Thinkerer Melville

Cars and other things are available in the Hobo Welcome Kit. Further information here: Newcomer Welcome Kit http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/02/kit-newcomer-welcome-kit.html You will can pick up the kit inworld at Cookie or elsewhere (in the inworld Hobo Kit). Or if you ask me in IM I will send you a copy. TKR PS. The sandboxes where you are trying to drive your car probably have scripts off for the general public. Try Hobo Island.

Here is a collection of advice: My avatar doesn't look right http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/04/kit-my-avatar-doesnt-look-right.html TKR

This may be relevant: TECHNICAL Problems, Issues, Questions https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/answers TKR

Third party viewers are listed here: Third Party Viewer Directory http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory I use Imprudence for work witn OpenSim TKR

I would recommend dropping it from download. For people who want the 1.x style, there are TPVs. More modern and now patched. I consider 1.23.5 obsolete and not worth patching. I would never recommend it to anyone -- I favor the 2.x design of the LL Standard or Firestorm, but recommend Phoenix or Imprudence for people who want the older design. Thinkerer

I post information about art events on my blog: http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/ But I only post public events and public places. I think the best known art activity in SL is at the University of Western Australia: Virtual Outworlding: Artists alert: UWA 3D Open Art Challenge ... http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/05/artists-alert-uwa-3d-open-art-challenge.html

Summary of info I have picked up My avatar doesn't look right  http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/04/kit-my-avatar-doesnt-look-right.html

Here is general info on how to stream from Shoutrcast Guide to streaming audio. Shoutcast. Performances. http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/03/kit-guide-to-streaming-audio-shoutcast.html

You need some background in straming audio into SL. Here are good sources. What you need to know to hear/see audio and video http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/01/kit-music-and-video-hear-and-see.html Streaming Music into SL http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Streaming_Music Guide to streaming audio. Shoutcast. Performances. http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/03/kit-guide-to-streaming-audio-shoutcast.html You can play audio from any web site to people who are using shared media (Viewer 2 or comparable). You can stream into a parcel from streaming sources like shoutcast, but notice that the streaming url is not the same as the web page url -- the guide above tells you how to get the streaming url. People make objects that loo like radios to control streaming audio, but this is just cosmetic. What you actually do is set the audio stream for the parcel (old method) or set up a web page on a prim (Viewer 2). TKR

This web site has a lot of information: Hobo Kit on the Web Thnkerer

Click Me -- Preferences -Sound and media -- mute sound effects tkr

Here are web resources: Script resources for LSL http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2010/12/kit-script-resources-for-lsl.html you can find lts of full perm scripts and scripted objects in the Hobo Kit: Hobo Helpers Help anywhere, anywhen http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/01/kit-hobo-helpers-help-anywhere-anywhen.html Thinkerer

My avatar doesn't look right http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/04/kit-my-avatar-doesnt-look-right.html TKR

My avatar doesn't look right http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/04/kit-my-avatar-doesnt-look-right.html

I run win 7 64 bit with no problems, as do many other people. Here is a post on that from last year, that may bear on your problem. Windows 7 -- 64 bit -- Second Life -- No problems http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2010/08/windows-7-64-bit-second-life-no.html Thinkerer

If you will contact me in world, I can probably resolve most of your remaining problems quickly. -- we will need to use voice. Send me an IM and indicate when someone in authority would lbe available. I am on Texas time. Thinkerer

You can get help at the Virtual Railway Consortium http://www.virtualrailwayconsortium.org/ On this website you will find more information about this Second LifeTM group and its goals. The Virtual Railway Consortium consists of members that enjoy the diverse railway and other transportation resources in Second life. Here is the slurl to the HQ: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Tuliptree/96/142/30) Contact Moundsa Mayo or Stryker Jenkins Or check the builders forum: http://vrcforum.niceboards.org/f9-rail-and-train-builders-forum

This may clarify: Why do I have a negative balance in Lindens? The peope who will pay are those who have roles allowing them to pay group liabilities. If no one has such a role, the charge will go to the owner. TKR

Here is one possible issue: Get logged out a lot? Check your router. http://virtualoutworlding.blogspot.com/2011/01/kit-get-logged-out-lot-check-your.html Yeah. I was surprised too. TKR

There are multiple viewers that will run SL. There is a standard viewer that is offered at the SL website. For your objectives that one is probably the best to use . There are frequent updates, but that viewer is supposed to update itself automatically. When one ot the professors logs on to SL, the download would happen in the background. After the DLD is complete the professor would get a notice that an update is ready to install. If the Professor has admin rights, the professor would jutst approve the install. On my PC, install talkes less than a minute. If the professors don't have admin rights, you would have to do the install for them. I don't know that the new viewers are always required updates. That does seem to have been the case recently. At the present, the intstalls have been coming about once every 2 months. I am not sure what you mean by the Beta version, but I don't think you would want to use something with that designation. Anyhing like that would probably have more frequent changes. There are third party viewers that will have updates, but the updated may not be required. Here is a link: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory In general, it is not necessary (or desireable) to remove the previous version before updating. There are config files that survive the normal update and carry over previous settings. There are usually also log files that may contain important conversations or other data. Keep that in mind if you do a clean update. One common step in troubleshooting is a clear update, but I would only do this in the case of run failires. Here is a web page I maintain. You may find the troubleshooting section useful. http://thinkerer.org/SLintChan/SLiHoboKitonWeb.htm

Have you contacted the concierge? What response did you get? TKR

Good . about the lindens -- dont't assume that they will be transferred to you automatically. They would be transferred to a dollar account (or UK equivalent). The av who owns the sim should check the dashboard associated with the account to see if funds have been deposited. It will be up to that av to transfer the funds to Lindens. Or the av could simply try to buy Lindens as see what happens. TKR

Thanks for the info -- I will blog. BTW the sim owner should find concierge support here: https://support.secondlife.com/?lang=en-US The person may have to be logged in as sim owner to get that support to show on the web page TKR

I expect to post a blog about this, but first would like to get some more info: The person who does have access to the sim must be listed as the owner. Normally the owner can can control who can enter the sim. What happens when the person tries to set the access to let other people come in? When you say no L's to build with, are you saying that you have not received a stipend or that you are also unable to transfer funds into your SL account from the account set up by the university? If the latter, did the university set up any arrangement to pay additional money beyond the cost of the land?

I have not heard of any widespread login problems with viewer 2.6.3. Since you have 2 names, be sure you are putting a period between them. Thinkerer.Melville