Snowglobe 1.2 Release Candidate is now ready for download. The release was yesterday with many new features and bug fixes. DOWNLOAD NOW
Below is a list of features new to Snowglobe 1.2, added since Snowglobe 1.1
- New features
- Bug fixes:
SNOW-112[c] http map textures are corrupted
I think Snowglobe rocks!
Currently there is no official SL support for Windows 7 and there is no official windows 7 compatible SL viewer yet. I have heard many SL residents that have been using Windows 7 with no problems at all. However on the other side of the scale there are residents that are having problems with using Second Life on Windows 7 including video card problems, driver problems and so forth.
Some SL residents have experiencing issues and still are having technical issues with the computer CPU usage reaching 100% when using Second Life on Windows 7. The official SL requirements page is outdated and using SLsystest says “Sorry, your operating system does not meet this minimum requirement”. Linden Lab needs to fix this!
Already there are many Windows 7 issues reported on the Second Life JIRA and there many questions being asked about SL on Windows 7 which can be found on Second Life Answers. Just make sure you have good enough specs and make sure you have updated drivers before running SL on Windows 7. If you have problems then submit a JIRA report etc…Second Life is used on all popular operating systems today such as: Microsoft Windows (XP, Vista and now Windows 7), Mac and Linux.
I’m sure in the coming months or next year at some point there will be SL support for Windows 7 and a Windows 7 SL compatible viewer (just like XP, Vista). Just hang in there!
Temple Burn (25th October 2009)
On the official Second Life Burning Life website there is a new page called Burning Life 09 Surveys to fill out. Please visit that page to tell the BL09 staff what you thought of Burning Life 09 by taking a short 10 question survey. This is important for the growth of the event for Burning Life 2010 and for future years after next year. Please make sure you select the survey that describes your involvement at Burning Life 2009.
Find out where Lindens are speaking on the new events page on SL Work microsite. There is a great upcoming shedule for the next few months and the listings update every 2 weeks. LINK
Check out the Second Life Work microsite, CLICK HERE.
Second Life in the News is another page worth looking at with loads of news media links.
Linden Lab announced yesterday on the Official Second Life Blog, that the KB has been moved to the new Second Life Wiki home (Knowlege Base) and that the migration phrase has now been completed. CLICK HERE to visit the new KB wiki. Thanks to the Doc Team for their hard work they have put into this over recent months. :D
It’s official: Our Knowledge Base (KB) has been moved to the Second Life Wiki! Now that our massive migration is complete, we can offer several tremendous, hands-on benefits to improve your knowledge-seeking and knowledge-sharing experience, including:
- Direct linking–at long last! The link you see is what you copy and paste to share helpful articles with others. It’s that simple.|
- Unified help resource! When the KB and the Wiki existed in two different places, some were confused over where to look for help. Viva la unification! Now there’s just one place to find everything you need.
- Link hotlist integration! Have a few articles that you refer to over and over again? Take a few minutes to make a Wiki page, link to those on-Wiki pages, and then share it with others with similar needs.
- Robust internationalization! The Wiki is already used by numerous volunteers to provide translated versions of KB articles. Multibyte character encoding support, which our previous system didn’t have, means that languages like Japanese and others with extended characters will be retained as intended.
- Accelerated article revision time! The team effort makes updates a breeze. Not only does wikifying the KB make it easier for us to release content updates, but you can also review articles for even faster dissemination of information. Heck, if you spot a mistake, you can correct it in minutes or even seconds.
What do you think of the new Second Life Knowlege Base ?
When I was browsing through the Second Life Wikipedia page I found this under History section. I found the XML file linked to this update.
In October 2009, just over 16 million accounts were registered, although there are no reliable figures for actual long term consistent usage.
I do have a few Second Life stats widgets that displays data on how many total Second Life residents there are at any given time of the day on my SL Feeds Portal, LINK. Currently the data says there are more than 16,969,776+ registered signups for Second Life and that is expected to reach 17 million registered signups within the next month or so. So at some point during 2010 we can hopefully expect to see a grand total of 20 million registered signups and more perhaps.
The average amount of Second Life logged in users at any given time at the moment is normally between 45, 000 to 75, 000+. We might see a big peak at the end of the year reaching the 90, 000 milestone perhaps or even better the 100, 000 milestone. The last new record for Second Life online active users was recorded back in March 2009 with 88, 220 around 1:30pm SLT. Rewind the clock back even futher we reach the date when there was 1, 000, 000 residents signed up for Second Life, recorded on 18th October 2006. Second Life growth has been amazing over the years and I’m so glad I signed up for it during 2006.
We will just have to watch the fiqures. Check out my SL Metrics blog page for more interesting data and links.
