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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Illy Coffee Pods: You recommended ’em so I got ’em!
Thanks to everyone who chimed in Facebook recommending Illy. It’s hard to find coffee pods off the shelf in your friendly neighborhood grocery so I was pleasantly surprised to see the boxes of Illy stacked. I probably have seen these before thinking they were regular coffee grind, in which case I prefer beans. So yay,…
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How to attract sharks: A Four Step Guide
Photo: That’s Gregg holding a plastic bottle. Shark bait! So I heard about a new technique to attract sharks. These cartilage embedded creatures are beautiful to photograph and provide a different kind of adrenaline boost to divers, alongside the fear of being mistaken for a seal — their next meal! Step 1: Take an empty…
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Today I found a pressure cylinder in Makati and actually used it
That dear friends is a pressure canister. Look at it. Just look at it! It’s geeky. Although I had taken my new right out for snorkeling, I still needed to take the whole thing down to at least 60 ft to see if the pressure would give way to flooding. While at the Neo event,…
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Diving Phi Phi Island, Thailand: A Commentary on Introduction Dives
Ugh, the dawn of video in 16:9 isn’t being kind to my blog. Word of advice: in your next blog redesign, make sure that your main column width can accomodate HD videos which is at least 560 px in width (560×340). Of course, you can always resize them, but what a hassle! I recently took…
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Giving away 5 iPhone Tiki Cases
Hi folks, I’m running a contest at ForeverGeek. Got in touch with Tim from PocketMac and he’s launching new cases. The mechanics are dead simple: all you need to do is RT the post to enter. You can even spam it. Details.
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2010 Honda City: Thoughts after the first 1,000 km check up
Some of you may have heard about the unfortunate “Almost Tubbataha” ordeal which I went through together with several other diver friends last month. I came home with a broken vacation, low spirits, and the nervousness of not having our money reimbursed. This all pulled through of course, but that’s not the point of this…
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Looking for Asian Servers for Bad Company 2
JAP-AAAN! When I thought all hope was lost for finding faster dedicated servers for Bad Company 2, John Nieves of Gadgets Magazine suggested a search for Japan based servers [JPN]. Odd that EA has no current provision for Asean sponsored servers as in the past, the Battlefield series always had an abundance of dedicated servers…
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The New Rig: JVC Picsio FM1 + Ikelite Underwater Housing, V8 LED Lights
My rig is complete!
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BlackBerry App World now available in the Philippines
I got a bit of good news that arrived in the mail three days ago — BlackBerry App World is now available in the Philippines. RIM’s presence in Manila is sure paying off. We’re seeing great support for BlackBerry products and the rollout is happening quite fast. I was hesitant to buy into the BlackBerry…
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Panasonic GF1 Owners: Now you can bring your four thirds underwater
Jovic Santos from Splash Photography is selling casings for GF1’s that need to get wet! 10Bar seems to be the only “serious” case manufacturer for Panasonic as the Japanese brand doesn’t seem to carry stock housings for their cameras. It is a bit pricey (almost the cost of a regular housing for a DSLR) but…