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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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    MsgFiler Rated 4 Mice on MacWorld

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    February 14, 2008

    Dan Frakes from MacWorld reviewed MsgFiler today and gave it a 4-mice rating! Here’s a great quote from the article: After using MsgFiler just a few times, it becomes almost instinctive. I’ve been using a similar add-on for Microsoft Entourage for years; the lack of something like this has been…

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    MsgFiler 2.0.2 Available

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    February 12, 2008

    MsgFiler 2.0.2 has been released. This new update features a number of bug fixes and new functionality: Copy Messages: Now you can choose between moving and copying messages to the selected mailbox. Mark Messages As Read When Filing: When you move or copy messages, you can optionally mark them as…

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    Annoture and Timeature Incompatible with Aperture 2.0

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    February 12, 2008

    In my brief testing, Annoture and Timeature are not compatible with Aperture 2.0. For Timeature users, there is a new feature in Aperture 2.0 which allows you to adjust the timestamp of an imported image. Look for the Adjust Date and Time… menu item under the Metadata menu. There is…

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  • Aperture, Apple, Photography

    Aperture 2.0 Released

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    February 12, 2008

    Speak of the devil! Just days after I write Aperture Caption to help users of Aperture 1.5.2 to quickly caption images, Apple announces Aperture 2.0. One of the 100 new features is Metadata entry shortcut, described below: Metadata entry shortcut When adding or modifying metadata entries, press Command-Right Arrow (or…

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    Aperture Caption AppleScript for Effortless Captioning

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    February 9, 2008

    Update 2008-03-28: In conjunction with Aperture 2.1, Apple has released a free AppleScript-based app for captioning called Aperture Caption Palette. Check it out. I’ve been using Aperture as my primary RAW processor for quite some time now. One thing that has been bothering me and others is the lack of…

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  • COBA, Journal, Photography

    PMA Roundup, Phoxle Photo Accessories, and Gadgets

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    February 7, 2008

    COBA is back for 2008! The February meeting for the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, February 13, 2007, in Cordura Hall 100 at Stanford University from 7:30-10:00 pm. Switching to Google Groups I’m moving away from the Mailman mailing list to…

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    Sony V1U and Canon HV20 Tape Duping

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    February 6, 2008

    Anyone out there have any experience using a Canon HV20 HDV camcorder to record footage taken on a Sony V1U? I know that it will work if the V1U is set to shoot at 1080/60i, but I’m not so sure what would happen if the Sony were set to shoot…

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  • Cycling

    RIP, Sheldon Brown

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    February 5, 2008

    Cycling aficionados mourn the passing of Sheldon Brown. I never met the man, but I am very familiar with his website and his cycling tips and techniques. His online gear calculator helped me understand the mystery of my road bikes gears as I went from an 11-21 to a 12-25…

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  • Sports

    Karmic Retribution, 19-uh-oh

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    February 4, 2008

    Ah, the football gods have smiled, and the world is happy once again. 19-0? Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. All season long, Rae has been railing against the Patriots, telling me that karma will come back and bite them. In the game that they absolutely could not lose,…

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  • Journal

    Jawbone and Sharks

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    January 30, 2008

    For Eric, owner of a Jawbone and Shark lover, this video is perfect for you.

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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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