Category Archives: Tech

Backup Strategy 2010

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Adam Tow

It’s the end of the year, and I’ve been cleaning up my digital clutter and revisiting my backup strategy. Since I last wrote about the subject, my storage requirements have grown. My 1.5TB Photos partition has turned into a 2TB … Continue reading →

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Lightweight Travel to Maine

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Adam Tow

Rae and I are at SFO right now, awaiting our red-eye flight to Boston. We are headed to Maine for a Labor Day weekend wedding at which we will be the photographers. For the past several years, I have endeavored … Continue reading →

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Verizon MiFi Disconnects Constantly in WiFi Mode

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Adam Tow

Update November 23, 2010: Updating the MiFi to firmware 7.3.11 appears to resolve these problems for me. The updater is currently available only for PCs, so Mac users will need to borrow a friend’s computer or use Fusion or Parallels … Continue reading →

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Potential Seagate 1TB Hard Drive Failures

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Adam Tow

Weeks after I updated the firmware on my Seagate 1.5TB hard drives, I learn that the previous model, the 1TB 7200.11 Barracudas might also have a firmware bug in them. Great. Just great. I have several of these drives, most … Continue reading →

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Updating Seagate 1.5TB Drive Firmware

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Adam Tow

I recently bought three Seagate 1.5TB drives from NewEgg. Before I bought them, I had read the reports of drives freezing under certain operating systems and conditions, but I was crossing my fingers that I wouldn’t experience any such issues. … Continue reading →

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Backup Strategy

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Adam Tow

2010-12-29: I’ve updated my backup strategy post here. I’ve been making backups since I started using computers back in the early 1980s. Software at the time came on cassette tape and 5 1/4-inch floppy disks before transitioning to 3 1/2 … Continue reading →

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Newtons and iPhones at Stanford

Posted on September 24, 2008 by Adam Tow

News that Stanford will be conducting a class on iPhone Development, taught by my friend Adam Nash brings back good memories of my time on the Farm. I smiled when I read the press release from Stanford announcing the Stanford … Continue reading →

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MacBook Pro, Aperture, and 30-inch Displays

Posted on March 31, 2008 by Adam Tow

I recognize that this blog has become very technical lately. Forgive me, ever since I was a kid in San Diego playing Ultima I through V on the home Apple ][ computer, I’ve always wanted to talk computer stuff! Today, … Continue reading →

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Electricity Usage Around the House

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Adam Tow

During the three weeks we were in China, the computers in our home office were turned off. Our electricity bill for the month was $24 cheaper than the previous one. In fact, our electricity usage has been steadily going down … Continue reading →

Posted in Aperture, Apple, House, Photography, Tech | 4 Comments

Aperture Benchmarks between Quad G5 and MacBook Pro

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Adam Tow

The MacBook Pro (MBP) is my first Intel Macintosh. For the past couple of years, I’ve been using a Quad G5 as my primary machine and a first-generation PowerBook G4 12-inch for travel. Before I purchased the Quad G5 in … Continue reading →

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