By: Tony Novoa (Contributing Editor) 

Personally crystallized & autographed 64 GB Apple iPad, Google Nexus S + 1 week all expense paid vacation to NYC for two to hang out with our former beauty queen & the rest of the MRT staff? Read to the end for the ultimate MRT giveaway yet! 

What can you say about about a self-made fashionista, world traveling diva, total tech geek babe, Editor-In-Chief, singer, musician, gamer, wanna-be chef, global movie fan and uber awesome woman that she hasn’t already said herself? That is the dilemma we face as Jenna Gonzalez’s 30th birthday arrives. Did I say 30th birthday? Oops… I guess the cat’s out of the bag then – although Jenna is one of the few women we know that is actually proud of her age… and how good she looks despite it . How better to celebrate such a momentous birthday than to give away the greatest gift of all… Jenna! 

An Idea, A Dream 

Ah yes… MyRealityTech’s very own Editor-In-Chief, who in a little more than 1 year has turned an idea and a dream into an honest-to-goodness online technology publication with over 180,000 subscribers. Her labor of love, supplemented by her crack team of writers who have a passion for technology and sometimes writing about it, is the reason we are where we are today. Speaking of crack… did you hear that? Let it be known that Jenna rules with an iron fist… that holds an intimidating whip around her exquisitely manicured hand… demanding a certain amount of weekly production from her team and regularly cracking that whip to make sure that we deliver. Wonder why there haven’t been so many articles lately? Well… we were actually ordered to focus our time during the holiday season on our families and to write no more than 1 weekly article! Who are we to argue? Come January, each of us will return to our eloquent and productive pace of 2 whopping posts a week! I know…what a slavedriver. 

So… who is Jenna? 

Who is Jenna? Nobody knows for sure but here are some garnered tidbits. This is a woman who won’t settle for being a MENSA member (If you don’t know what MENSA is, that’s why you’re not a member) or having 1 Master’s Degree – I believe she is working on her 3rd, from an Ivy League institution no less! She’ll readily tell you that since she hardly sleeps (is she human?), sometimes she gets bored – and there’s nothing like working on another degree to shake off the cob webs and keep the mind sharp. After all, following an intense 5 mile morning run, a full-time day job, making breakfast, lunch and dinner and running MyRealityTech (some may argue – almost single-handedly), you need something like the challenge of higher learning to keep intellectually stimulated. Don’t get me wrong… we have nothing against constantly learning, but there’s always a good book, Wikipedia or Angry Birds to keep things interesting, no? 

Stars & Sais forever...

Jewels, Weapons & Music 

Interesting indeed. We haven’t even touched on some of Jenna’s diverse interests. Do you know that she is an expert on every kind of gem known to humanity? Mention an exotic jewel and she can tell you not only about it’s etymological origin & mythological meaning, but also when it can be best worn and how to match it with the right outfit, shoes, purse, color scheme and appropriate technology (crystallized, of course). She may even be able to recall the last time she wore one, the occasion and whether or not she still has it… she might have “misplaced it” among the massive amount of bling she enjoys having around her… or it may have found itself “borrowed” for some special occasion. 

Need a weapon with that? Jenna can readily suggest the right Asian Sai, Katana or Hira shuriken (ninja stars) – custom-made, of course – as well as show you the proper way to use them. It should be known that she is a multiple black belt in Kendo and teaches the occassional free class in NYC’s Central Park to hone her skills and help others sharpen theirs (Contact us for upcoming class schedules, availability & registration). New York City can be a dangerous place for a celebrity of Jenna’s caliber and she can’t always count on her body guard. Want nunchucks with that? She can probably show you how to properly use them too – custom made and with bling, of course. So, if you’re planning to venture down a dark alley any time soon, there is nobody better to have by your side than Jenna herself – unless your favorite superhero happens to be available. 

Fashion, Bling & Tech... Nirvana!

How about a song?  According to Jenna, her life is a song; she has one for every mood and can sing in key, and better than any American Idol contestant (at least that’s what we tell her ). I’d disclose what her favorite number is, but she has a new favorite every day – sometimes more than one. Did you mention Glee is coming on? Get out of the way, because she never misses an episode. Need musical accompaniment? Well, if a Karaoke machine or YouTube isn’t handy, she can always play a tune on the piano, guitar or violin – if you have one handy. Even if you don’t, she may fashion one out of whatever materials happen to be handy… she’s determined that way. LOL! 

