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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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    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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  • Cycling, Exercise, Journal

    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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  • Apple, Journal

    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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  • Apple, Journal

    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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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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