http://www.tow.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:41:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The July 2009 meeting of the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held this Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at SmugMug headquarters in Mountain View from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. Note: This meeting was originally scheduled to happen in June, 2009 but had to be postponed ... http://www.tow.com/2009/06/30/now-i-lay-me-down-to-sleep-and-printing-shootout-at-june-2009-meeting/ On Sunday, Facing East Dance & Music held its tenth anniversary benefit party at Uptown Body and Fender in Oakland. Aside from fixing cars, the proprietor, Giovanna, also uses her building to showcase the local arts scene. The venue was fantastic for the party and would make a good screening ... http://www.tow.com/2009/06/29/facing-east-dance-music-tenth-anniversary-benefit-party/ Randy didn't know it was coming. Carolina got the word out and organized a great surprise birthday party for Mr. Lau. Everyone met at Coconuts in Palo Alto last night for the festivities; food was great and the conversations even better. With the weather getting hot and many people planning ... http://www.tow.com/2009/06/27/randys-surprise-birthday-party/ I had a great time at my first WWDC. Aside from photographing the keynote, I didn't take too many photos during the conference; I was too busy taking notes and learning iPhone development and debugging my projects for Snow Leopard compatibility. Here's a sampling of photos that I did take during ... http://www.tow.com/2009/06/14/wwdc-2009/ Dardy held a housewarming party to christen his new place, which looked suspiciously like his old place (only seven doors down). I ran into several people whom I haven't seen or talked to in years, like Eriko, David, and Helen. Last week, I returned my key and finally closed my ... http://www.tow.com/2009/06/07/dardys-housewarming-party/ Photos from the May 2009 COBA Meeting. [smugmug url="http://photos.tow.com/hack/feed.mg?Type=gallery&Data=8203022_xzFeR&format=rss200" imagecount="100" start="1" num="100" thumbsize="Th" link="lightbox" captions="true" sort="true" window="false" smugmug="false" size="M"] http://www.tow.com/2009/05/13/may-2009-coba-meeting/ The May 2009 for the Camera Owners of the Bay Area (COBA) user group will be held this Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at SmugMug headquarters in Mountain View from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. WP-SmugMug I've written a plugin to integrate your SmugMug galleries into your WordPress blog. I will go over ... http://www.tow.com/2009/05/10/wp-smugmug-and-current-events-photos-at-the-may-2009-coba-meeting/ I'm a big fan of decluttering. This weekend's project was hiding the cable monster mess behind our entertainment center. There's no way to get rid of the cables entirely, but I was able to hide the cables well enough that it looks neat from the front. Before, all of the cables ... http://www.tow.com/2009/04/26/hiding-the-entertainment-center-cable-clutter/ Been attending these parties for many, many years. Wonderful conversations with Richard and Diane, Chris and Olga, and of course, Flash and Olga. Who knew you could move giant stones with a pebble! Happy Birthday, Flash! To speed up getting these photos and entries up on the web, I'm using my ... http://www.tow.com/2009/04/26/flash-and-olgas-party-at-the-beige-tower/ Wilson and Cristina hosted a wine soirée in San Francisco this evening. It's been awhile since we've seen them and their friends. Scott and Herna showed off their new daughter, Somerah. So cute! The wine, cheese, and other snacks were quite delectable, and the conversation with everyone was equally good. ... http://www.tow.com/2009/04/18/wine-soire-in-san-francisco/