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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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    Take Two: Traveling to Deep Dish Swift Jack Reacher Style

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    April 24, 2025
    Take Two: Traveling to Deep Dish Swift Jack Reacher Style

    I’m traveling quite a bit in April and May this year. Earlier this month, I went to NAB Show 2025 in Las Vegas and tested out traveling Jack Reacher style. For those unfamiliar with the titular lead of Lee Child’s crime thriller novels, Jack Reacher is an ex-major in the…

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  • Apple, Shortcuts, Technology

    RouteEffect gives you superpowers over Blackmagic Videohub routers

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    April 22, 2025
    RouteEffect gives you superpowers over Blackmagic Videohub routers

    Take full control of your Blackmagic Design Videohub with RouteEffect—a powerful new app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. From real-time routing and visual customization to offline simulation and automation with Shortcuts, RouteEffect gives you superpowers over your video routing workflow. Now available on the App Store.

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  • Event Production, Minimalism, Technology, Travel

    NAB Show 2025 Trip Recap

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    April 18, 2025
    NAB Show 2025 Trip Recap

    A recap of my first trip to NAB Show 2025 in Las Vegas — reconnecting with old friends, meeting MixEffect users in person, exploring the future of live production, and traveling Jack Reacher-style.

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  • Travel

    Traveling to NAB Show 2025 Jack Reacher Style

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    April 6, 2025
    Traveling to NAB Show 2025 Jack Reacher Style

    A couple of years ago, I traveled to Boulder, CO, for the wedding of the state’s governor, Jared Polis, with the clothes on my back and a small Eagle Creek waist pack. That was an overnight trip that was complicated by the fact I was wearing a suit. It turned…

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    Pre-WWDC25 gathering in San Jose scheduled for Saturday, June 7, 2025

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    March 25, 2025
    Pre-WWDC25 gathering in San Jose scheduled for Saturday, June 7, 2025

    Once again, I’m organizing an informal gathering of Apple developers in San Jose to kick things off. Join us at San Pedro Square in Downtown San Jose on Saturday, June 7, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. We’ll plan to meet on the patio along W. St. John Street.

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  • Musings, Rants

    Bags no longer fly free on Southwest

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    March 11, 2025
    Bags no longer fly free on Southwest

    Thoughts from a longtime customer on the new policy changes from Southwest Airlines in 2025.

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  • Apple, Shortcuts, Software, Video

    My checklist for releasing apps

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    March 6, 2025
    My checklist for releasing apps

    My checklist for releasing an app, based on my experience launching MixEffect 2.2.0.

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  • Apple, Newton

    Getting the Newton MessagePad 2000 and 2100 to work in 2025

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    February 10, 2025
    Getting the Newton MessagePad 2000 and 2100 to work in 2025

    Preventing the heat death of the Newton universe for another 15 years with Patch 712000.

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  • House

    Re-painting the front and installing a handleset

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    January 25, 2025
    Re-painting the front and installing a handleset

    There are some things that I’ll leave to the professionals, like finishing our garage, and there are other things that I am more comfortable doing myself. This week, I re-painted our front door and installed a new Schlage Century handleset with a Latitude lever. When we bought our Schlage Encode…

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  • Technology

    Electrify America Upgrade at Westfield Valley Fair Mall

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    January 24, 2025
    Electrify America Upgrade at Westfield Valley Fair Mall

    Update – February 7, 2025: The EA station at Westfield Valley Fair is back in operation! They had been out for three and a half weeks. For the past two weeks, the Electrify America EV Charging station at the Westfield Valley Fair Mall in San Jose has been offline and…

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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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