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Continue reading →: Monitor Evolution
Nowhere is state-of-the-art more apparent than in monitor design. Randy’s laptop backlight conked out of him the other day. To tide him over, he picked up a 21-inch NEC MultiSync XP21, a.k.a. the Andre the Giant of Monitors. Anyone know of a place that fixes backlights on a Dell Inspiron…
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Continue reading →: Kennewick Man?
Rae was remarking that I bore a strong resemblance to the 9,400 year old Kennewick Man recreation gracing the cover of the current Time Magazine. Your thoughts? He was clearly right-handed: the bones of the right arm are markedly larger than those of the left. That’s true for me too,…
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Continue reading →: Aperture Survey
Today, I received an email from Apple asking me if I wanted to do an Aperture user survey. I took 20 minutes out of my morning to fill it out, and I was surprised at how disappointed I was with the 1.0/1.0.1 release. There’s a post on Photography Blog that…
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Continue reading →: Moving Day
Two days, 15+ car trips and one U-Haul trip later, we’re done with the move from Cupertino to Santa Clara! I am still having problems coming to grips with the fact that this is our house. It was only two months ago when Rae, Jon, and I walked into and…
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Continue reading →: Packing Day
This weekend, we’re moving from Cupertino to our new house in Santa Clara. Over the years, I’ve accumulated a boat-load of junk. I’m trying to simplify my life according to Felix’s principles, but it’s difficult. Why in the world do I find myself insisting on keeping these things far beyond…
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Continue reading →: Rekeying Locks
I spent yesterday afternoon and late evening rekeying several of the locks in the new house, and boy was it an interesting experience. I’ve dabbled with lock picking in the past — for educational purposes of course — but I have never rekeyed a lock before. While browsing the aisles…
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Continue reading →: Origami Unwrapped
Microsoft took the wraps off of Origami today. News outlets are calling for a reality check. If people complained that the Newton was too big, wait till they get their hands on an Origami unit. It’s huge in those screenshots on the Microsoft website! The more I use the Treo…
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Continue reading →: Smugmug Focus Group
At last night’s COBA meeting, Doug Quist mentioned that Smugmug is holding a focus group next week on March 16 in Mountain View. Natalie Moss is organizing the focus group, so if you want the opportunity to talk to the men and women behind smugmug, here’s your chance! Send an…
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Continue reading →: Google Calendar and Intelligent Assist
TechCrunch has details and screenshots of Google’s upcoming calendaring application, codenamed CL2. Aside from the typical Web 2.0 goodies, such as AJAX UI, feeds, integration with Gmail, and notifications, there’s a feature called Quick Add. Quick Add gives you a text box where you can type all the information about…
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Continue reading →: Ultimate Computer Desk?
I need a new computer desk for the house. Over the past two weeks, we’ve checked out the offerings at Pottery Barn, Crate & Barrel, Design Within Reach, IKEA, and Craigslist. The price varies from cheap to wildly expensive. The DWR Pocket Desk is one of my favorites with its…
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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!
