Monthly Archives: November 2005

Aperture Scripting

Posted on November 30, 2005 by Adam Tow

Aperture arrived today. Good thing my replacement 4GB RAM modules also arrived today from OWC. The first thing that Rae and I did after installing the software was to watch the Aperture DVD Tutorial. This was a great introduction to … Continue reading →

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Super Wet Burrito with Carnitas, No Cilantro

Posted on November 30, 2005 by Adam Tow

Los Charros Taqueria in Mountain View is my favorite place for burritos in the South Bay. I almost always get a super wet burrito with carnitas with no cilantro. Let’s break down the order: Super: The super burritos come with … Continue reading →

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Address Book and Images

Posted on November 29, 2005 by Adam Tow

There are currently 962 people in my Address Book, of which 231 of them have accompanying images. It’s very time-consuming to: Find the next entry without a photo Locate an image of the person Attach the photo to the entry … Continue reading →

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Synergy

Posted on November 29, 2005 by Adam Tow

Eric posted a link to Synergy: synergy: [noun] a mutually advantageous conjunction of distinct elements Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its own display, without special hardware. … Continue reading →

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PowerMac Quad G5

Posted on November 25, 2005 by Adam Tow

My PowerMac Quad G5 arrived less than a week ago. This review covers my experiences the past week that I have had the Quad. My installation checklist went as follows. As you will soon learn, this was not the way … Continue reading →

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Worldwide Newton Conference 2006

Posted on November 24, 2005 by Adam Tow

Here’s the PR for the upcoming Worldwide Newton Conference 2006. I spoke at the inaugural conference in Paris a year ago. —- Attention all GREENskeepers: The 2006 Worldwide Newton Conference is scheduled to take place immediately following MacWorld San Francisco, … Continue reading →

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FireWire/USB PCI Card Sleep Issues

Posted on November 18, 2005 by Adam Tow

For as long as I can remember, my PowerMac G4 has not been able to sleep nor restart properly. Whenever I put the computer to sleep, nothing I did could bring the computer back. When I restarted it, the fans … Continue reading →

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Aperture Compatibility Checker

Posted on November 18, 2005 by Adam Tow

Aperture Checker determines whether or not your computer has the necessary horsepower, RAM, and graphics ability to run Aperture. On my 867MHz Quicksilver, it said: Aperture cannot be installed on this computer. Aperture requires at least a 1.8 GHz Power … Continue reading →

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Shipped!

Posted on November 17, 2005 by Adam Tow

Update: Looks like it just left Anaheim today, meaning it won’t come in until Monday, November 21. ==== Damn. It won’t be long now. Shipped on Nov 16, 2005 via FED EX GROUND PMG5 QUAD 2.5 CTO Estimated delivery: Nov … Continue reading →

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Beijing Wushu Team

Posted on November 17, 2005 by Adam Tow

Did you know that the Beijing Wushu Team is in town and will be performing in Cupertino on Friday and Sunday evening! I last saw them in 1995 when my Stanford Tai-Chi class went into the heart of the lion’s … Continue reading →

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