Turn around: Globelines DSL does good

Just a quick update.

I feel the need to say something good about my ISP, which you all know is Globelines.

Since Typhoon Ondoy, I haven't had much trouble with the service. I say "much" because there are odd moments when the service was slow, or a few hours of downtime (none of which I reported because I figured it would come back up soon).

The biggest awesome thing they did was give us subscribers free service. Remember how I ranted about their bad signal for so long? I can't (and won't) take it back because it was really awful, now I'm just going to say "Thank you."

Globe waived my bill that's equivalent to about a month's service, due to Typhoon Ondoy. But that's not all that's good. In my next billing cycle, I didn't see any charges either. I don't know if that was due to them giving me a rebate for the complaints I called in earlier, but it was still a blessing.

Thanks again, Globe. This is enough for me to start singing your praises for good changes to your service. Hope it continues.

Season's Greetings!

I'd like to give a huge shout out to all those who hired me to work for them, and to those who expressed their interest in my work. I hope that 2010 will bring more freelance work your way! Cheers!

Alternative to Disqus for your Tumblr

A few months ago, I wrote about adding a commenting feature on your Tumblr using Disqus. Just today, I received a comment on that entry from Lee, letting me know about an alternative to Disqus.

Cmmnt.info is really simple. With only two pieces of code and no sign-up required, it's easy to install it in you Tumblr. There's no other links to distract you (Disqus has a lot of odd links and buttons), and visitors would only need to comment using their name and web address, which are both optional as well.

I've tried it out on my "Salamat Po" Tumblr and it's working great (although I need to figure out how to make the comment link nearer to the actual post than a previous post). I surprisingly got a comment in less than a minute of adding it up.

With its ease of use, it's really a great alternative to Disqus. I'd love to see some added features though, if it's possible, especially something like a tracking system for comments, or the option to receive email when people post a comment in your entries. It would also be great if there was an archive feature.

Give Cmmnt a try!

Update:
I edited the code to place the comment link above the title. IMPORTANT! When you move or edit the code, all comments will be gone!

Typhoon Ondoy

Hello everyone. I hope you're all doing well after all that's being on with Typhoon Ondoy. I haven't had a chance to update, as I lost my Internet service last Saturday and could only use the Internet at work.

Anyway, I'm sure you've read and head a lot about what has happened over the weekend. The greater Manila area, and nearby provinces, experienced the worst rainfall ever last Saturday, about six months worth of water in about six to twelve hours. Many families lost their homes and belongings, some were unfortunate to lose their lives. Those who made it safely to the evacuation centers were all just thankful that they still have their families together.

For those who wish to help, here's three sites that might prove helpful (via MLQ3's Twitter).

List of Places to Donate
Map Update Form (places that still need rescuing, etc)
Ondoy Victim Directory

Also,let's not forget the people in the provinces who were affected by previous storms and were still having trouble recovering. They could also greatly use your help.

Stay safe everyone.

Congratulations all around!

Early this month I received and email from oDesk saying that I made their Top 25 list of Best Freelance Writers for August 2009! I was really surprised because I only had one job and I felt that I didn't put enough hours on it.

Still, it felt really great to read that letter. Congratulations to the other writers as well!

Here's the rest of the best oDesk providers in all categories for August.