Nalates' Things & Stuff

Google Chrome OS?

2009/11/21 by Nalates Urriah

We all know about the Windows Operating System (OS) and the Apple Operating System. There are others; Linux and its UNIX ancestors and cousins, VMS, BDS, SunOS and others. The operating system is the foundation software that makes a computer what it is. I often explain an operating system to non-techies as all the mechanical stuff between the steering wheel and the front wheels of a car. We turn the steering wheel and the ‘operating system’ makes the front wheels turn in reponse. So, what is Google doing now?

Failed Inventory Deliveries in Second Life

2009/11/20 by Nalates Urriah

You may not have heard, but Linden Lab is changing how they will handle freebies on XStreetSL. Basically they are going to charge a price for having freebies on XStreetSL. There are two controversies that swirl around this change. A good review of those can be found in Ciaran Laval’s blog post, So are you still calling Myth#1 a myth Pink?

KirstenLee's S18-1 (214)

2009/11/20 by Nalates Urriah

KirstenLee has updated her site with news of an updated viewer, (214). This viewer gets better and better. I use it for most of my photos in SL now. I have not had time to use this one yet. I plan to use it this weekend. More later. KistenLee S18 Viewer

Devokan, a Myst Style Build in Second Life

2009/11/13 by Nalates Urriah

Devokan is a 2 SIM region in Second Life. It made the SL Hot Spots in early November. It is a quaint little place, peaceful and beautiful. In this article I cover many of the features of Devokan that casual visitors probably won’t notice. There is more to Devokan than meets the eye.

Busy

2009/11/06 by Nalates Urriah

I’ve been busy with RL, moving, unpacking, getting what little work there is done, getting cable to my new home for a good Internet connection, writing proposals for the company I freelance for… I have new articles planned for here. One that is most in my mind is about Devokan (SL Map). It recently made … Read more

Photo Sharing Sites Review

2011/11/082009/10/23 by Nalates Urriah

Update 11/23/09 – See Koinup below

I have not been blogging all that long. But I have learned images are important for a blogger. I suspect Torley mentioned my Emerald Viewer Review because of the images. What I am learning now is the number if images I need to publish. Also, I’m not making any money from this blog… I’m looking at how I might change that but that is another story. So, I need a free sharing plan.

I use Flickr, Photobucket and KOINUP. Each has some nice features. For my blogging use I find that I need albums, a way to group related images. For my gaming life I need Groups, which are a way to allow friends to share related images for social networking. I need an easy way to link to images for use in blogs.