You can find all sorts of avatar looks in Second Life and Open Sim worlds like Reaction Grid (RG) or other virtual worlds like Blue Mars.  I’ve seen robots, humans, jello blobs, disembodied heads, furries, nekos, vampires, geeks/nerds, androids, pregnant ladies, army men, monsters, wizards, beach bunnies, and… goths. Goths.  Hmmmm, they sure are popular. [...]

(tips I’ve compiled from various sources.  some you know.  some you may not.  some are debatable… so please don’t throw virtual tomatoes, just post any corrections/clarifications in your comments!) Speed up your Client (your computer): Lower your Draw Distance.  I keep mine on 96m or 128m unless I’m doing landscape photography or want to see [...]

Quick post, a couple of useful links for you hypergridders: Oline stores where you can buy & sell stuff (and get freebies) for OpenSim Worlds: http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2010/01/opensim-retail-outlets/ Got a spare ‘puter sitting around? Make your own OpenSim world, for free. Okay, okay, not for the faint of heart, but here it is: http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2009/11/opensim-deployment-gets-easier/

It never ceases to amaze me that even many Veteran* Second Lifers don’t take advantage of the cool keyboard shortcuts. Please don’t tell me you are still using the drop-down menus for everything, or are using the (gasp) on-screen camera control, or a laptop touchpad!  Trust me, keyboard+scroll mouse is 100 times better (Kristolynn agrees, [...]

I often run into SL peeps looking for a way to get started selling their clothing, gadgets, and other SL creations.  It’s amazing the new, useful, and extraordinary things our residents come up with! But not everyone wants (or can afford) a full sim or a huge retail store.  “Mini” shops that rent by the [...]

Did you know there are at least 15 alternate SL viewers available? Ener Hax mentioned one to me yesterday that I have not heard of, so I did a little investigating. Seems lots of peeps have taken advantage of SL going open-source. While the alt viewers are not officially supported by LL, some are interesting.  [...]

Enercity Easton has a new shopping mall… or is it an old one? Atomic Dreams is a Future Mall that somehow survived (mostly intact) from 1952… or was it 2052? The mall is now open to merchants, with one and two-level shops for rent…. and we’ll be adding more (secret) stuff later. It’s designed for [...]

As most of you know, good skins and shapes are some of the most popular items in Second Life. It can be difficult to find good quality designs for less $1000 L! One of my favorite shops in the iliveisl.com sims is Vanity Shapes & Skins in Enercity Square, and right now Kate07 Bailey is [...]

Hi all you lovely iliveisl.com residents! Shopping in SL is soooo much nicer than in RL, don’t you think?  And it’s nice to find a good freebie or cheapie.  While it’s true that you usually get what you pay for, there are many nice designers out there who offer some great bargains. I will list [...]

As I was patrolling around the iliveisl.com sims today (I’m the Sheriff, ya know!),  I realized something. I owe a LOT to this site and the “Ener” sims.  In short, iliveisl.com and its creators are the inspiration behind what I do in Second Life. I’ve been on SL for over 3 years, but only in [...]