Monthly Archives: August 2003

Odessa Chen

Posted on August 30, 2003 by Adam Tow

Odessa Chen performed at Eric’s in San Francisco on Saturday evening. This might be the last time that I attend a musical performance at Eric’s in the forseeable future, as he has left for his year of nomadic adventures around … Continue reading →

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In Da Clubertino

Posted on August 29, 2003 by Adam Tow

On Friday night, the Summer of All Fears ’03 descended on the house in Cupertino. There were many reasons for celebration. Randy has recently left his job, Ann started her new job, Joon-Mo’s Korean class ended, Javier and his AQW … Continue reading →

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10-Year Newton Anniversary

Posted on August 26, 2003 by Adam Tow

Ten years ago this month, Apple Computer, Inc. released the highly anticipated Newton Personal Digital Assistant at MacWorld Boston. Ten years ago I was a wide-eyed freshman entering Stanford University. Much has changed in my life in the ensuing decade, … Continue reading →

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APAture Fundraiser

Posted on August 22, 2003 by Adam Tow

On Friday evening, I left behind the heavy camera and instead took along Rae’s PowerShot A70 to the APAture Fundraising party at the Blind Tiger Lounge in San Francisco. The A70 has a suprising number of advanced features for an … Continue reading →

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Weekend Nouvelles

Posted on August 17, 2003 by Adam Tow

CenterRun Datacenter Software held their company party Friday at their Redwood City offices. The company recently was acquired by Sun Microsystems, and the party was a celebration of the past three years of accomplishments. A Caribbean band was present to … Continue reading →

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COBA August 2003 Meeting

Posted on August 13, 2003 by Adam Tow

The August 2003 meeting of the Camera Owners of the Bay Area was held today at the Orange Room at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. The three presentations covered the Hasselblad H1 Medium Format camera with the Kodak Pro Digital … Continue reading →

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The Encylopedia of Poo

Posted on August 9, 2003 by Adam Tow

Pretty much everything that moves on the planet produces it, but few have the ability to talk about it in such colorful terms as the man behind Track15.com, Dardy Chang. Yes, I’m talking about poo, cacas, merde, shit, or all … Continue reading →

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Ahn in San Francisco

Posted on August 8, 2003 by Adam Tow

Ahn was in the Bay Area this weekend, and I met her and her friend in the City on Friday evening. They had never driven in San Francisco before, so it took us awhile to finally see each other. We … Continue reading →

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Angel Island

Posted on August 3, 2003 by Adam Tow

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 … Continue reading →

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Eric’s Going Away Party

Posted on August 2, 2003 by Adam Tow

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 … Continue reading →

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