Recapitulating 2007 in bursts
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 31st, 2007The year 2007 began with fearful undertones as I had just left my “day job” and decided to go full time into the world of freelancing. As it turns out, I made the right choice. 2007 showered this blogger with a lot of blessings (and blessings in disguise) and looking back, this was a pivotal year in terms of career. Maybe 2008 will be pivotal in terms of my love life. Heh. 
Attended and helped organize more than 30 events that had participation from new media editors (aka bloggers).
Turned my photography hobby into a relevant income stream. I don’t really advertise it as I mostly shoot by request for friends in the advertising and PR industry. They usually get me for food shoots.
I was on a plane ten times this year. Most were trips for the press. Two or three were for leisure. Two were at Boracay
Gave a significant number of talks and presentations that were mostly new media related. These talks were divided among blogging and new media conferences, advertising agencies and
Formed my first company in mid-November 2007 with Markku and another friend. Most of it has to do with local non traditional advertising. So yeah, I own an advertising company.
Co-organized the first Philippine Blog Awards. Honestly though, most of the work was done by Gail, Yuga as well as the blogger-volunteers who helped out with the program.
Appeared on television once or twice this year. Also finally got into doing podcasts and online video as an experiment to get comfortable with the medium.
Launched or repackaged 6 new blogs with b5media. I’ll be launching two more in the next few weeks for the technology channel.
The Blog and Soul Movement was founded and has grown into a volunteer group that helps educators and students understand blogging as a relevant communication tool.
Got to know a lot of great bloggers this year. Special mention goes to the guys and gals from the Man Blog who have become a staple in my monthly leisure exercises.
Nokia Philippines took me in as a brand ambassador for the Nokia N82. Though December’s activities are expectedly slow, there will be a lot of things I’m going to help them with come January to April of 2008.
My 2007 in Photos (Part IV)
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 29th, 2007
The European Food Festival at Serendra. It was like a fashion show but we had trays of food parading the stage.
Verzio Duplii Unboxed and Reviewed: Dual SIM done right?
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 26th, 2007
This came in the mail a few days ago. The Verzio Duplii is one of two dual SIM phones manufactured by a SIngaporean company and distributed here. The phone will be out very soon. If you have extra 13th month pay to spare and have been wanting a phone that basically holds two cell signals simultaneously, then read on.
The two SIM slots are labeled as SIM 1 and SIM 2 with the primary SIM card being chosen through the Settings menu. This is usually the default number that will be used to send messages. Although when sending messages, the phone allows you to select which SIM to use to send out your SMS. Thus, let’s say you’re using a prepaid line on one end and a post paid on the other, you can use your prepaid line to receive SMS and reply using the other line seamlessly.
Wrapping Up 2007 in Technology
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 26th, 2007
For those of you bored in the office wondering why you’re still reporting to work at this odd time of the year, do grab a copy of the Philippine Daily Inquirer from Manong Guard and turn to the 2bu! section. I have a piece there that wraps up the highlights of technology in 2007. Consumer technology mostly, as it’s rather difficult to mention everything that happens in the entire industry. I focused more on how core competencies are shifting – Microsoft sucks at operating systems and does well in gaming for instance, as well as how the “elite” are now going mainstream with the aggressive move of Apple into consumer technology.
That’s all folks!
My 2007 in Photos (Part III)
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 26th, 2007
A moment with Lourd de Veyra on Rock Ed Radio. Here’s a tidbit. Blog and Soul is patterned after Gang Badoy’s Rock Ed Philippines… In fact, you can go as far as saying that Blog and Soul supports Rock Ed’s advocacy which is the spirit of volunteer work.
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My 2007 in Photos (Part II)
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 25th, 2007
Hamilo Coast Clam Seeding with the WWF. The giant clams are building blocks to the ecosystem in the same way that you need trees for forests to prosper.
My 2007 in Photos (Part 1)
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 24th, 2007
Hot Air Balloon Festival in Clark Pampanga
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Backing up 2007
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 23rd, 2007
500GB Maxtor Basics external hard drive. Mostly to store photos and back up 2007 using Time Machine. I consume about 40GB worth of photos a year.
Merry Christmas to my fellow Christians and happy holidays to everyone!
The Atomic Bomb was developed faster than Duke Nukem Forever
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 21st, 2007
It’s been a decade and Duke Nukem Forever truly lives up to its name.
Duke Nukem Forever was announced in 1997. After several game engine changes and delays, a second trailer has finally been released. I graduated high school, finished college, finished my masters and am knee deep into my career. Finally, I MIGHT get to enjoy Duke Nukem Forever for the PC before I have grand children.
World affairs that have taken less time to develop than Duke Nukem Forever:
Pop Culture:
* The Beatles formed, released every single one of their albums and broke up. During this time they also toured the world several times.
* Led Zeppelin released 7 albums, 9 singles, and toured around the world, crossing international borders 27 times (not counting mainland Europe.)Science & Technology:
* The Wright brothers designed and flew the first airplane.
* The theory of General Relativity.
* The United States’ entire program to put a man on the moon, from Kennedy’s challenge to the landing.Wars:
* The American War for Independence
* The United States Civil War
* World War I
* The United State’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
* World War II and the entire Manhattan Project. Yes, even the complete development of the atomic bomb took less time.
[The Duke Nukem Forever List] Image vis Wikipedia.
Does the Nike+ kit really encourage you to stay fit?
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 21st, 2007
How apt for the holidays. A bought a Nike+ kit a few months ago about the same time I got the fatty nano. Inspired to lose weight and reinvigorate my athletic self (I used to be able to do a one mile run in 7 minutes – not bad) I set out on the adventure of jogging around the village park.
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Tips on Applying for the b5media Technology Channel
Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at December 20th, 2007I’ve been receiving relatively more applications for the b5media tech channel from the past few weeks. Generally speaking, the application process is … well, “very general” for the most part. Potential authors always submit blog pitches and areas of specialty that have the words “technology”, “gadgets” and “computers” in the subject line for preferred niches. This is really great, but I’d like to give out some tips on how to make your application process more noticeable and polished. This works for tech, but I think it may also apply for the other channels as well:
