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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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  • 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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  • House

    Finishing the garage

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    January 19, 2025
    Finishing the garage

    We’ve lived in our current house for nearly 19 years. It’s hard for me to believe, but that’s longer than I lived in my childhood home in San Diego! We’ve undergone several major projects outside of the house, such as remodeling the pool, replacing the fences, re-landscaping, and painting. Last…

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  • Apple, Uncategorized

    A decade with the Mac mini and first impressions on the new, smaller, and M4-powered Mac mini

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    October 29, 2024
    A decade with the Mac mini and first impressions on the new, smaller, and M4-powered Mac mini

    Today, Apple announced a complete revamp of their versatile Mac mini computer. The most visible difference is the size. The dimensions on the new Mac mini is now a diminuitive 5.0 x 5.0 x 2.0 inches, compared with 7.7 x 7.7 x 1.4 inches for Mac mini computers sold over…

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  • Apple, House, Shortcuts, Technology

    Improving the Schlage Encode Plus Smart Lock with automations

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    October 17, 2024
    Improving the Schlage Encode Plus Smart Lock with automations

    Learn how I enhanced the capabilities of my Schlage Encode Plus smart locks with door sensors, Home automations, NFC tags, and shortcuts.

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  • Apple, Tech, Technology

    A first look at the new iPad mini (A17 Pro)

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    October 15, 2024
    A first look at the new iPad mini (A17 Pro)

    A first look at the modest improvements in the new iPad mini (A17 Pro) 7th-generation from Apple. Plus a history lesson on the iPad mini lineup.

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  • Apple, Cat

    A use in 2024 for a first-gen iPad mini!

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    October 9, 2024
    A use in 2024 for a first-gen iPad mini!

    I finally find a use for the first-generation iPad mini from 2012 in 2024. My cat, Newton, approves it as his personal video player.

    Continue reading →: A use in 2024 for a first-gen iPad mini!
  • AllThingsD, Apple, Musings, Tech

    The end of iMore and the impermanence of the web

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    September 30, 2024
    The end of iMore and the impermanence of the web

    Thoughts on the demise of iMore.com and the lifetime of websites.

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  • Cat, House, Newton

    Introducing Newton 3.0

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    September 20, 2024
    Introducing Newton 3.0

    Newton 3.0 is here in its most lovable form yet!

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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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