Monthly Archives: February 2007

First Look Update: 58603

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Steve Linden

A quick update to First Look: Render Pipeline Improvements fixing a few key bugs. First Look 1.13.3.58603 is now available for download. NOTE: The name of the executable in the last release was inadvertently set to SecondLifePreveiw.exe, which caused some … Continue reading →

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[RESOLVED] Inworld packet loss problems

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Torley

[3:35 PM PST] We found out that one of the service providers in the Dallas colocation facility has a saturated link. To ameliorate the situation, we’ve moved to a different provider for the time being — packet loss has significantly … Continue reading →

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Second Life Scheduled Maintenance – Complete!

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Joshua Linden

As mentioned previously on the blog, Second Life is closed at the moment for scheduled maintenance. The maintenance is expected to take from 7:00am through 11:00am PST (that’s 15:00-19:00 GMT). Logins on the Beta Test Grid will need to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Service Status | 146 Comments

First Look Update. New version available: 58537

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Steve Linden

Many of you have been asking, what is up with First Look: Render Pipeline Improvements?

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Bringing Voice to Second Life

Posted on February 27, 2007 by Joe Linden

For me, Second Life has always been more about human communication, collaboration, and spirit than about technology. When I talk to Residents about their experiences, one of the recurring themes is improving our communication methods. For so many, Second Life … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements & News, Preview Grid, Resident Experience | 527 Comments

Preview of Second Life 1.13.4(3) up on the Beta Test Grid

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Joshua Linden

Wow… it’s been a whole month since the last Beta was posted. Steve Linden’s been most of the fun with First Look: Render Pipeline viewer updates. But not all of the fun. Behind the scenes, we’ve been pushing out releases … Continue reading →

Posted in Preview Grid | 67 Comments

Change to Transaction Reporting

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Robin Linden

Several of you have noted, correctly, that the transaction history has been removed from the viewer in the latest First Look preview.  It’s true that, with the next viewer release, we will remove in-world transaction reporting in favor of web-based … Continue reading →

Posted in New Releases, Operations | 113 Comments

[RESOLVED] Inworld problems with buying land, group IMs, etc.

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Torley

[2:55 PM PST] Most of this appears to have simmered down, and our userserver has cooled off. We understand it’s very tiring to see these Grid issues on an almost-daily basis, and scaling Second Life during so much growth continues … Continue reading →

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Support email replies are delayed

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Torley

Our internal ticket tracking system has been down for most of the weekend, and we’ve been working to keep it up. Unfortunately, this has resulted in delayed support email replies — the queue looks like it will take at least … Continue reading →

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[RESOLVED] Land sales and LindeX problems

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Torley

[Feb. 24 @ 10:45 AM PST] Land and LindeX transactions should be working as expected now. Our Engineers have stabilized load and our Liaisons are continuing to watch Help Request inworld. This issue is considered resolved; we’ll keep an eye … Continue reading →

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