Tip of the Week #48: Custom collision sounds
Hey, what’s that sound? The answer here is a little-known fact that needs to be spread more: you can customize the collision sound an object...
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Second Life is a 3D virtual world entirely created by its Residents. Since opening to the public in 2003, it has grown explosively and today is inhabited by millions of members from around t...
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20 of 225 episodesTip of the Week #47: How to report abuse
The Governance Team and Torley present an awesome video tutorial which shows you how to file effective abuse reports and deal with griefer p...
Tip of the Week #46: Make a glowing neon sign
ArtRage, the natural-media painting program, is so easy to use with Second Life. Not only does it have a free version, with use of transpare...
Tip of the Week #45: Change the default texture
Every time you click the Default button in the texture picker, it shows you the yellowy plywood which has served us for years. But what if y...
Tip of the Week #44: A tour of Torley's island!
There's a region named Here in Second Life, and it's Torley Linden's creative land o' chaos. You can video tutorials inworld, try some of th...
Tip of the Week #43: What's new in Second Life 1.20!
After a second lifetime of testing, it's out in the wild as the main viewer! What features await you, and how can you benefit from them? Wat...
QUICKTIP: Bookmark Second Life places in your web browser II
Here's more info on SLURLs and how to control where you teleport. By understanding this better, you’ll be closer to mastering inworld explor...
QUICKTIP: Bookmark Second Life places in your web browser I
You can use the familiar comfort of Firefox or another browser to store inworld landmarks.
QUICKTIP: What is the Library?
In your Inventory window is a folder with Linden-provided stock content, including avatars, textures, etc.
QUICKTIP: What is that white dot over my head?
It's your voice chat status indicator. Here's how to turn it off.
QUICKTIP: View webpages with the Media Browser
Ever wanted to easily pop open an in-viewer web browser? Here’s how!
QUICKTIP: Show invisible objects with Highlight Transparent
Ever run into a wall you couldn’t see? Here’s how to reveal them. Other uses of invisible objects also covered.
QUICKTIP: See where you're pointing with Show Point At
A related feature to Show Look At. Hopefully per VWR-8144 on the Issue Tracker, it’ll be easier to use.
QUICKTIP: See who's looking at you with Show Look At
By popular request! Know if you’re being watched. Thanx to Richard Linden for info on what the different colors mean.
QUICKTIP: Restore your lost Local Chat tab
If you forgot where it went, don’t panic. Just watch this and you’ll be on your way.
QUICKTIP: Make stuff easier to sit on
You should also know this. The sit click action lets people sit on your creations (both scripted and not) with one left-click! There’s hardl...
QUICKTIP: Sitting
You need to know this. But even if you do, did you know these tricks? See inside!
QUICKTIP: Linden trees in coalesced objects
Got Linden trees in a coalesced/combined object you can’t rez because you don’t have land? Courtesy of our Support Team comes a workaround.
QUICKTIP: What are coalesced objects?
They’re what happens when you take more than one object at the same time. See this to understand why they’re both a pleasure and a pain.
QUICKTIP: Explore with Profile Picks surfing
I’m crazy about sharing better ways to get around. Here’s an unobvious-but-valuable way to "connect the dots".