How to use Photoshop to Create Textures With Alpha Channels for Second LifeThis will guide you step-by-step on how to make textures with transparency for Second Life using Adobe Photoshop CS. It includes tips on how to avoid blurry white outlines and a little info on masks and alpha channels.By: AsterAster
Thinking about Second Life in 2008…Last December, New World Notes readers made a slew of predictions for 2007, and later this week, I’ll be checking to see which came to pass. This December, we’ll be doing that for 2008, so here’s the questions to think…SLHamlet
Resident Opinion Survey - How would you answer?
Filed under: Linden Lab, Op/Ed
I’ve been reading about the resident survey that Linden Lab has been randomly sending to Second Life residents via their client. I was surprised to find it on my screen the other day. It asked the question, "Is your Second Life experience getting better […]
SecondCast #51 - Hot Like Me The ‘Casters discuss reflective functionality in the new First Look viewer (demonstration), The L-Word launch in SL, land prices, RL winter weather birds, Smokin Aces, and the very un-Second Life (but Web 2.0 relevant) music search website, Midomi.com, which allows users to sing or […]
Short notice rolling restart
Filed under: Updates
According to the official blog there’s a rolling restart underway. Details are sketchy, but when they’re this poorly announced they usually mean it’s an exploit fix and we won’t get a lot of additional details, although it is also setting up for the new search, fixing sale auction IDs and […]
Just purchased two lots for investment/project purposes in the Kasba sim. Nice rocky hillsidesposted by Kidd Newchurch on Kasba using a blogHUD : [blogHUD permalink]
Playing Empires: Second Life Bloggers on the HUD-Based MMO CrazeIs the new Tringo-level game craze a HUD-based mini-MMO? I’ve long been meaning to try out Tiny Empires, a turn-based, land acquisition-and-monarchy strategy game that’s played on a heads-up display. To be perfectly honest, when I looked at the manual…SLHamlet
Links for Saturday, December 29, 2007
Todd Harrison: Things I’ve Learned - “Take the high road. It s less crowded and boasts a much better view.“USA Spending: API Documentation - “USAspending.gov is pleased to announce the availability of its data in an Application Programming Interface (API).“Kirkland Weblog: Kirkland, Take “The Plunge” With Me! - […]