I have an ASUS N80Vm series laptop with an Intel Core Duo P8400 CPU running at 2.26Ghz. I have an Nvidia GeForce 9600M GS video card with 1 Gig of memory (that's right, 1 Gig, not a typo), 4 Gigs or Ram, and a 320Gig hard disk drive. So, unless it's my internet service provider, I dont' understand why I can't get a decent experience like many of the other folks on here. My provider is Clearnet wireless and the speed is only 1.5 megabits per second. I've been on red lght center for 2 years with very little problems. The avatars look much better, no refresh rate problems, and no "clear cache" problems. I never have to clear a cache on there. So, why the heck do I have problems on second life? And what is this clear cache thing? Why can red light center operate as they do without the need for this and second life can't? I am totally frustrated at this point and ready to right off second life as an inferior piece of software that mimicks what software was like in the early 1980s. Sorry, but I am upset. Thanks for all the comments. I am doing much better now (4-30-11). Think the router was a problem, had it tuned up via Cisco sytems techie. BTW, is there any way for me to make a post on my own thread without editing the original question? Thanks.