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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Daniel Voyager's "SL Newbies" Blog Post

Colleen Criss just alerted me to the fact that Daniel Voyager has posted some detailed, specific and helpful 2012 information for SL Newbies. Worth checking out if you are new or helping the new-to-Second Life. That first link in particular, "SL Newbies" is like a one-stop shop of resource links for newbies. Good stuff, Maynard.

Links:
http://danielvoyager.wordpress.com/sl-newbies/
http://danielvoyager.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/top-10-new-resident-places-in-second-life-2012/
http://danielvoyager.wordpress.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/Secondlife#g/u

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Second Life. I'm in. Now what? (Part III - Find the Free Stuff)

3. Find the free stuff.

You can have a completely free and fabulous experience in Second Life and you can do it with good quality stuff. You just need to know where to find it and that's not as hard as you may think since people love to blog and talk about free goodies.

The best way to get the good stuff is to join the groups of good designers and content-creators and to keep an eye out when good designers and content-creators offer gifts or just go to the Second Life marketplace and sort your searches by cost looking for the freebies.

You need to do some research of your own, but here's a head start:

https://marketplace.secondlife.com/
http://www.scoop.it/t/second-life-freebies-und-mehr
http://fabfree.wordpress.com/
http://www.slfreebies.info/
http://slfreestyle.blogspot.com/
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Wanted/Best-area-for-free-stuff/td-p/737193
http://secondlife.com/destinations/howto/newbie
http://leeherevw.blogspot.com/2012/01/freebie-fashion-tips-in-sluniverse.html
http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/new-users/67989-show-your-freebie-style.html
http://www.rletc.com/showthread.php?2695-Free-Complete-Avatars-The-Whole-Deal-in-One-Package-for-0L
http://www.rletc.com/showthread.php?911-Midnight-Mania-Link
http://slfreebdollarbluckychairhunts.blogspot.com/
http://secondlife.wikia.com/wiki/Freebie
http://www.virtualvagabond.com/
https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/1977

Now take your stuff to a sandbox and rez it, open it, copy it, use it and have fun with it.

Second Life. I'm in. Now what? (Part II - Find and Landmark a Sandbox)

2. Find a Sandbox

You need a sandbox in order to rez (open and show) stuff that you will need. Find one you like and landmark (bookmark) it. You can find one in Search by typing in "sandbox." Some of the help locations I mentioned earlier have their own sandboxes.

Help Island has a sandbox.

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Marigold, Blue Dolphin. Allows rezzing.

Second Life. I'm in. Now what? (Part I - Get Help)

I posted about how people were asking me how to get into Second Life here. Now I figure I ought to make mention of a few standard "once you're inworld" things to know.

I'm no expert, I'm no "helper" and everyone enjoys their virtual experience their own way. These are just a few tips based on my own experiences and observations.

1. Get help.

The learning curve in Second Life is huge. Worth it, but huge. Get help.

There are plenty of places and people from which or from whom to get help, but I'd advise you to spread it around. Some people log into Second Life, find a generous soul who helps them with a few basics and then latch onto them and bleed them dry of all good will. Helping new people when you have a hobby you love is a pleasure. Feeding a leech who turns your hobby into a grinding job is a special kind of hell. Don't be a thoughtless leech. Find multiple resources and spread your questions and requests around. Besides, I guarantee you there are some questions you are going to ask more than once and if you can ask it of multiple different people you will feel like less of a forgetful dork. Either that or people get fed up and bail before they even know what they are missing. Don't be that guy either.

Where can you get help? Good question. There are LOADS of places to get help. That and the payoff in terms of Second Life enjoyment make being a n00b worthwhile.

There are multiple forums offworld that include Resident members who have been in Second Life for 5 or more years. Many of those forums have Answers or Guide sections and people willing to give of their time and knowledge to answer questions for you. Start with the official Second Life forums and then try SLUniverse, the largest of the third-party forums. Branch out from there and you may even find a forum community you want to be a permanent part of, or at the very least, bookmark for the occasional question.

Youtube has video tutorials. Inworld clubs, groups, schools and volunteers have blogs. Lots of Second Life hobbyists and even Second Life professionals have blogs.

You should also check out the Second Life Wiki.

http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Main_Page

Here are some helpful links:

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Answers/qac-p/Answers
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Second-Life-Quickstart/ta-p/1087919
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD237D0E11AC1F341&feature=plcp
http://www.nci-sl.info/blog/

Here are some forum links:

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Answers/qac-p/Answers
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Forums/ct-p/Forums
http://www.sluniverse.com
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD237D0E11AC1F341&feature=plcp
http://www.rletc.com/forumdisplay.php?7-Second-Life&prefixid=guide
http://www.rletc.com/showthread.php?3128-Downloading-and-Getting-Started-in-Second-Life
http://www.rletc.com/showthread.php?2799-Second-Life-Help-for-New-Residents
http://leeherevw.blogspot.com/2011/06/virtual-world-theme-sites-blogs-forums.html

There are GREAT Second Life tutorials on Youtube and beautiful Second Life machinima too.

