Several readers have brought to my attention a suspicious security suite named Total Av. One of them was fairly certain that it’s a scam, and shared evidence to back his opinion. My own research also leads me to believe Total Av should be avoided, along with a few of its sister products, AND a bogus … Continue reading
Forty years after the first spam email was sent, it is still the favorite tool of crooks and criminals online. A new report from the Finnish security group, F-Secure, reports that spam is the most common method used to distribute malware, malicious URLs, scams, and other bad news. Read on to see if you’re in … Continue reading
Credit Patch Linden added a bit more information to the recent announcement that Linden Lab was going to allow Second Life users to change their last names. He said, in a thread on the official Second Life user forums, that you would be able to change both first and last names: It will be complete and total … Continue reading
Could this be the beginning of a new wave of Second Life users? We shall see. From Kardashian’s Instagram feed Turns out that Kim Kardashian Second Life avatar from last week wasn’t just a one-off to promote her perfume brand — Ms. Kardashian-West just posted this pic above featuring three SL avatars on her social media channels. And so many, many years … Continue reading
Like your brain, a computer works better when there’s plenty of memory available to execute tasks and process information. So let’s see how we can address a low-memory situation before it becomes a real problem… Where Has All My Memory Gone? Let’s try another analogy. Running low on RAM memory in your computer feels a … Continue reading
Promotional poster for Meet the Lindens at SL15B. Credit: Linden Lab It was most definitely interesting to sit in and listen to what each Linden who spoke had to say. From learning about the future of Second Life, to the everyday workings behind the scenes, I have found an article written by Inara Pey – … Continue reading