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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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    SNUG Dedication

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    November 26, 2002

    Commitment. Dedication. What causes individuals to come to a user group meeting month after month for years? What drives two people to commit to each other for the long haul of marriage? And, what forces drive them apart from their vows of matrimony? Swimming in my head were such thoughts…

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    Gridiron Dislocations

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    November 25, 2002

    Ouch. I’m watching the 49ers and Eagles game on Monday Night Football, I see Koy Detmer apparently dislocate his left elbow on a passing play. It seems to be occuring more frequently these days in the NFL. Several weeks ago, Shannon Sharpe of the Denver Broncos “partially” dislocated his elbow,…

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    Dardy's Birthday Party

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    November 23, 2002

    This weekend, we celebrated Dardy’s birthday with a dinner at Chevy’s, followed by a movie at the Shoreline Theaters in Mountain View. Rae, Eric, Mike, Carol, Jack, Amy, Alan, Ting, Peter, and Jay rounded out the crowd at dinner. We sat at a long, horizontal tables, which made it difficult…

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    In the House of War, Music, and Football

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    November 22, 2002

    I walked alongside a blue and gold clad crowd on Shattuck and Telegraph. They did not suspect that cardinal red burned beneath my green fleece jacket. The buses rolled on through, depositing foot soldiers from across the Bay right into the bear’s den. Hibernation was over. The Big Game festivites…

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    St. Lawrence String Quartet

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    November 20, 2002

    Snowflakes dance slowly up and down my face, hair rustling in the wintry wind like frost covered wheat stalks. Eyes closed, ears open, the melody reveals a white Paris in 1996. Dreams and aspirations lie unwritten on the freshly fallen snow. St. Sulpice. Les Invalides. Alive, but afraid to act,…

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  • Journal, Vienna Teng

    Editing Meteors

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    November 18, 2002

    Eric and I spent the afternoon editing our footage from Vienna’s performance at the San Francisco Public Library earlier this month. With Jim’s massaged audio tracks, we sliced, rippled, and edited our way through 6 of Vienna’s 14 songs from the performance. Learning the nuances of Final Cut Pro has…

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    Berkeley to San Francisco to Hungary

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    November 15, 2002

    Friday featured a whirlwind tour of the Bay Area Peninsula. In the morning, Rae and I headed up to Berkeley, where she practiced with her dance troupe, and I had ramen noodles at Ryowa with Edna and Erik. Following lunch, Edna and I walked over to Hearst Gym where we…

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    COBA Ninth Meeting

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    November 13, 2002

    The ninth and final meeting of the year for the Camera Owners of the Bay Area user group met on Wednesday night at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. There were two presentations focusing on the Earth’s celestial neighbors, the Sun and the Moon. There were only a handful of people…

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    Solar Powered Charger

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    November 12, 2002

    Backpacking poses a unique set of challenges for today’s digital photographer. How much photo gear can you carry before you begin compromising on the essentials like your tent, sleeping bag, food, clothing? Also, how many batteries do you have to carry to ensure continuous power for your digital camera, flashlights,…

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  • Journal, Vienna Teng

    Vienna at the SF Public Library

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    November 9, 2002

    The ripples are growing larger, encircling the lake from within. Soon, the ripples will reach the river and from there the ocean. When that happens, watch out, world! Vienna Teng performed at the San Francisco Public Library this afternoon. The crowd ranged from the homeless to friends and family to…

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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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