Lindal Kidd

That's not a bad computer for the price. The graphics card is probably the weakest part about it, but it should still be OK for SL...probably not with Shadows and DOF though. Your internet connection is also important. You need a good high speed connection, either DSL or cable or FIOS, and your computer should connect to your modem/router with a cable, not wi-fi. Ask the store if you can return the computer if it's not suitable for your intended use. Then take it home and give it a try...but save all the packaging in case it doesn't do the job as well as you would like.

That's really two questions! A "house" is an object. You can build a house, or buy one at a store in world or on the Marketplace. But you still need somewhere to put it...you need land. You can buy land, or rent land, or even get both land and a free house on it by getting a Premium membership and applying for a Linden Home. You have a huge amount of choice in buying or renting land, and it can be confusing. I teach a class on this topic on Friday evenings, 5 pm SL time, at Caledon Oxbridge University.

Both a good graphics card AND a good internet connection are important I don't agree with your statement that "fast internet is not readily available in the US". Fast internet is VERY available here. I have Verizon FIOS with a 35 Mbps speed. Granted, you will have more choice in major metropolitan areas, but unless you live WAY out in the sticks, there is almost always some way to get a fast internet connection.

I don't think so, and if you did it would probably be a copyright violation. The only way to play "your" music in SL is to get a Shoutcast stream and broadcast it that way. I recommend that you actually own the rights, preferably performance rights, to the music you play in this fashion.

Knowl's correct. Abuse report the region owner for IP violation. In theory, you could file a DMCA takedown notice on him, too.

This scam is encountered fairly often. You rez an object. It requests access to your account. You click Yes, and it drains away all your money. The scammer is taking advantage of two things. 1. There is a script function which lets an object access your account. This is needed for devices like vendors, so that they can give customer refunds. However, scammers can use it too. 2. People ignore notifications and requests for permission to do things, and just click Yes automatically. Read those notifications before you click Yes!!! And file an abuse report on the owner of this object.

SL does not kill pixels, at least not any more than anything else on your computer. Monitors do eventually wear out, and pixels can go dead. But it's not SL's fault.

You probably belong to a group that lists your group role as one that "shares in group dividends and liabilities". When LL charges the group for their classified ad or search listing, all members with that group ability item checked share in the cost. Check your Transaction History in the Account section of your dashboard page to see where your $L went. Then either contact the group owner, and ask him to change that default, or leave the group so you won't continue to be charged. To get back to$0, you'll have to buy some $L, or earn some in world. Try playing the Linden Realms game to earn a few $L.

The Forum Cartel is a chatty, friendly group with an in world hangout to boot.

Anyone can abuse report anyone for anything, and some idiots do just that. You will not get in trouble with Linden Lab for having an argument with your ex-boss, so she is wasting her time. I'm glad you feel bad about losing your temper. If you think you did wrong, then send her an IM or a notecard to apologize...if you feel that SHE was out of line, then don't. It's up to you. Either way, just move on past it.

Yes, you can make them up to 64m now. If you need a larger prim than that, you'll have to find one of the old pre-made megaprims.

In addition to Peggy's excellent answer, When you are clearing your cache, check and see if you are sharing the same cache location among different viewers. If you are...stop doing that. Establish a different cache location for each viewer. Shared cache files are convenient when they work, but can produce some odd glitches.

I'm very sorry, but I can't understand your problem. You should find someone who speaks better English to help you write your question.

I don't know about Fish Hunt, but if you want to fish, we have 7 Seas in my sim, and next door (in fact, they might have Fish Hunt over there too)!

If you have tried all the lost inventory fixes and nothing works, file a support ticket with LL. Sometimes (rarely) the problem is with their inventory servers, and they can do additional things to help you get your inventory back.

No. Each account is always treated as a separate entity.

I don't wear prim eyes, but I do have a set of "sparkle" contacts that I like very much.

You can lock your camera to an avatar...just hold ALT and left click that avatar. Your camera is now "focused" on this spot. Since the spot is an avatar, when they move, your camera will move with them, "following" them. This will continue until you click something else, changing the focus point of your camera. This is not harmful, and if they teleport away, your camera will not follow them wherever they are on the grid. (I have, however, followed flying avatars across several sims). You certainly cannot follow someone "forever". The logging in at a strange location has nothing to do with the above. It's probably just that your last location was unavailable when you logged in. However, if you are concerned that your account has been compromised, change your password. NOTE: Do not leave "Remember my password" checked on your log in screen. If you do, anyone who has access to your computer can use your avatar.

Usually, the "items coming in too fast" message only means that textures and notecards won't be automatically displayed on your screen. The items should still make it into your inventory OK. But when the process encounters a No Copy item, the transfer can stop cold, while it asks you if it is OK to move this No Copy item. In this case, you may have to look in your box again, select the parts that haven't yet been transferred, and drag them into your inventory. I always use the select and drag method of unboxing, myself; I don't trust the Copy to Inventory button to put the things in the folder I want them in.

In addition to Charlotte's excellent answer, it could be: 1. An SL glitch, either temporary or permanent. 2. I seem to recall that the ban list has a maximum size. I'm not sure, but if you exceeded it, it might have re-set itself.

IF you have set your preferences to log your chat and IM, they are in a folder on your computer that you specify. The default location is C:\Users|UserName\Roaming\AppData\SecondLife\chatlog (Note: If you don't see these directories, in any directory window choose Tools/Options/View/Show Hidden Files and Folders.) In the chatlog folder there are subfolders for each of your accounts, if you have more than one. In those subfolders, you'll find your IM logs, listed by the name of the person or group you had an IM with, and a local chat log with the file name chat.txt. These logs are added to whenever you have conversations. The chat.txt file, in particular, can become unmanageably large. Several times a year, I will go into that file, select three months or so worth of chat, and cut and paste it to a new .txt file with a name like "old chat Jan_Mar_2011.txt"

Not much you can do except continue to send IMs and notecards to the owner. In addition to continuing to request group membership and rez rights, I'd also (politely) ask for a credit on your rental. Be prepared for them to refuse, though. There's not much you can do about that except move on to a different landlord and a different store location.

The current inventory implementation is better than this experimental one. The main problem I see with the new version is, too many mouse clicks to do what can now be done with a simple drag and drop. Improvements I would LIKE to see: 1. Fix the "high speed scrolling" that occurs sometimes when trying to drag an item to a new location. 2. Add Cut and Paste...my Firestorm does that, and it's a big convenience when you have a lot of folder and subfolders. 3. Automatically delete Links when an item is deleted. Or find some other way to fix the "broken link" problem. 4. Make the functionality even MORE like the Windows File Manager. People know how that works. 5. Here's one I probably can't have, but would really like: Access to my inventory *without* having to log my avatar in world. I would really like to have uninterrupted peace and quiet when sorting my Stuff. I understand why it's a bad idea to have the inventory on my local hard drive...but couldn't you maybe invent a way to log in just to the inventory server, so that my friends don't see me on line and start calling me up? I do like the more distinct division between the main Inventory, Library, newly received items, and trash. Put Received Items at the top of the stack, though.

I have heard that graphics card AA settings don't work with SL (actually what I heard is different and more technical, but I forgot the details). Try turning off your custom NVIDIA profile and using 4x AA settings in the SL graphics window.

I agree with the others. The specs are good except for the graphics. Check out ASUS laptops...they often have NVIDIA graphics. Mine runs SL as well as my desktop PC.