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Skip if you already know this — apparently it’s been around for awhile and I had no clue. You can drag an open texture preview onto any applicable surface, whether it’s a prim face or a profile picture.   This may be a quick shortcut if you’ve already got a texture open and were under [...]

What if I told you that you can get less lag in seconds, with a few simple clicks? No, this ain’t a scam, but like some infomercials, it’s completely risk-free. Y’see, I love “smart” defaults because they help give us a better experience out of the box, whether we’re new to Second Life or doing [...]

Jack Linden recently announced “Viewer 2.3 Beta Available Today With Display Names and More“! In response to hot Resident requests, we made a bunch of design upgrades so that it’s simple to do some everyday things you’ll be using often. Question: “How can I grab a complicated display name made out of characters I can’t [...]

Do you want to have Second Life instant messages forwarded to your email address when you’re not logged in? Or do you get many IMs and find them spammy? Whatever your choice, you can toggle offline instant messages (IMs) ^ As that help page explains, you can do it from Account > Contact Information in [...]

No matter how much changes here, some things are still around. Among them, classic clouds. Do you turn classic clouds on or off (or switch depending on context), and why? Also relevant: if you didn’t know you could turn them off — maybe you’re a new Resident — you should try and decide for yourself! [...]

I keep seeing Residents (and my wife) wonder what happened to the “New Inventory Window” and other options in Viewer 2.1, since the My Inventory sidebar tab no longer has a dedicated top menu. Part of why we removed this was because there was unneeded redundancy where similar items could be found in two places. [...]