In this video we see a very interesting tutorial on how to show a PowerPoint presentation in Second Life. This is a pretty interesting topic and tutorial and I see a lot of different applications from holding business meetings, to educational use, to promotional and marketing use in the virtual world.
Video Tutorial to Show [...]

When Google Lively first launched after extensive testing everyone was saying Google Lively is a Second Life competitor. Well it now appears that Second Life has won the virtual world competition.
Google announced that Google Lively will shut down by the end of the year as Google focuses on core business models. [...]

This is a crazy video of a demolition test in Second Life. The test took place at the Lionheart Ruwart Resort virtual sim. The physics went a little bit screwy and you can see thte strange reaction of the prims. It is really weird.

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OpenSim is now being highly used. In this video an ODE based vehicle is created and tested in 3Di OpenSim.
What is your experience using OpenSim and various tests?

In this video test you can see a ragdoll being thrown around. It is pretty [...]

Linden Lab recently commented on their New Advertising Rules in Second Life. Claiming victory they point out that prior to the policy put into place on October 1, 2008 about fifteen to eighteen percent of parcels in the virtual world were mainly used for advertising and now that number has dropped to under two [...]

Have you streamed video in Second Life? Aside from the limitations of allowing only Quicktime video or MP4 in QuickTime it is pretty cool. You can get a high quality MP4 version of a YouTube video.
I hope Linden Lab soon extends support of other types of video streaming options.
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Are you able to solve a Rubik’s Cube? How about a Rubik’s Cube in Second Life? Give it a try at the Holiday’s Modern Yachts on Holiday Island virtual sim. Maybe you will have more luck with a virtual Rubik’s Cube than a real one or be able to solve it faster.

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Copybot use continues in Second Life. In this video an avatar uses Copybot to steal a car from a dealership.
It is pretty crazy how it is done. Take a look:

Copybot is bad, very bad.
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If you have been using Second Life than you know that the typing animation in Second Life is stupid. Of course if you are using voice chat it does not do it but if you want to turn it off it is very easy to do.
Here is a how to tutorial video:

I personally think [...]

Will You Win the $10,000 Linden Prize? The $10,000 Linden Prize is available to the team or avatar that creates an innovative project in Second Life that improves the virtual lives of residents. This is an exciting prize and well timed for many programmers who are currently struggling financially and looking to make [...]