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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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    Tour of the California Alps – Death Ride 2007

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    July 16, 2007

    When Jorge asked me to sign up with him for the 2007 Death Ride, I said yes without really thinking what I was getting myself into. It was only after signing up did I think to look on Felix’s website to see if he had done the race. Sure enough,…

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    I Am A Five Pass Rider!

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    July 14, 2007

    I’m exhausted right now having completed all five passes during the Death Ride. I didn’t think that I would be able to do this, and it was the hardest physical thing I’ve ever done. 129 miles and 15,000 feet of climbing. Oh my god, I’m tired! I started the ride…

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    An early night's sleep before the Death Ride

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    July 13, 2007

    Going to bed early since I have to wake up at 3:15 am to get an early start tomorrow for the Death Ride. Turtle Rock Park, the starting location is about 45 minutes away from our rental home. I want to start riding around 4:30 am to give me a…

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    Leaving for the Death Ride

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    July 12, 2007

    We’re off to Vacaville, where we’ll be meeting Stephen, Jorge, Richard, and Gilad for dinner at this Japanese buffet restaurant. One last night of gorging before the race on Saturday. Then it’s off to South Lake Tahoe to our house for the weekend. We’ll probably do a slow ride on…

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    Death Ride This Weekend

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    July 12, 2007

    So, the moment of truth has arrived. The Death Ride is this weekend, and we’re leaving for South Lake Tahoe tonight. On Saturday, Jorge, Richard, Stephen, Gilad, and I are about to embark on a 129 mile, 15,000 feet journey through the California Alps. Monitor, Ebbets, and Carson Passes will…

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    Raise Your iPhones!

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    July 7, 2007

    Taken at the iPhoneDevCamp happening right now at Adobe Systems Townhall in San Francisco. More photos in my iPhoneDevCamp photo set.

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    iPhoneDevCamp – Day One

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    July 7, 2007

    Day One of iPhoneDevCamp is in the books. There were over 275 people present for the opening ceremonies. Raven and the gang did a great job organizing the event in such a short time. The venue at Adobe is top-notch, and the mix of iPhone users and developers made for…

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    Telekinesis and Soybo

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    July 5, 2007

    Today, I read about a new project, Telekinesis, which allows one the “remotely access your Mac through a collection of mini web apps on your phone” Hmmm… this sounds eerily familiar to me! In 2003, I wrote a web application called Soybo that allowed one to access applications on a…

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    iPhone Battery Life Testing

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    July 5, 2007

    Over the past couple of days, I’ve been testing and comparing the battery life of the iPhone with my previous phones. My Sony Ericsson t68i lasted a long time when I first got it, easily allowing me to go a week before having the recharge it. The Blackberry drained more…

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    One tap period on an iPhone

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    July 4, 2007

    Just found a great tip for speeding up adding punctuation marks when using an iPhone. Tap and hold the #+= punctuation button. Without lifting your finger, slide to the punctuation mark you want to enter. Let go and you’re back in the ABC keyboard. You can do the same thing…

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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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