Monthly Archives: February 2007

More 1D Mark III Information

Posted on February 22, 2007 by Adam Tow

Here’s some more links about the newly announced Canon EOS-1D Mark III: Official Mark III Flash Website Mark III White Paper (from RobGalbraith) Video presentation of Mark III (in French) Getty Images editor’s thoughts on Mark III Sample Mark III … Continue reading →

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Amgen Tour of California Stage 3

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Adam Tow

I haven’t been following the Amgen Tour of California all too closely, but today they are riding from Stockton to San Jose in Stage 3. Since I’m pretty close to where they’re finishing in San Jose, I think I’ll head … Continue reading →

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Helo, Chief, and Anders in SF!

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Adam Tow

The highlight of this weekend was on Saturday, when Aaron “Chief” Douglas, Michael “Anders” Trucco, and Tahmoh “Helo” Penikett, stars from our favorite TV show, Battlestar Galactica, descended to Pier 39 for an autograph signing appearance at the Antiquities of … Continue reading →

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March 2007 COBA Information

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Adam Tow

The March meeting for the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, in Cordura Hall 100 at Stanford University from 7:30-10:00 pm. PMA Roundup Chris Pedersen will be returning from … Continue reading →

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More Chargers Post-Marty Firing Thoughts

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Adam Tow

Here’s food for thought. Suppose we won this year’s Super Bowl. It’s entirely likely that the same coordinators would have left for the exact same jobs. Phillips to Dallas. Cameron to Miami. Chudzinski to Cleveland. Manusky to San Francisco. The … Continue reading →

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Marty Fired!

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Adam Tow

WTF? According to new reports, Dean Spanos has fired Chargers head-coach Marty Schottenheimer on Monday evening, despite leading San Diego to a 14-2 regular-season record. “Today I made an extremely difficult decision: Marty Schottenheimer is no longer the head coach … Continue reading →

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Einstein and Relativity: The Transition (Part 2)

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Adam Tow

Sir Izaac has posted the second part of Paul Guyot’s Einstein presentation from the 2006 WorldWide Newton Conference.

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In the American West: Photographs by Richard Avedon

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Adam Tow

The same day that we’re having our first COBA meeting of 2007, Stanford will be hosting the conclusion of the 20th Anniversary Tour of Richard Avedon’s In the American West. The Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University will be holding … Continue reading →

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PC vs. Mac vs. Linux

Posted on February 10, 2007 by Adam Tow

Found this on Fark.

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Switching to BlackBerry (sorta)

Posted on February 1, 2007 by Adam Tow

The Sony Ericsson t68i phone that I had dropped over a month ago had recently started some dropping on its own. Plagued by dropped calls, I decided to do something about it. I had these used AT&T BlackBerry and Nokia … Continue reading →

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