Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Traveling Avatar, QDnow, Quick and Dirty Tips, and Travel with the Avatar are trademarks of Macmillan Holdings, LLC. The Traveling Avatar provides short and useful tips for getting the most out of SECOND LIFE™, a multi-layered 3D virtual world. Whether you're just curious, a new player, or an intermediate player, The Traveling Avatar's secrets will make your Second Life experience more fun and efficient. Don't make newbie mistakes! Travel with the Avatar. (Second Life is a trademark of Linden Research.) From the creators of Mr. Manners, Grammar Girl, and Money Girl at QDnow.com. secondlife@quickanddirtytips.com second life It is was end of a year and the end of era... OK, era is too strong a word, but it's the end of something ... so with me being in a celebratory mood which involves dancing, popping corks, and wearing fancy clothing, it's time to do a show about buying formal wear for men and women. http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-fashion-formalwear.aspx http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-fashion-formalwear.aspx Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:34:00 GMT secondlife@quickanddirtytips.com second life Today’s Episode, Decorating for Christmas http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-holiday-decorations.aspx http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-holiday-decorations.aspx Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:23:00 GMT secondlife@quickanddirtytips.com second life Today on the show we're going to talk about jewelry, and when I say jewelry I do not mean those five-inch-thick glowing platinum monstrosities worn around the neck of every shirtless long-haired blingtard you find hitting on every single girl in the club. http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-jewelry.aspx http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-jewelry.aspx Sat, 08 Dec 2007 05:26:00 GMT secondlife@quickanddirtytips.com second life Some advanced tips (in the client and server parts of the menu, for example) to increase FPS. http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-system-settings.aspx http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-system-settings.aspx Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:45:00 GMT secondlife@quickanddirtytips.com second life Today’s Episode, Five Things You May Not Know About Second Life http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-five-things.aspx http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-five-things.aspx Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:27:00 GMT secondlife@quickanddirtytips.com second life Today’s Episode, Halloweenapaluza!  Ok, thats a terrible title... but today on the show, Halloween stuff in Second Life. http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-halloween.aspx http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-halloween.aspx Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:55:00 GMT secondlife@quickanddirtytips.com second life I've asked a few builder friends of mine and they've all told me the same thing, to become a great builder in Second Life, you just have to build things. You won't be the best builder in SL in a day, but hey, people say Rome wasn't built in a day, and I looked it up and you know what, that's absolutely true! Seriously, I checked the wiki.   http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-pictures.aspx http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-pictures.aspx Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:56:00 GMT secondlife@quickanddirtytips.com second life It's ok, really. I understand that our relationship is important to you, and yet you find yourself wanting more. You're still young, you have a lot of listening you want to do, and though you love our five to ten minutes a week together, you want to see other podcasts. Well, lucky for you I'm a progressive, modern guy, and I'm completely comfortable if you want to explore other shows. http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-branching-out.aspx http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-branching-out.aspx Sat, 06 Oct 2007 03:54:00 GMT secondlife@quickanddirtytips.com second life Some days it seems as if the only way to have a fully tricked out avatar complete with all the bells and whistles is to either spend quite a bit of your real world green stuff, or even more horrifying to a professional slacker like myself, get a job. http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-dollar.aspx http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/avatar-dollar.aspx Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:00:00 GMT secondlife@quickanddirtytips.com second life Second Life is a world of contrasts.  On one side of the world you can find recreations of famous museums, fantasy islands where anthropomorphic wildlife frolic and pristine waterfalls.  On another side of the world you can find places where vampires stalk the shadows checking your health level, teched out lunatics trade hot lead, and avatars walk through recreations of feudal Japan. http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/war-and-peace.aspx http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com/war-and-peace.aspx Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:35:00 GMT Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:34:00 GMT http://travelingavatar.quickanddirtytips.com feedback@quickanddirtytips.com feedback@quickanddirtytips.com en-us