SpaceNavigator, Windows 10, and Second Life

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3DConnexion has a Windows 10 driver for the SpaceNavigator, version 10.4.5 August 11, 2016. They come in 64-bit and 32-bit versions. If you are on Windows 10, you most likely are on 64-bit. Don’t worry about it too much. If you are on 32-bit and try to install 64-bit software/drivers the 64-bit software/driver will refuse to install.

I CAN HAS SPACENAVIGATOR?
I CAN HAS SPACENAVIGATOR?

Two years ago I got my SpaceNavigator (SN) and had a heck of a time getting it working as I wanted. So, I wrote the tutorial: 3DConnextion SpaceNavigator v10 for Second Life (8/2014). I used it as my guide for getting my SN working on my new Windows 10 machine.

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Firestorm Birthday

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Saturday 9/3 is/was Firestorm Viewer’s sixth year out. Well, Phoenix-Firestorm. They announced it this morning. They tend not to say much until just before they open doors. I think that is to keep the region they invite people to for a party from being over run. See the announcement: Happy 6th Birthday Firestorm Project. Congratulations! … Read more

Second Life: Scam at Play

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Every so often someone figures out a new way to scam those in Second LifeTM. Seems a new scam has popped up.

After The End
After The End

Links are placed into comments in group chat. Most of us just paste a URL (http://www.someplace…) in and keep going. BUT… SL chat has the ability to make text links (link), text hiding the URL. Seems those are being used to mislead people to a hacking site. The bait is some promise of free or cheap goodies in the marketplace. 

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