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So, tried the web on a prim function yet?

So, tried the web on a prim function yet?

by Lisa Millar ♥ 0 Leave a Comment


I have, I gave it a go this morning and I’m hooked! It’s so utterly simple, yet means while I’m busy in my studio or at my virtual home I can keep up to tabs with the latest news, e-mails, Xstreet bargains..everything without leaving the comfort of my Second Life. This almost negates my having a first life, if I’m brutally honest! I was shown how to do this by one of my Plurk buddies, Don Hosho, and it’s stupidly straightforward. Basically, rez an object (ctrl + B) and texture it (For this example I rezzed a cube, squashed and stretched it and then applied a blank texture, white, and switched it to full bright) In the texture menu, at the bottom, you’ll see a wee ‘+’ icon. Using that allows you to enter a URL, and bob’s your uncle…plus you can interact and refresh the page as you would normally.Of course, there are security issues to bear in mind here, for example you’d have to be a VERY silly billy if you were going to do your online-banking inworld using this functionality, but at the moment it genuinely  feels like the sky is the limit with Second Life innovations like this one…

Bloody marvellous if you ask me!

Tattoo You…

Tattoo You…

by Lisa Millar ♥ 0 Leave a Comment

First up dear readers, HUGE grovelling apologies for my not blogging for (gulp) almost a week.
It’s my RL shifts, alas some weeks they bugger me up more than usual and I’m afraid that’s been the case here. Still, I’ll more than make up for it I can assure you! So, how have you been, missed me? Having fun with 2.0? I must confess that I’m really getting into my stride with it now. I’m not in as much of a loving minority as I was with it last week either; I’ve encountered a lot of people who are gagging for the new viewer, especially the Snowglobe version. I’m running Snowglobe 2.0 at the moment and SL is rezzing better and faster and is noticeably less laggy, so I do heartily recommend that you give it a whirl.
Of course, I eagerly await the Emerald 2.0 viewer. I think everyone is waiting for that one with baited breath, fingers crossed!
Anyway, to get us back into the swing of things, let me share a nice look I’ve just created with you. This is sort of beach-beautiful, which I’ve crafted using CURIO ‘Beach-Jellyfish 2’. I’m wearing a chest enhancing attachment with it from LINC, and the jewellery is by my favourite jewellers at the moment, $GaNKeD$. The gorgeusly summery hair is ‘Justine’ in ‘Barley’ by TRUTH, and the dress is called ‘Open Up’ in plum, by UB. But the main reason I created this was because I wanted to share the stunning butterfly face tattoo I won today at DEVOL. They have a roulette machine in store, you pay it L$50 and you receive a face tattoo selection at random. I had two attempts and got two beauties; this butterfly tattoo and a stars tattoo. I love the fact that we have a tattoo layer now in the new viewer, and it’s going to make such a difference to designers. Make-up, facial tattoos and various adornments, even hair bases can be created for this layer now and it’s really going to revolutionise some of the looks that we see on our virtual catwalks and blogs in the near future. I’m sore impressed with this look and I hope you are too..to think, we’ve only had 2.0 for just over a week as well….

Kitty Suggests: 7 cheap or free things to do today!

Kitty Suggests: 7 cheap or free things to do today!

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  1. Do as I did, and go for a bijou frolicette at Alirium Gardens, because it’s VERY pretty.
  2. Pop over to Pixeldolls and MARVEL at the wonderful goodies on sale for a measley L$10..there’s a vast range of tops, skirts, dresses, gowns and ensembles that are perfect for every occasion. Stock up. (The dress I am wearing in the previous post is from that very sale..good eh?)
  3. Go and visit my Kittylicious! Shapes stores at Malt, Harlow and Second Style Island, because very soon I’m going to be revamping the whole range and getting rid of lots of shapes forever. Sadly I’ll also be closing one of my stores too (but more news on that later) You can click HERE for a series of headshots of my releases this year..three are already out, the remainder will be coming soon.
  4. Fancy a great freebie home? Then  get yourself a FREE COTTAGE by tp’ing  HERE It’s actually very nice indeed, and is courtesy of Sedona Sparrow@ NEST.
  5. Wander over to the Car Wash sim (home to Fabfree!) and enjoy the CART SALE, items are L$10 and under and there are 65 vendors participating! Can you imagine?!
  6. Buy even more bargains from the Alatiel Fashions outlet; with prices at L$100 and under plus styles for both men and women, you’re sure to find something to tickle yours (or his!) fancy.
  7. Finally, go to  Wildfire Designs/Firestorm and buy the amazing animated watering can and flowerbox, and even better the stunning Moroccan lounger, for only L$25 each as part of the ‘L$25 Tuesdays’ event.
Help for Haiti Second Life Style

Help for Haiti Second Life Style

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One of the most genuinely amazing things about Second Life is the gestures made by residents when a real life situation becomes just utterly overwhelming. The Haiti disaster is a prime example, in real life aid is tentatively trickling into Port-Au-Prince but it’s clear that much more needs to be done before the problem can even begin to be properly dealt with. Already in SL many content creators are coming together to help by raising funds for charity, in this case the Red Cross.
OMGWTF Barbecue has established a place in world where you can go and buy items or just simply donate, and all proceeds will obviously go to the charity. In this photo I’m wearing the HOD “To Love” Rosary which is L$50. There are also items on sale from Scribble, Virtual Insanity, Turnip’s Homes, Nushru, This Is A Fawn, Ticky Tacky, Le Melange, Sweet Leonard & Needful Things, Tweedle and more will be added soon I’m sure. Even if you aren’t fussed by the wares on display ( but they are exceptional) you can donate Lindens at one of the kiosks that are in situ there.
This is a brilliant idea, and means that we can all do our bit to help, no matter how great or small…thanks for sorting this out OMGWTF and all the creators involved.

Visit by clicking HERE.