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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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    PicLens now on tow.com

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    June 23, 2008

    After much prodding from Eric and Paul (who works at the company), I finally got around to installing PicLens on my computer. I also found some time this evening to update my WP-SmugMug plugin. Sadly, the code isn’t quite ready for prime-time; I hope to clean it up in the…

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    Steelcase Think Chair

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    June 22, 2008

    My new Steelcase Think chair arrived yesterday. It’s replacing a Herman Miller Aeron chair that I picked up from a dot-com bust company several years ago. The Aeron has been heralded as a great task chair, but I never felt fully comfortable in it. At the D6 conference, we were…

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    AutoMate and Camera Insurance at July COBA Meeting

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    June 17, 2008

    The July meeting for the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Cordura Hall 100 at Stanford University from 7:30-10:00 pm. Agenda 19:00-19:30: Sign-in and mingling period 19:30-20:30: AutoMate Robotic Camera Mount 20:30-21:30: Camera Insurance 21:30-22:00: Monthly Assignment: SUMMER…

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    iPhone 3G Quick Thoughts

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    June 10, 2008

    Apple’s genius move was not in lowering the price of the iPhone 3G to $199 and $299, it was in supercharging and transforming .Mac into MobileMe. Sure Apple is losing out on subscription revenue from the carriers, but they are potentially gaining much more with annual MobileMe subscriptions. I’ve been…

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    Backing Up Your Photos and Custom Functions

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    June 8, 2008

    Sorry for the late meeting announcement. I just returned from a three-week trip to Southern California and the East Coast for my documentary project. The June meeting for the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, in Cordura Hall 100…

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  • Cycling, Rants

    Bike Safety – Accident in Mexico

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    June 3, 2008

    This photo really pissed me off when I saw it this morning after waking up in Providence, Rhode Island. An American drunk driver, apparently asleep at the wheel, plowed into several cyclists during a race in Mexico, killing one and injuring the others. The photo is absolutely terrible, but this…

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    Behold the Mossborg at D6!

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    May 26, 2008

    This week, I’m at the D6 conference in Carslbad, California. During the past few months, I’ve been configuring and building a server setup for the conference to hold our photos and videos. Without further ado, behold the Mossborg! You can follow up on the great speaker sessions we’ll be having…

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    Tai Chi Master

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    May 23, 2008

    A quick photo from our recent film shoot down in Southern California with Rae’s cousin and Li Jing:

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    Heading to SoCal and East Coast for three weeks

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    May 20, 2008

    Rae and I are traveling down to Southern California and the East Coast. We’ll be meeting with professors at UC Irvine, Connecticut College, and Brown University. Plus, I’ll be attending and working at the D6 Conference in Carlsbad. It’s been a very busy past few weeks, with weekends taken up…

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    COBA Monthly Assignment

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    May 20, 2008

    Following the great presentation by Gary Cruz on portable strobe photography, the monthly assignment for June will be FLASH!

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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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