Author: Joanna Pineda

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When my in-laws were told to evacuate their home in Houston last week, they were lucky; they managed to book a flight out to our home in VA before the […]

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Thank Goodness for Citizen Journalists During Hurricane Ike
Posted on September 16, 2008
When my in-laws were told to evacuate their home in Houston last week, they were lucky; they managed to book a flight out to our home in VA before the two Houston airports closed down.  We spent Saturday and Sunday watching the news and hoping their friends and home [...]
Millions Commemorate 9/11 on the Web
Posted on September 11, 2008
On the anniversary of that fateful day seven years ago, many of us paused, reflected, read the news, watched TV, and yes, many of us turned to the Web to help us remember. Here's a roundup of the some of the official or particularly good 9/11 sites [...]
My Favorite Free (Or Nearly Free) Road Warrior Tools
Posted on September 9, 2008
Here's my dilemma: I want to be able to resize images, but I am not a designer, I don't need to do fancy designer-y things and I don't want to shell out $650 for Photoshop or even $90 for Photoshop Elements.  I feel the same way about Adobe Acrobat: [...]
It’s an HD World
Posted on September 4, 2008
High Definition (HD) is everywhere. The Blu-ray format has won the HD DVD war and I'm seeing a lot more Blu-ray movies at my local video store and retail stores. As I mentioned in a previous post, Apple TV and the PS3 now have HD [...]
The Dark Knight
Posted on September 2, 2008
I haven’t seen a movie this good in ages! Full of surprises and great acting. Love the gadgets.
Who Needs E-Mail When There’s Facebook?
Posted on August 29, 2008
I'm noticing a curious trend lately. Instead of sending me e-mail, friends and family are sending me messages through Facebook. My niece (age 17) and nephew (age 20) ignore my e-mails. But when I send either of them a message via Facebook, I'm likely to get a message back. When Facebook [...]
Does Your CEO Need a Blog?
Posted on August 21, 2008
Blog SignSeveral times a week, clients and colleagues ask me if they or their boss should be blogging.  My answer is usually a resounding Yes!, but I also know that a CEO blog usually involves writing on the part of the CEO and CEOs are rarely excited about adding another regular task to their [...]
When Google is More Than a Search Engine
Posted on August 19, 2008
Last week, I needed to convert miles to kilometers.  A couple of weeks ago, I wanted to find a sushi restaurant in Alexandria.  In both cases, I turned to Google. We normally think of Google as a really terrific search engine where you type in a keyword or phrase and get results, but here are my favorite tips for getting the [...]
Baghdad without a Map
Posted on August 15, 2008
I love travel diaries and this one about a Jewish man's travels through the Middle East is hilarious, insightful, poignant, amazingly well written.

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