Monthly Archives: October 2005

Aperture on Rob Galbraith

Posted on October 31, 2005 by Adam Tow

There’s an article on Rob Galbraith’s that has more information about Aperture. Some key points: Aperture’s RAW converter is based on the Mac OS X RAW converter (see iPhoto) Aperture’s Library is really a Mac OS X Package One Aperture … Continue reading →

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RT Halloween Party

Posted on October 30, 2005 by Adam Tow

It’s time for another Rotten Tomatoes Halloween Party! We’ve been going to these events for the past several years, and each subsequent time, the event is at a bigger venue with even larger crowds! Last year, Rae and I dressed … Continue reading →

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Resuscitating the Lombard

Posted on October 30, 2005 by Adam Tow

Salim borrowed my old PowerBook Lombard the other day, and when he returned it, he brought over an identical Lombard. Both laptops would not boot up, however, giving me identical error messages. Following the initial gray Apple logo, a circle … Continue reading →

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Comment Spam

Posted on October 28, 2005 by Adam Tow

I finally got around to installing SecureImage to deal with comment spam. I had been using SpamKarma for some time until it started spewing PHP warnings all over the place. We’ll see how well the new system works to prevent … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2006 Route Revealed

Posted on October 27, 2005 by Adam Tow

Today, the 2006 Tour de France route has been revealed by its organizers. I am very excited about this edition, the first in seven years in which Lance Armstrong will not be participating and dominating. The 2003 Tour was the … Continue reading →

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Sulu is gay

Posted on October 27, 2005 by Adam Tow

Read off the newswire that Sulu from Star Trek is gay. George Takei and his partner, Brad Altman, have been together for 18 years. Takei, a Japanese-American who lived in a U.S. internment camp from age 4 to 8, said … Continue reading →

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Photo Contests and Underwater Photography

Posted on October 27, 2005 by Adam Tow

The November 2005 meeting of the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) from 7:30-10:30 pm. So, you want to enter a Photo … Continue reading →

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Decision Time

Posted on October 25, 2005 by Adam Tow

I have decided to place an order the Power Mac G5 Quad. I’m still deciding what monitor to get. Should I go all-out and purchase the gigantic 30″ Cinema Display or be conservative and get the Dell 24″ display, which … Continue reading →

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My Photo Workflow

Posted on October 24, 2005 by Adam Tow

Many people have come up to me asking about my photo workflow. I’ve given presentations on the subject at COBA meetings in the past and in informal emails, but here’s my first stab at it on the Web. With the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aperture, COBA, Journal, Photography, Technology | 8 Comments

Stupid Chargers

Posted on October 23, 2005 by Adam Tow

I watched the Chargers-Eagles game on ESPN GameCast and on TV, when CBS televised the last 2 minutes of the game. Stupid Chargers! We had the game in-hand except for three critical plays during the fourth quarter: Bob Hallen’s Offensive … Continue reading →

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