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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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    Sharpcast is Hiring!

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    April 17, 2006

    I’m looking to clone myself at Sharpcast. We have an open rec for a contractor that will be focused on Web 2.0 goodness. Check it out: Sharpcast is looking for a Web 2.0 guru with a sharp eye for detail and a great sense of design. Have you got the…

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    Robgalbraith Forums

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    April 17, 2006

    I was at Rob Galbraith’s site this morning and I looked forever for the Forums link that used to be in the left-hand navigation bar. Now, I know why it wasn’t there anymore. Due to new opportunities causing time restrictions, Rob and Mike are selling off the forums. It’s a…

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    Aperture 1.1

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    April 13, 2006

    Apple released Aperture 1.1 today. Some surprising things aside from the expected bug fixes and feature improvements: They lowered the price from $499 to $299 They are offering $200 voucher for the Apple Store to early adopters of Aperture The second item really threw me for a loop! If anything,…

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    Attack of the Cockroaches!

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    April 11, 2006

    All this wet weather has apparently made our house haven to all sorts of vile critters. A week ago, I was opening the door to the garage from the office/den when I spotted a cockroach scurrying about. I killed it, thinking it was a sole roach that had lost its…

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    Camera Clocks

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    April 7, 2006

    I just noticed today that I didn’t set my camera clock one hour ahead due to Daylight Savings. If you’ve got a camera, check its clock!

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    Jellyfish Lake by Eric Cheng

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    April 7, 2006

    Eric is in Palau right now, and he’s taken this amazing Jellyfish Lake shot. His powers have grown immensely since the last (and first) time he was in Palau. This is so much of a money shot! I want this photo on my wall in my house!

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    April COBA Meeting

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    April 6, 2006

    The April 2006 meeting of the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 from 7:30-10:30 pm in the Orange Room at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Future Location Change I’ve just been informed that due to new Federal Regulations at…

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    COBA Location Help

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    April 6, 2006

    I’ve just been informed that due to new Federal Regulations, we might not be able to use the SLAC Orange Room for future COBA meetings. This puts me in a bind, as April 12 is the next scheduled COBA meeting, with photo recognition software company, Riya, as the featured presenter.…

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    Family Style

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    April 4, 2006

    Rae is performing next weekend with her dance company, Facing East Dance and Music. The performance is called Family Style: The Many Tastes of Facing East and will happen on April 14 and April 15 at SomArts in San Francisco. You can buy tickets here. Come to the event and…

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    CrazyAppleRumors

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    March 30, 2006

    I got an IM today from Nicolas asking me if I have checked out today’s entry on CrazyAppleRumors. Very funny! Newton 2100 And eMate 300 Declared “Obsolete” Shocking news hit the Newton-using community today as Apple quietly announced that the Newton 2100 and the eMate 300 were officially declared “obsolete.”…

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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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