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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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    iPhone Developer Guidelines Now Available From Apple

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    July 3, 2007

    Good to see that developer guidelines for the iPhone have been released. Will be very useful, especially with the inaugural iPhoneDevCamp in San Francisco this weekend.

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  • Apple, Journal, Newton, Technology

    More Love From Crazy Apple Rumors

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    July 3, 2007

    Crazy Apple Rumors has another funny post about iPhone and Newton. They love me over there, as they’ve done several posts about the Newton with me as the model Newton fanatic. iPhone Launched Marred By Unfortunate Incident. While the Friday launch of the iPhone went seemingly spectacularly, at least one…

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  • Journal, Rants

    What's More Powerful Than Steve Jobs' Reality Distortion Field?

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    July 2, 2007

    Bush’s I’m Above the Law field. What more can this guy do to make himself more unpopular? Wait, I really don’t want to hear the answer to that question.

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  • Apple, Journal

    Sending Email and Receiving Spam-Free Mail on the iPhone

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    July 2, 2007

    The past few days with the iPhone have been quite enjoyable, and I’m getting more and more excited about developing applications for the iPhone, even if they are only just Web apps for the time being. This device brings me back to the days when I was doing hardcore Newton…

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  • Cycling, Exercise, Journal

    Giro di Peninsula

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    June 30, 2007

    The 100 mile Giro di Peninsula is in the books! The last fifty miles made for a tough day in the saddle, but the ride overall was fun. Jorge, Richard, and Stephen are absolute beasts on the bike; they are so fast and have so much endurance. They will have…

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  • COBA, Journal, Photography

    SmugMug and Camera Phone Photography at the July 2007 COBA Meeting

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    June 29, 2007

    The July meeting for the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, in Cordura Hall 100 at Stanford University from 7:30-10:00 pm. Agenda 19:00-19:30: Sign-in and mingling period 19:30-20:15: SmugMug 20:15-21:00: Photography with Camera Phones 21:00-21:30: Monthly Assignment: Fourth of…

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  • Apple, Journal

    iGotOne

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    June 29, 2007

    I couldn’t resist. I got an 8GB iPhone today at the Valley Fair Mall. There was still a sizeable line at the store. Man, Apple must be breaking some kind of record for sales of a consumer device today. This reminds me of the Halo 2 launch a few years…

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  • Apple, Journal, Technology

    Valley Fair Line Getting Longer

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    June 29, 2007

    This from Engadget: Valley Fair Apple Store, 12:50PM PDT – The line here’s pretty deep — runs around the corner, into a huge area, and then outside into the street, next to where the huge UPS truck is parked. The Woz is here! (Believe it or not, he’s #1 in…

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  • Apple, Cycling, Journal, Technology

    iPhone T-minus 7 hours

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    June 29, 2007

    So here we are, less than 8 hours away from the iPhone madness that will descend upon AT&T and Apple Retail stores across the country. No, I’m not standing in line posting this blog entry, nor do I anticipate going to a store until at least 5:00 pm. Members of…

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  • Apple, Journal, Technology

    Two Per Customer

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    June 28, 2007

    Unlike AT&T stores, Apple Retail stores will allow customers to purchase two iPhones on Friday. The stores will also be open until midnight. Just how many iPhones have been produced for the launch and how many will each store be getting? Staying open until midnight seems to imply that supplies…

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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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