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How to copy SLurl on clipboard easily.

Second Life ‘links’ are called landmarks. They point the visitor to a specific point in-world. You can either take a landmark from “world -> Landmark this place” or from the landmark button in the toolbar. You can then send this landmark to others in-world as it is. However, sometimes you want to direct people to…

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A great meeting time planner for Second Life.

While we love the fact we can all set up dates and times as per Second Life Time Zone, it can be tricky to figure out what time it is going to be elsewhere in the world. It’s always 5 o’clock somewhere, but where? This tool is great for figuring out when timed events start…

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How to create Picks for your Second Life profile (and how to use them)?

In your Second Life profile, there’s a tab called “Picks.” The original use of it is to help people store their favorite destinations in a way that others can easily find them, too, that is if you have the time to visit the place just now (grumble grumble grumble). However, what people often use Picks…

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3 Second Life Tips to make life nicer

1. When you get stuck inside something on Second Life, how to get out? So sometimes Second Life glitches; you may walk through a partially rezzed object that suddenly restores its properties, and you’re stuck inside it. Sometimes, you follow an outdated landmark, and again, you’re inside an object or under a store rather than…

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[SEBASTYNE] Media Settings

These settings work for most situations on Second Life, but are optimized for a sim like [SEBASTYNE] that has multiple media sources playing potentially relatively close to each other. This should minimize conflicts while keeping the experience flowing anywhere on Second Life. The trick is to keep prim media reacting to your movement so it…

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How to get a redelivery on items you’ve bought on Second Life?

There’s a ton of reasons why you’d want to get an item you’ve bought redelivered to you. Maybe you broke it (moron!) or deleted it (moron) or can’t remember where you saved it (moron!!) Or, perhaps you want to check if the item has been updated. (Smart!) If you bought it on Marketplace Sadly, you’ll…

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Second Life newbie avatars – the basics

So if you’ve just joined Second Life, there’s no need to rush into buying stuff – in fact, it’s likely you’ll buy a lot of incompatible parts that you’ll just wind up throwing away in the end. You may not even be sure if you want to stay to learn how to put together a…

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Shopping basics – unpack, attach, wear.

Creating and shopping for other people’s talent is the one thing most of us love on Second Life. While you don’t HAVE TO appreciate other people’s good work in the form of Linden Dollars, I personally have never been happier squandering money on what I really don’t need. The pleasure to $$ ratio is absolutely…

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Getting around on Second Life

You will quickly learn to teleport between places, but you might find the different types of teleporter systems a bit confusing. Some require you to touch them and choose a destination before you sit on them, some require a whole network to be called as the quantum portal calls the receiving portal — all for…

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