There are also inworld help centers and help groups in Second Life with volunteers devoted to helping you through that big learning curve I mentioned.

Pull up the Search menu on your viewer and type in "Help" and see what comes up. You could also look for:

Help at Caledon Oxbridge University Community Gateway, Caledon Oxbridge (92, 197, 27) - General
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Caledon%20Oxbridge/92/198/28

Help Island Public, Help Island Public (119, 115, 26) - General
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Help%20Island%20Public/119/115/27

White Tiger Help & Learning Island. New Resident Services., Lawst Paradise (138, 18, 21) - General
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lawst%20Paradise/141/26/22

NCI Dream Seeker New Citizens Incorporated - Help/Classes, NCI Dream Seeker (44, 198, 23) - General
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/NCI%20Dream%20Seeker/45/199/24

The Shelter, Isabel (34, 226, 81) - Moderate
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Isabel/35/226/81

There, that should get you started.

Enjoy!

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The Shelter

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White Tiger Help Island

ETA: From Void Singer via Sy Beck on the SL official forum...

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Your-Avatar/New-to-SecondLife-and-completely-Lost/m-p/1502255#M19020

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/General-Discussion-Forum/Official-Resources/m-p/1212519/highlight/true#M35623

Void Singer's post:

I had a thought to compile a list of official resources, available from Linden Lab, as a go to source for official information regarding problems one might encounter in SL.

The list I'm attempting to compile is of only the LL direct sources, since most of the informal sources (such as these forums) are fairly well known and often suggested, but not everyone is aware of all the official sources...

so to jump start this list, I'm going to throw out some categories, and populate a few of them, and would welcome any suggestions for Official LL Resources only (which I'll do my best to update into this post)

UPDATED Dec 16, 2:58 PM (PST)

Information on current events and changes within SL:

SL Blogs (general new features, trends and news)

Grid Status (currently known large scale failures and scheduled maintenance, if it breaks check here first)

Second Life Server Forum (particularly the weekly deploy threads for news on new features and fixes)

Second Life Viewer Forum (occasionally has news from Lindens on viewer changes and fixes)

Rod Humble's Twitter Feed(CEO's take on what's trending in SL now, and into the future)

Rod Humble's Profile Feed (more of the same, limited to SL users, login required)

Basic Information and Common questions:

@SupportLinden (A twitter account that redirects users to the likeliest resource)

Knowledge Base (a collection of preformated questions and answers on a variety of topics)

Video Tutorials (collection of video detailing how to do many basic tasks and showcasing SL content)

SL Wiki (only some information found here is official)

Basic support:

Quickstart Guide (something to get you started if you are new to SL)

Billing issues (can't save your payment info? got overcharged by LL, go here)

File a Trouble ticket (AKA Support Portal, for problems that you are personally experiencing, should be logged in if possible)

Live Chat Support (must be premium member and logged into the website, limited hours)

Jira(find out about known bugs, possible workaraounds, and keep updated on the ones important to you)

File a bug report (only bugs that affect multiple users or regions, please search before filing)

File a Feature Request (got a great idea? submit it here. please search before filing)

Active Focus Groups:

Server Betauser group (meets on beta grid [aditi] focuses on upcoming features and fixes)

Second Life Beta (inworld announcement group for the same)

Server/Sim user group (meets twice weekly on main grid [agni] focuses on current server limitations and workaraounds)

Scripting user group (meets weekly on main grid [agni] focuses on scripting bugs and new features)

Content Creation user group (meets week on main grid [agni] focuses largely on mesh)

~~Community Tools user group (focuses on webside resources for SL)~~ - Closed

I only gathered some of the obvious links, it could used fleshed out with contact phone numbers, emails and other direct LL supported resources (one in which an employee of linden lab either directly answers, or can point you to the correct resource)

Additional comments (see linked thread for posters):

Knowledge base ?

wiki ?

Content Creation/Mesh Import user group (transcript archive)?

If you're gonna list Rod's Tweeter feed, why not list his SL profile feed as well?

Thanks much, Void. I have just one suggestion to add to your list: Billing Support? Oh, and maybe a link to the Quick Start Guide?

@SupportLinden

May I also suggest under basic info the video tutorials:

http://secondlife.com/my/whatnext/video-tutorials/index.php?

