phew! we’ve been on OpenSim 0.7.1 dev (that’s a pre-official release) for 16 months now and i’ve held off getting an update because we really did not need one and our grid ran smoothly so i figured why mess with it however, there are so many great fixes in 0.7.3.1 that it made sense to have [...]

if you are about to take the dive into your own server, check out the deal below from SimHost you’d think SimHost would let me know of these deals since i am their biggest cheerleader, but they did not =( i just saw this 10 day old tweet which is good for another 10 days [...]

it’s hard to believe that it has been a full 10 months since we switched over to SimHost . . . stress? what stress? that is how i can sum up my experience in OpenSim with SimHost. i never find myself wishing for better performance, my viewer has crashed a half a dozen times in [...]

“nice day for a a walk eh?” March 4th . . . =P dang, time flies! this week i posted about the Ides of March and making goals but using the Time and Date website today gave me a smack upside the head! i first dipped my toe into OpenSim back on November 4th, 2009 [...]

part one of a mini four part series aimed at corporate, public, and educational users seeking an alternative/supplement to Second Life Second Life is a very good option for many people. for me my pocketbook was getting too thin and my skin was not thick enough to stay with Second Life. while these next few [...]

OpenSim land options just keep on coming! i read a post about New Voice on Maria’s Hypergrid Business blog and you can get a full OpenSim region for $9.90 USD a month from New Voice. in OpenSim, a full region typically means 45,000 prims from most providers. i say “typical” because that is an arbitrary [...]

there seems to be a “race to the bottom” with OpenSim hosting. some plans will get you a “sim” for $10 USD a month! wow what a price! for some reason, people expect to pay peanuts for sims in OpenSim. yes, i am the first to say OpenSim is far less expensive. in that post the other [...]

it has been about 6 weeks since we switched over to SimHost and a good point to share what the experience has been like in Reaction Grid, i maxed out our resources and that resulted in the need to find a bigger solution. with OpenSim, you have many choices and those choices are increasing monthly [...]

the other night i made a single sim suggestion for those wanting to try OpenSim. it is affordable and offered by someone with a very solid reputation. Snoopy’s price point is about 15% the cost of a full sim in Second Life or about what you might pay for 1,500 prims in Second Life. her [...]

i have gotten a few comments, emails, and tweets wishing us well from people thinking we are no longer in-world what’s the matter with you? can’t you read my mind? lol – i guess i have not actually written a post saying what we are doing, just a few mentions within other posts (with all [...]

our new host, SimHost, has been highly communicative with both myself and subQuark. communication is good and trust is even better! James Stallings II is a sweetheart of a guy (i hope he does not embarrass easily) and not only answers my questions (inquiring minds want to know) but also takes the time to explain about the background of whatever [...]

ready to give OpenSim a try? there are options and most are quite affordable if you want to install it yourself, Maria at Hypergrid just published a detailed post on setting up your own grid. but what if you don’t feel like messing with that (ie, read: ener is really clueless but says “i’m too busy” [...]

in many OpenSim situations, you can do complete backups of your sim – terrain, plants, buildings, anything – all in one OAR file. many hosted situations do those backups for you but typically you can also do your own. for sure you can backup your builds and you are a dope if you don’t (no [...]