoneDevCamp 3 Group Photo

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    August 1, 2009

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  • Photography

    iPhoneDevCamp 3

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    July 31, 2009

    Photos from the opening night of iPhoneDevCamp 3: [smugmug url=”http://photos.tow.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=9113070_ai6KL&format=rss200″ imagecount=”100″ start=”1″ num=”100″ thumbsize=”Th” link=”smugmug” captions=”true” sort=”true” window=”false” smugmug=”false” size=”X1″]

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  • COBA, Photography

    Final COBA Meeting and COBA Celebration Potluck

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    July 29, 2009

    The August 2009 and final regular meeting of the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, August 12, 2009, at SmugMug headquarters in Mountain View from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Agenda 19:00-19:30: Sign-in and mingling period 19:30-20:15: COBA Retrospective 20:15-21:00: COBA Celebration…

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  • Journal

    BBQ and Pool Party

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    July 21, 2009

    Rae and I hosted a BBQ and Pool Party at our house this past weekend. We had a great turnout, with a wide-range of people from all ages and walks of life. Thanks to everyone who brought the wonderful snacks, drinks, and grill items. Two things made this party memorable:…

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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 MixEffect, MsgFiler, AlbumFiler, 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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