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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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    Angel Island

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    August 3, 2003

    On Sunday, I took the Blue and Gold Fleet ferry to Angel Island State Park. From 1910 to 1943, Angel Island served as the “Guardian of the Western Gate.” It handled the flow of immigrants to America’s western shores, and it also served as an ideal detention facility for Chinese…

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    Eric's Going Away Party

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    August 2, 2003

    Eric’s leaving in a week to attend graduate school in Colorado. On Saturday, he and his roommates, Paula and Joey, held a going-away party for him. Paula’s leaving too to teach English in France; I’m envious of her, as I’d love to be able to live in France for an…

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    MLB Showdown

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    July 26, 2003

    Here’s a comic-book recap of my time at the MLB Showdown Regional Tournament, held at Matchplay in the San Antonio Shopping Mall in Mountain View. The regionals have been happening all across America, and next week they are playing in my hometown of San Diego! I had a lot of…

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    San Francisco

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    July 12, 2003

    This entry is coming a little late, but on Saturday, Rae and I travelled to the City to check out an art exhibition at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts with Susan. Prior, we were wandering along Mission Street, eating lunch at the park and taking photographs of churches,…

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    July 2003 COBA Meeting

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    July 9, 2003

    We had a nice turnout for the July meeting of the Camera Owners of the Bay Area. Uwe Steinmueller of Digital Outback Photo presented techniques for making black and white photographs using color digital SLR cameras. He and his wife have an exhibition going on at the Gallery House in…

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    Baseball in Oakland

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    June 30, 2003

    Last night, I went to see the Oakland Athletics take on the Seattle Mariners at the Oakland Coliseum with Edna, Erik, and Rae. It was the first time that I went to a sporting event at the famed Coliseum. Rae and I drove to Union City and took the Bart…

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    Farallon

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    June 16, 2003

    Cynthia’s parents are in town, and on Monday night, they took Edna, Erik, Cynthia, Christopher, and I out to dinner at Farallon Restaurant in San Francisco (450 Post Street). Mark Franz is the owner and Executive Chef at Farallon, which specializes in coastal cuisine. Farallon opened its doors in June,…

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    COBA June 2003 Meeting

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    June 11, 2003

    The June 2003 meeting of the Camera Owners of the Bay Area featured a printing shootout. Earlier in the week, I sent an email out to members to print out a few sample images using their printer of choice. A number of people brought their images in, printed using a…

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    Vandalism, Malfunctions, and Sushi

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    June 9, 2003

    Cupertino’s quickly becoming quite the ghetto. A few days ago, a car alongside our house was hit by an errant five pound rock right through the rear windshield. A couple of days later, eggs were tossed late in the evening, hitting four cars along our block. Eggs can easily be…

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  • Journal, Musings

    The Blair Hornstine Project

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    June 7, 2003

    For those of you who are not familiar with Blair Hornstine, here is a quick summary. For additional information on the subject, please visit the links section at the end of this entry. Skip to here you want to see the Blair H. Project trailer. Blair Hornstine, 18, is a…

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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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