Grace & Generosity 

With all that knowledge and talent, Jenna also brings an incredible amount of grace and generosity to the table. All you have to do is look around MyRealityTech to see all the awesome technology that we regularly give away and realize that most of it is funded very generously by our very own Editor-In-Chief. Because, as a non-profit site, we don’t do very much advertising and, trust me, Google Ads just can’t begin to cover much more than a ZAGGshield ($19.99)… and you KNOW we give away much more than that. 

Passion About Life 

But she is also generous in so many other ways and is passionate about everything in her life. Just ask her co-workers… more than 1 smartphone has met it’s demise by being flung like a projectile in one of her passionate displays (Nokia N8 anyone?). Her passion for the people in her life is equally remarkable, evidenced by the time she takes to learn about them and find ways to add value to their lives – even if they don’t always appreciate it. But it doesn’t stop there… Jenna has never met a food kitchen or “Meals On Wheels” she didn’t like – and whenever she can, she’ll contribute her time to helping feed the homeless or needy… albeit in her own fashionable way. She may be in jeans and a tee shirt, but rest assured, it is fashion diva acceptable designer wear and coordinated just right for the occasion, along with the requisite blinged out smartphone. 

Jenna's edible spread

Devotion Is King 

But that’s not all… when it comes to her family, devotion is king. You can find Jenna cooking and preparing meals for many of them every weekend; in many cases, the count has exceeded 50 – as evidenced by her tweets and pictures of the spread to be shortly devoured thereafter. Not sure if the food kitchen has any influence on that, but I can certainly see the connection here. Some would even say she may harbor a bit of a Cinderalla complex. You see, she likes things to be done just right, so she may not readily accept any assistance. After all, she needs to keep active to maintain that incredible figure – so relax and enjoy yourselves while she slaves away over her designer appliances and top of the line cookware – impeccably dressed, of course. 

How To Win A Jenna 

On such a grand occasion as the big 3-0, what better giveaway can we present than the person who gives so much of herself already! Jenna! I don’t think there is anything that would top a giveaway like that! Do you? How can you qualify for such an amazing contest? Rest assured, it won’t be easy. Then again, what is easy that is truly worth having – or winning? 

Start by telling us what you would do with such an incredible giveaway and why you would be deserving… be creative, write a poem or a song, etc. You will have until Jan 20th, The winner will get a personally crystallized & autographed 64 GB Apple iPad from Jenna herself, A brand new Google Nexus S phone as well as a chance to fly to NYC (one week all expense paid trip for 2) and come to the MRT headquarters to meet some of the staff! How would you keep such an amazing woman engaged and interested? After all, you know that Jenna spreads herself very thin and she’s on a very tight schedule. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter and comment on Facebook as well! Those entries count! 

Remember I mentioned she likes to crack the whip? Let me tell you – the MyRealityTech team hears it regularly and we’d better get back to work! Because, we know how lucky we are to have Jenna in our lives. 

Happy Birthday Jenna! 

We love you!

By: Nate Nelson (Contributing Writer)

Taking a small dip into their enormous, $24 billion dollar bag of money, Google Inc. helped assure another year of advertisement-free service for online reference tool Wikipedia. A gift of $2 million from the world’s most profitable Internet company has helped push Wikimedia Foundation – a non-profit group – past their revenue target of $10.6 million.

The popular online encyclopedia has more than 14 million entries in 270 languages. The information pages are written and edited by an estimated 100,000 contributors, all of them unpaid. Wikimedia Foundation does maintain a paid staff of around 30 people, and that cost, along with operational budgets, makes up the majority of their expenses. Most of its funding comes through private donations.

Over 240,000 individuals have donated to Wikipedia this year, most in small sums. Ebay founder Pierre Omidyar contributed an additional $2 million six months ago through an investment arm.

Wikipedia is often criticized for inaccuracies on their information pages, due to the nature of the service. Any reader can enter and edit information on nearly any of the pages, leading to frequent mistakes and intentional defacing. “We face a number of challenges in our service model, but we believe in the free nature of the Internet,” said an unidentified Wikipedia spokesperson. “Besides, Mark Garlick likes boys and bon jovi rules bon jovi rules bon jovi rules.”

Google founder Sergey Brin proclaimed Wikipedia as “one of the greatest triumphs of the Internet.” The philanthropic donation will cost Google nearly 0.0083% of the cash they had available at the end of December 2009.

(via The Associated Press)