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So happy -- Q3 down! Well, almost... I just have to polish the margins on the financial reports (for the third quarter of 2008) but hey, it's almost done! I am sure that I will send that tomorrow so it's all good. [sigh] Thank goodness. Deezer (that I think was just perfect the way they were) recently had a make-over and so far, they haven't been able to work out the kinks. For a few days now, users (including me) have been having some problems with their playlists. That is, they can't play them anymore! In my case, it comes and goes. Like yesterday, some songs on a playlist would stream but it's on Smart Radio mode and the next song would be picked out by the system. But earlier today, somehow I got lucky and was able to listen to all my tracks without a hitch - in perfect order and all - like nothing went wrong. Then, when I logged in again tonight, only one of my playlists would stream properly. On my other playlists, a random song (that's on the list) would

A few nights ago, I searched for an online music store (Philippines-based) that sells legit downloads. That search took me to Fliptunes.net that is the country's attempt at a download store that's similar to iTunes - or so they say. It's endorsed by MTV Pilipinas and it sells song downloads from local artists. They've also expanded their selection by including international artists under the store name "Fliptunes Plus". This leads to the question: What's not to HATE about Fliptunes Plus? So, here goes... The music format is WMA so it can only be played with Windows. Yes, that's Windows Media Player or other devices with Windows "playforsure" stamp of approval. The music they sell have strict license codes with Windows DRM protection. I'm not going babble about what DRM is so I'm just going to say that it puts restrictions on how the product is used. Now, I'm all for protecting content but when you buy a song - there shouldn't

Brunch was ugly... I thought it was fried tofu at first with some sort of stuffing. That is, until I took a bite... It was embutido ! Yeah - there's an exclamation point there because it was delicious! Now I know not to judge food by its cover...?!? LOL See, I'm used to embutido (Filipino version of a meat loaf, of sorts) that's round as opposed to those cubed ones. So, moving on, dinner was healthy... Some fresh greens with fruit (grapes, dragonfruit, and mandarin wedges), walnuts and breaded chicken. But I did not just have the salad tonight, I also had some chicken adobo and rice. Yum... Then, someone popped in a few minutes ago bearing a box of assorted chocolates so I had to take one. Now, I am digesting it all and having a cup of decaf to warm my tummy up. Salut!

Two of my "work from home" affiliates are pinching pennies - I've noticed. Well, one of them expressed that the cause of having not much work available for their WAH (work at home) team is the not-so-good economy. I like that they've told us what's going on so there is no confusion. Now, that's a good working relationship. I do hope that they don't go out of business. I hope, I hope... My other WAH affiliate just removed the regular assignments and put in a list of ad hoc ones in stead. By this, I mean that the work that they put out is of a specific, as-they-need-it nature. That's not so good since everyone's scrambling and trying to reserve these jobs first as they come out - and there's not a lot of it too. Boo-hoo. If there's one advice I can give out for newbie freelance WAH job-seekers it is that you should not rely on one online affiliate because, let's be honest, it is a pretty unstable industry. So if you do manage to get one a