Jayvee Fernandez
Jayvee Fernandez
@jayveeabuggedlife@abuggedlife.com

Jayvee Fernandez is a tech enthusiast, Digital Manager, and Technology Editor for The Philippine STAR.

He is also an EAN certified SCUBA Diver and underwater photographer based in Metro Manila, Philippines. His photos and videos have appeared in various international and local publications including Random House Germany, Discovery Channel Canada, and CNN.

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  • The broadband cap is a human rights issue. Capping it stunts progress.

    Here you go: 1. The best way to look at the broadband cap issue is not from a technology perspective but from the perspective of human rights. Before the printing press was invented, the struggle between English and the French / Latin languages was tipped when most of the learned clergy died during the bubonic…

  • Hands on with the Leapfrog Tag Reading System

    Walk into a toy store today and you’ll be gladly pleased with how geeky some companies have taken toy making. Especially the educational ones. As Ananya (3 1/3 yrs) seemed to be getting good results with a Vtec learning tool that helps you identify numbers and letters, I wanted to take it a step further…

  • Book Recommendations: Metatropolis / Metatropolis Cascadia

    In 2008, a handful of science fiction writers released a collaborative project in audio format, read by the cast of Battlestar Galactica. The product was a shared fiction series called Metatropolis where each author wrote a story based on a future world which they brought to life. The print version was released in 2009. In…

  • My Mac App Store First Impression

    And this is why I am against the broadband cap.

  • It’s out on Travelbook.PH: A “Zero to Deco” Guide to Diving in the Philippines

    Over the vacation I compiled a 3 page guide to diving in the Philippines. This primer is geared towards Filipinos who have always been curious about diving and launch into the deep (duc in altum!) with this new endeavor. It addresses questions such as rates, how to choose a dive instructor, where to begin, and…

  • Wikipedia Takes the City: Manila

    Found this today sitting on r/Philippines: January 15, 2011 In celebration of Wikipedia’s tenth anniversary, Wikimedia Philippines (WMPH) is proud to organize the first Philippine Wikipedia Takes the City photo scavenger hunt, Wikipedia Takes Manila. What is it? Wikipedia Takes Manila is a Wikipedia Takes the City-style photo scavenger hunt, with coverage of the City…

  • Starcraft II prepaid cards are now available

    Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty is one of the most expensive retail box games to ever be sold. It costs PHP 3,500.00 and that’s already considerable cheaper than the regional pricing in other countries. The price is a barrier for students who want to enjoy Starcraft II as a platform for the new DoTA. So…

  • Remembering 2010: Marking 102 Dives with video

    Probably the best investment I made this year was for a decent underwater video camera. I accumulated over 42GB worth of raw underwater footage and I must say that documenting my dives is easily the most rewarding experience this year, perhaps ever! As a volunteer for WWF Philippines I also donate all my videos to…

  • And thus I greet you all …

    Christmas Tree Worm Spirobranchus giganteus Taken in Dari Laut Wreck Anilao, Batangas The worms’s most distinct features are the two “crowns” that are shaped like Christmas-trees. These “crowns” are actually highly modified prostomial palps which are specialized mouth appendages of the worm. Each spiral is actually composed of feather-like tentacles called radioles, which are heavily…

  • Finally, it’s complete: Sea & Sea DSLR housing with single YS-110 strobe

    Procured from parts found all over, I finally completed my first professional housing set up. I’d like to send out thanks to Wowie Wong, Jan Acosta and Jovic Santos for giving really good buying advice (and in Wowie and Jovic’s case … parts!).