Colleen's link leads from the SL Feed:

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http://www.nci-sl.info/blog/

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http://nci-sl.info/education/Schedule.pdf

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https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=nciclassesandevents@gmail.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles&gsessionid=OK

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https://my.secondlife.com/leehere.absent/posts/4f9369f156cc970001006a4e

Friday, April 20, 2012

Second Life has an International Forum

Oi!

I'm noticing a significant influx of Brazilians on the Second Life profile feeds lately. Some of us are handing out links to the Portuguese section of the International subforum of Second Life's official forum left and right. Here are those handy-dandy links again:

http://community.secondlife.com/t5/F%C3%B3rum-em-portugu%C3%AAs/bd-p/PortugueseForum
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/International-Forum/ct-p/InternationalForum
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Forums/ct-p/Forums

Visuals can be an international language. There are many tutorial videos about Second Life on Youtube. Just do a "Second Life" search on Youtube. In the meantime, here's one link to try:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL5aqEERlrI

Also, many people don't seem to know how to get from the profile feeds to the Second Life platform (inworld). Here's the official Second Life viewer download link:

http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/

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AJUDA SL BRASIL >> (PG) <<, Inside Me (195, 218, 28)

https://my.secondlife.com/leehere.absent/snapshots/4f933e459c223f6c07000001

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Common Feed Question: Knock, knock. How do I get in?

Simple answer: Download the viewer and log in.

Long response:

Start with these links then read the stuff below.

How do I go to places?

about 4 hours ago Love Comment

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This is just the Second Life Profile Feed, a kind of social media accessory of Second Life itself. You need to go to secondlife.com and download the actual program and viewer.http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/

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"To explore, communicate, and connect in Second Life, you'll need to download our 3D browsing software, or what we call the SL Viewer. It's not only fast and easy to download and install, but it's free and contains no spyware."

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There are other viewers, but if you are new to Second Life, then the official Linden Lab viewer is the best way to start.

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A better place to ask questions and receive good answers is in the "Answers" section of the Second Life forum.http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Answers/qac-p/Answers

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There is also a Second Life Wiki.http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Main_Page

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And you might find the MANY Second Life tutorials on Youtube helpful. Just go to You tube and search for "second life tutorials."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL5aqEERlrI

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There is a guy named Thinkerer Melville who writes a blog specifically for the purpose of helping people new to Second Life.http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/11/kit-what-do-we-do-in-second-life.html

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leehere.absent

I'm throwing a lot of information at you. Just take it one at at time starting with the first response about how to get inworld with a downloaded viewer. http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/

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You can also find a large base of experienced SL users in the largest of the informal SL-based forums. http://www.sluniverse.com

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leehere.absent

Good luck and best wishes on your new adventure in Second Life.

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leehere.absent

Bye. ;-)

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Links:
https://secondlife.com/my/support/system-requirements/index.php?lang=en-US
http://secondlife.com/support/downloads/
https://support.secondlife.com/?lang=en-US
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Blogs/ct-p/Blogs?lang=en-US
http://secondlife.com/destinations?lang=en-US
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Main_Page
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Answers/qac-p/Answers
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/tkb-p/English_KB%40tkb
http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/Second-Life-Quickstart/ta-p/1087919
http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/11/kit-what-do-we-do-in-second-life.html
http://www.thinkerer.org/SLintChan/SLiHoboKitonWeb.htm
http://gridsurvey.com/
http://torley.com/blog/
http://www.youtube.com/user/Secondlife
http://www.youtube.com/torley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL5aqEERlrI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life

From Wikipedia:

"Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers,^[1]^[2] enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars. Residents can explore the world (known as the grid), meet other residents, socialize, participate in individual and group activities, and create and trade virtual property and services with one another. Second Life is intended for people aged 16 and over,^[3] and as of 2011 has about one million active users.^[4]"

From me:

"Hi. I appreciate your kind offer of friendship, but I prefer to wait until I've actually met and spoken with someone before adding them to my Friends List. An alternative to "Friending" someone is to "Follow" them. I welcome "Followers." The button for that is on the right next to "Add Friend" on your Feed profile. Best wishes to you in your Second Life adventures! Maybe I will see you inworld one day. Until then... enjoy!"

Lee, Here in a Virtual World

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Daniel Voyager's "SL Newbies" Blog Post

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Second Life. I'm in. Now what? (Part III - Find the Free Stuff)

Second Life. I'm in. Now what? (Part II - Find and Landmark a Sandbox)

Second Life. I'm in. Now what? (Part I - Get Help)

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Second Life has an International Forum

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Common Feed Question: Knock, knock. How do I get in?

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