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Warning – Neil Life Viewer

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Update 10/5/09

Today Massively is reporting that a number of those using the Neil Life Viewer for IP theft have been banned. See; Linden Lab rounds up and ejects a bunch of copyright infringers

Original Post

New World Notes posted a warning about the Neil Life Viewer. The viewer is said to have been made by Gwyneth Llewelyn, it was NOT! This viewer may be a phishing attempt (steal your password). UPDATE 8/10: Massively has added their voice and a few details to the saga. See: Dodgy Second Life viewer doing the rounds

This viewer claims to have all the tools one needs to steal content in Second Life. News of the ‘new’ viewer is being distributed in SL via note card announcement. It appears someone took one of Gwyneth’s note cards (she has loads of full permission cards out there) and changed the content so it would look like she sent it. Obviously they think her name recognition will get them in the door.

Avoid the Neil Life Viewer and tell your freinds to avoid it. Most important of all… Please help Gwyneth as she asks, “I should say that my abuse report to Linden Lab (#1606110) might probably be ignored since I couldn’t identify either the creator of the spam item or of the “Neil Life” software. So I’d naturally appreciate if anyone gets the notecard, or any information related to the creators of the illegal software, and report it to Linden Lab as well, or, if you prefer, to let me know so that I can follow up on my own reports.“

Roadmap for SL Content Creators

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SL Content Creation Roadmap

New World Notes has a summary of Cyn Linden’s post on the SL roadmap for content creators. If you are selling or plan to sell in SL then this is something to know and join in shaping as it will affect you. Some of the highlights and issues are described below.

At the present time it is easy for alternates with no payment information to rip-off goods and sell them. There is a whole big thing about Stroker Serpentine versus anonymous, unregistered Volkov Catteneo. It’s hard to go after an anonymous person. This new system, if done right, has the potential to stop these content theft problems. The Lindens expect to see many of the new features implemented this year. So, get involved in the discussion in the forums.

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Second Life Emerald Viewer’s Unverified Chat?

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OTR Menu in Emerald Viewer

Update 8/8

Some people are getting stuck in encrypted IM sessions. Try closing the session and restarting. The latest update of the viewer is supposed to resolve the problem, I don’t see the problem since I turned it off (see original post below).

Some builders working with small objects have found the edit arrow used to move objects are too far away from the object. Check this post to correct the problem. Emerald Pivot Point

Bug Tracker

Greenlife Emerald (GLE) Viewer Bug Tracking has its own issue tracker system. You can find it here: Emerald Viewer Issue Tracker

12/3/09: I’ve added an index to all the Emerald Viewer Reviews. See: Emerald Viewer Review Index

Original Post

Those of us using Greenlife Emerald viewer version 1.23.4 (439) have started seeing this message popping up in IM’s, “Unverified conversation started. (some name here) has not been authenticated, …” followed by a link one can click. Dare you click it? Did you click it without thinking?

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Snowglobe Viewer Review Updated

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Update 11/29

Snowglobe Experimental Viewer Review Update

Update 8/6

Massively has posted an update on Snowglobe. They have a Snowglobe Review with a list of changes, fixes and additions.

Update 7/30

Something is happening with the new server updates… I am seeing ‘This Region is running a different version…’ notices. I’ll check that out once I have time. But the effect is I’m seeing Snowglobe lockups in just a few minutes. However, the Emerald lockups have stopped…

Update: The final half of the grids are in update (server 1.27.1) and rolling restarts as of this morning. Yesterday the first half were done between 7 and 10:45 AM SLT (PST).

Original Post

The Second Life viewer Snowglobe was updated to release 1.0.3.2537, July 21, 2009.

A even more recent version is Snowglobe 1.1.0.2558, July 23, 2009. Use it at your own risk. This is the newest, most advanced and the most unpredictable version. It too is available at the link above.

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Second Life Bulk Permissions Disaster

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Permissions

This is a must read for anyone selling products in Second Life. There is a new feature and a bug that may lead you to sell your products with full permission. Several sellers in Second Life have already been burned.

With the release if the SL Viewer 1.23 a new feature was added. The new feature is Bulk Permissions. The feature works in two ways. Until now builders have had to change permissions item by individual item. There is now a feature to allow one to change a number of items in inventory or all the permissions in the contents of an object. First a tutorial on Bulk Permissions (a Torley Video).

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Land of NoR XRPS Tutorial

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Land of NoR WARPS/XRPS

Land of NoR (LoN), a Second Life RPG, has been working on an improved combat and RP system meter. The one in use is called WARPS, standing for Weapons and Role Play System. In July use of the experimental XRPS version of WARPS started. There are several changes being tested and several questions have come up.

You can follow the discussion in the Land of NoR forum.

Update 7/31

If you have not noticed, going into SPAR (/9 spar) forces a save of meter stats. That is important to know as the meter only saves every so often. A SL or viewer crash or other forced relog can possibly force your meter back to the last saved status. Going into spar and back to combat status does a save and reload of meter stats.

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