2013 HELP: PROMO: Top ten general help posts on Virtual Outworlding

Top ten general help posts on Virtual Outworlding
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• Second Life online count   
• 20775 views since 9/15/2012
• This item is displayed on BOPs inworld 
• and is evergreen content
• Here is how to make a BOP display of a blog page
• BOP advanced. Videos, Calendars
• For a BOP of the online count, contact Thinkerer Melville in SL

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• Windows 7 -- 64 bit -- Second Life -- No problems   
• 5334 views since 8/7/2010
• This item is largely outdated, but some of the information may apply to Windows 8.1
• These items related to the same topic and are not counted in the top ten
• Windows 7 and that first hour experience in Second Life  696
• Thanks, Torley. Windows 7 does run Second Life.   755
• DNS not resolving host name. Mac problem, rare. Possible fixes  468

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• Solutions, cautions, and tips in the Second Life grid  
• 3207 views since 1/7/2013
• These items are included in the above item and are not counted in the top ten
• Troubleshooting: The viewer screwer  753
• Login fails? Lots of logouts? Summary  3799
• Common Voice problem with Windows 2937

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• Guide to streaming audio in Second Life. Shoutcast  
• 1347 views since 5/12/2012

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• Land, parcel. About Land Window  
• 1243 views since 4/22/2011

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• Summary. Browser-on-Prim. Web-on-Prim. Shared Media  
• 981 views since  7/9/2011
• This item related to the same topic and is not counted in the top ten
• Be sure to see the BOPs in Second Life

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• Guide to streaming audio. Shoutcast. Performances.  
• 532 views since 3/22/2011

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• Particle effects. Smoke, fire, flies, snow, butterflies  
• 493 views since 9/17/2011

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• Building 101 Start learning how to build   
• 491 views since 4/29/2011

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• Buiding 201. Linking prims into a single object  
• 425 views since 7/2/11

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• Videos from virtual worlds Summary 
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• Art videos from the virtual world
• Comedy videos from the Virtual World

      

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