Philip Rosedale (Philip Linden) announced yesterday on the Official Second Life Blog his Next Chapter, that he will be starting a new company and that he will no longer be working full-time at Linden Lab anymore. Philip Rosedale will still be a chariman of Linden Lab and he will still do media conferences about Second Life. M Linden (Mark Kindon) became the new CEO of Linden Lab about one year and a half ago when Philip Linden stepped down as CEO.
I’m starting a new company, and wanted to let you know.
I will still be chairman, as I have been since leaving the job as CEO. The change is that I’m not going to be working full-time at Linden Lab anymore (some of you might have thought I wasn’t still there, but actually I have been!). I’ll still be doing the same outbound and media type things as before – talking about Second Life, etc.
We’re now at a place where I feel really comfortable that Second Life and Linden Lab are OK without me being here day to day anymore.
M (and others) have also managed to hire a bunch of diverse, smart, passionate people who I feel can very capably lead the company.
And as for all of you – the people all over the world who have built Second Life – you all feel very near and dear to me, and I want you to be a part of this next adventure. I can’t say enough, or say thank you enough, about the experience that has been watching Second Life come to life. On a personal level, it has deeply changed me. I am a different and better person, in part through the experience of being in Second Life with all of you. So anyway… I’ll keep you posted, as I get things more sorted out
I wish Philip good luck on his new adventures. So I guess now the full attention is now pointing towards M Linden to carry us through into the distant future of Second Life. This was a big shock to many and I really do admire what Philip has done over recent years and of course bring us Second Life. But with all things everything has to end sometime and move on at some point.
There are now just under 3 days to GO until the gates open up at Burning Life 2009 (7th year celebration) starts. Burning Life in Second Life starts on Saturday 17th October 2009 at 12pm SLT/PDT. I’ve set up a new netvibes tab just for Burning Life 2009 content in Second Life, please check it out and let me know what you think.
BL09 Countdown Clock < Stay updated with latest news, pictures, dates, new videos and more!
Burning Life is a festival of community, art and fire in the virtual world of Second Life. It was first held in 2003 when the Second Life grid was still in it’s infancy, and it’s inspired by the real life Art, Fire and Community festival known globally as Burning Man. Both Burning Man and Second Life began in San Francisco, California. But they have a lot more in common than their birthplace
Map of Burning Life 2009 regions in Second Life
Things you should do!
This is my first year attending BL09. I’m looking forward to it very much.
If you see me about, feel free to give me a shout! :)
Second Life Knowledge Base Wiki
Over the past week or so Linden Lab (Documentation Team) have been working around the clock transferring articles from the old KB to the new Second Life knowledge base wiki. Earlier in the year the Documenation Team set up the KB2Wiki project which involved testing the Wiki and reviewing pages. Success!
Our mission: Test the Wiki as the new home of the KB so you get more accurate information, easier.
Summary: We’re testing using this Second Life Wiki as the new home of the Second Life Knowledge Base (KB for short) by moving a small selection of Beginners’ articles into the Wiki. Our ultimate goal is to unify the KB with the Wiki, two of the main places you might go for Second Life help. Together, we can improve the accuracy, completeness, and range of information available to all Residents — and make all of this information easier to find and use!
The Documentation Team have apparently important all KB articles and are now working on cleanup/organization phrase of the process. I love the new Second Life Knowlege Base wiki, easier to search for things and looks great visually etc.
This Wiki is our new home, so pardon us while the dust settles.
Welcome to the Knowlege Base, the official source for Second Life help & related information.
The Knowledge Base contains articles that are quality-reviewed by Linden Lab and Resident Reviewers. The Wiki has long-thrived as Resident-powered help, and it stands to benefit from documentation which wields the dual advantages of being: (1) officially approved by Linden Lab while at the same time (2) is updated quicker by having more eyes on editable content.
When you first visit the new Second Life Knowlege Base it will show the following things;
Documentation Team Links
Questions:
A child avatar is any avatar that attempts to present as a youth.
This was a group message announced today in the SL Mentor Lounge Group, created by Usil Bailey.
There is no restriction on child avatars from any LL events on any LL land. Some information recently was brought to my attention and I have consulted the Event Lead Dusty Linden and it just is not true. No bracelet is required and no monitoring will be done on any child avatar. Please ask someone if you have any questions please view this wiki entry
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Child_Avatars
My view on this is that I don’t mind being a child avatar in Second Life and I believe it’s fun if used in the right ways. What I don’t want to see is Teens under 18 years old being child avatars on the main grid for whatever reason, it’s just wrong and hard to know if he/she is over 18 years old. Child avatars in Second Life is great for roleplay, having fun and rewriting childhood experiences into awesome ones in Second Life. :)
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