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Stripping Comments from a Script

This article explains how to easily strip single comment lines from scripts.  Typically these comment lines start with either // or # characters.   Second Life’s® lsl scripting language,  PHP, and other c++ style scripts use //.   Shell style … Continue reading

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Object or Item Giver Script for Second Life

Place this script in a prim, like a sign, and it becomes a item delivery system.  Great for delivering free items like demos, freebies, or notecards.  When touched in-world at Second Life®  it will deliver a selected item from the … Continue reading

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Script to Add, Change, or Delete Floating Text over Object

This is a simple script for changing the floating text (sometimes called hover text)  above a prim object in Second Life.  The script uses the standard Second Life LSL scripting language function llSetText.

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Background Music or Sounds Won’t Turn Off Second Life

  After updating the Second Life® Viewer to version 3.4.3 this really annoying Metal Rock song would start playing whenever I was at my Second Life home.  I was unable to mute the sound or turn down the volume using … Continue reading

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My Teleporter Stopped Working! – Second Life

August/September/October 2012 If you have a sit-style (sometimes called local or regional)  teleporter in Second Life® you are probably experiencing problems with it.  The most common issue is what is being called the ”000 problem“.  This is when the teleport goes … Continue reading

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Building a Vertical Half-Wall for a Tahoe A-frame in Second Life

The Tahoe Second Life® Linden Homes are A-frames with that cool mountain feel.  But the sloping walls create this funky useless space where the walls meet the floor.  In many real world A-frame a half-wall is used to create a low vertical interior wall … Continue reading

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Make a Down Light for Second Life

This is an easy beginner level project for building a ceiling-light to add more light to your property in Second Life®.  The uses for this simple light fixture are almost limitless.  It is easy to make, and only requires 1 … Continue reading

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Add a loft to your Linden Home in Second Life

Just because you can’t move the walls or floors around on your Premium Linden Home doesn’t mean you can’t add new ones, or even cover the old ones with a new wallpaper or paneling pattern. When I acquired my Tahoe … Continue reading

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Searching Second Life Marketplace – A Better Way

Search the Second Life® Marketplace Listings using Google Search: The box above only searches for items listed in the Second Life Marketplace. This is a little tool I made for myself, but you are welcome to use it.  I have … Continue reading

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Learning to Surf the Virtual Waves in Second Life

Aloha! Being a beach lover, one of the first things I did in Second Life® was to check out some of the many beach locations.  Surfing virtual waves is an activity offered at many of those beaches.  I was intrigued, … Continue reading

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