Monthly Archives: December 2001

A Texas Holiday

Posted on December 31, 2001 by Adam Tow

Last year, I travelled to France for the wedding of Anne and the New Year. Air travel was less stringent back then, as I brought everything aboard the plane in my LoweAlpine Contour IV backpack. This year, my Swiss Army … Continue reading →

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Rodin Sculpture Garden

Posted on December 19, 2001 by Adam Tow

The Rodin Sculpture Garden at Stanford University is home to 20 bronzes by the famed French artist, Auguste Rodin. Most people are familiar with Rodin’s The Thinker sculpture. There are a number of casts of The Thinker around the world, … Continue reading →

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Canon 1D Image Analysis

Posted on December 18, 2001 by Adam Tow

I have been performing a number of tests of the Canon 1D Digital SLR. This document is focuses on the following topics: March 21, 2002: This document was originally written analyzing an early-production EOS-1D. Since then, Canon has released a … Continue reading →

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Canon 1D

Posted on December 17, 2001 by Adam Tow

On Saturday night, I got a curious email from an online retailer. The Canon 1D that I pre-ordered had shipped! Uh… suffice it to say, I was not expecting this email, especially since I heard horror stories of the camera … Continue reading →

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Holiday Party

Posted on December 16, 2001 by Adam Tow

Nancy, ever the party organizer, brought together her friends to her home in Palo Alto for a holiday party. Nancy’s been learning winemaking, and she had a number of her potent potables available, in addition to a great spread of … Continue reading →

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David Simon, HeyChristine

Posted on December 14, 2001 by Adam Tow

If David doesn’t look as chipper as he did when you last saw him in July, that’s because he’s on a whirlwind tour of California pediatric residencies. In the span of three weeks, David is interviewing with 12 programs in … Continue reading →

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Churchill Club and The Tech

Posted on December 11, 2001 by Adam Tow

The Churchill Club is one of the premier business forums in the Silicon Valley. Every month, there’s at least one panel discussion featuring individuals from the who’s who list of the industry’s top executives, thought leaders, and future stars. On … Continue reading →

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Black Tie at the Ball Park

Posted on December 8, 2001 by Adam Tow

It’s not every day that you can whip out the old tuxedo and attend a black tie event, especially not one at the lovely Pacific Bell Park. On Saturday night, the home of the San Francisco Giants played host to … Continue reading →

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Canon 1D at Keeble and Shucat

Posted on December 7, 2001 by Adam Tow

At noon today, I went to Fujisan Sushi in the Milpitas Ranch 99 shopping complex to have lunch with some former Palm co-workers. Over two sushi boats and a number of other appetizers, we talked about the changes happening at … Continue reading →

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Books, Red iPods, and RSS/RDF

Posted on December 7, 2001 by Adam Tow

The past few days have been pretty busy in the Bay Area. I have been doing some extensive plumbing work on tow.com. Like Scotty did to the Enterprise in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, I’ve got tow.com running … Continue reading →

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