Vryl Valkyrie

More importantly you need update flash and java, at least according to their site. However, I and others online get java error messages.

Please keep in mind this is the first of many tests to come. It is only a test run... to a concept that is barely beta. One could almost call it alpha. I still think the results are great. I'm extremely pleased. I also think the reason some were able to get through after several tries is because the video was cached so did not have to re-download which possibly gives false results of having greater bandwidth.

Looks great. I love it... I live in France. My system is French Vista Family Premium. Dell...Nvidia drivers.. I did the recent Nvidia update at the end of October last month.. just basically an average PC, nothing special. I use Orange ADSL for Internet... unlimited bandwidth.. fast access. I had trouble with IE and Firefox but with Chrome it worked great each time. One landing point did not rez the hair, I think that was some Eyptian looking place. But it had a lot of avatars there constantly coming and going. Other than that one place and issue with hair, everything else rezzed super fast..including hair at other locations with fewer avatars.. that is until I decided to change avatars. It seemed to have difficulty changing. Now my guest avatar is wearing 2 outfits at once. My daughter thinks it makes a cool style, lol. :-) I relogged as guest several times just to test it. Of course my French keyboard did not work ok but I was able to switch to english so that was ok. I decided to be rebelious and stray from the chosen destinations listed in the client. From the Linden winter chalet I was able to take off flying, exploring parts of Mainland.. so that was a cool detour even though it was not part of the controlled environment of set destinations. I do think the new avatar needs more control with appearance. Anyway.. I hope to see this as an added option for SL users soon. I think having a web 3D browser will open up massive windows of opportunities for Linden Lab and SL users both, especially those of us who are merchants. We should welcome this needed development because it will help our world to expand, thus potentially increasing sales for those of us who make a living here. Yes it is only beta but I'm still excited also because I think for the first time that this browser can introduce the virtual environment like SL to people who have never done anything outside of FB or myspace or twitter. http://www.flickr.com/photos/21005444@N05/5182866393/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/21005444@N05/5183645756/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/21005444@N05/5183645760/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/21005444@N05/5183645768/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/21005444@N05/5183645772/

I have 5 images posted in my first comment.. and as you can plainly see that I am in beta..and I live in France.... was all over mainland, too. I went to the Linden Chalet and then took off flying from there. It was a ton of fun. I think this is a positive step in the right direction for SL. I cannot wait for further development of the web browser. I think it will attract an entire new user generation to SL. I like the fact that it has a button for full access.. makes a nice teaser. Let's see more destinations and more access to mainland. Allow teleports too...allow voice..allow shopping.. allow them a linden house.. friend's list but everything else they need full access. Thanks for the awesome work!

No Wallace that can't be true because I live in France and have no problems testing it.

At first I saw a bunch of mega sized ugly triangles.. mostly black and grey. I crashed a lot. Major Lag. After I maxed my graphics began to see some cool stuff.. like this model by Timmi Allen. http://www.flickr.com/photos/21005444@N05/5079568839/

Thanks Nelson for the updates.. always nice to have advanced notice. What would be really great is if everyone could purchase Homesteads. You mention Customer Support.. which support is that? Phone, live chat or ticket? Who will be handling it? Do you know when or if Concierge will be answering phones again? Thank you.

yeah like bouncing boobs? lol

I also don't like the view.. it's too big and bulky.

Just tried it out.. yes it is an improvement but would like to be able to completely close the sidebar. It is an annoying distraction to my peripheral view.

I might actually try this one simply because the sidebar can be undocked.. it's one of the main reasons I hate 2.0 and don't use it... of course not the only reason. Thanks!

Sounds promising Jack.. I look forward to the proposed changes with anticipation.. thanks!

Thanks everyone. Nothing works. I guess it is a bug like Darius said or LL simply wants to take our items hostage. I have no plans to use the new marketplace until they fix search on it, amongst a few other things too.

Thank you very much. .. but even when I recync I'm not able to delete the items like we can on xstreetsl.

How do you delete items on the new SL Marketplace?  Does anyone know?  Thank you.

Bonjour Kim.. it's great to have you! Wow from Blizzard eh? How lucky are we. Very impressive. I always said that what Linden Lab needed were professionals from the gaming industry. Even though SL is not an MMO, it is still a gaming environment... yes also a 3D platform in which there are multiple opportunities. I don't think you're an Anne Sullivan type but I'm sure we can expect amazing things from you. I'm optimistic about what you will bring to the table. Cheers and welcome aboard!

I do not speak Spanish, however wanted to expound that just because one may have acquired textures free with full perms does not necessarily mean that those textures are legitmate. Sometimes textures have been uploaded into Second Life illegally. They are pirated textures, which means that you have no right to them. I would strongly advise to not sell or use textures that you did not 100% make unless you know for a fact, beyond a shadow of doubt the "creator" (as in uploader) is actually the lawful copyright owner or agent, otherwise you risk receiving a DMCA take down notice from the legal representative and possibly end in court as a result of. Message was edited by: Vryl Valkyrie to add that there are MANY so called full perm free texture packages in Second Life that are pirated...So be careful.

House usually means private. I would knock... such as in text "knock knock" anyone there?

Hi, not much has happened.. so not to worry. You're really not out of the loop. However, I thought you might find this thread useful since it is other SL residents discussing the same issue only a few weeks ago.. http://forums.secondlife.com/showthread.php?t=337734 The thread also has a few quotes from Babbage Linden. Hope this helps.

Champagnne.John wrote: Oh Suella! That would be super if you would mention it to Pink...tell them I have had a ticket in about this for a LOOOONNNNGGGG time! Thank you so much. This should work! It might be better that you mention it since you are the one with the ticket. Pink won't bite, I promise.. unless your avatar is a carrot.. lol... since she is a Pink Bunny hehe. Just go here to her profile and click send private message.. https://blogs.secondlife.com/people/Pink.Linden Pink is friendly and responsive. Make sure to mention your ticket number too so she can update it.

Siofra.Alter wrote: Here's a step-by-step to clear your cache: Start the Second Life as usual but do NOT log in. At the top left, look for the words "File", "Edit", "Help". Click Edit. Click Preferences (should be the only thing on the menu if you're not logged in) Click the tab on the left side of the dialogue box labelled "Network" Click the "Clear Cache" button. Click "Close" on the dialogue box saying "Cache will be cleared after you restart Second Life". Click the OK button Close second life (click the X button, top right corner of the viewer) Re-open second life and log in as usual. When you log in, you'll see a message (possibly for several seconds) saying your cache is being cleared. I'll leave it to someone else to post a good low-lag surl and instructions to use it. Thanks for answering her Siofra, just now saw her message. But yeah.. what she said hehe

Hi devilgyrl, sorry to hear your little problem but don't fret. It's not a biggy. Just empty your cache and relog. Try going to an area with little or no lag. That should solve it.

I completely agree. It's also a pity when people personally attack others in the blogs as well. What a shame. Human nature I guess. Too bad that people cannot learn to resolve differences like adults without resorting to below the belt attacks such as name calling, etc. Anyway, hopefully one day this will stop and when it does, there will be less wars and crime in the world. Until then, all we can try to do is to get along with society and ignore the ones who choose to be hostile, insensitive or rude.

That's one thing I always hated about teh forums is that there was no way to mute or ignore people in the forums.. given human nature, we can't help but respond sometimes even if we know we shouldn't..

Does this mean that we can do that? yay.. thanks!