Redeem your Soul whilst you Party - The Jebus Revival Starts now!

Hurry over to London City for the Easter Party!   Vestal and Happy Eater Goodman in Concert with Kenneth Copeland, Tammy Faye Bakker and Jan Crouch!

Teleport: http://slurl.com/secondlife/London%20City/87/230/24

Easter Begins!

Jesus and Jan

Stop by the Grog shop on your way home tonight, the very long weekend is finally here!
Four days of eating, drinking, dancing and  rain is ahead of us.

No Easter is complete without getting completely blasted, so don't miss out on these stunning beer deals especially designed to make your liver turn to the size of a walnut before Tuesday.

As part of our public service, we have trawled the supermarket sites to ensure you get the best deals as sobriety is somewhat indecent at this time of year.

Tip up, cos from 11am SL Time today (7pm UK) the weekend starts here in London City and runs until Tuesday!

And don't forget, the exploding easter egg hunt, a certain distasteful annual race and the jewel in the crown this weekend... The Jebus Revival on Saturday at 12pm SL time.

Today in London City

Today in London City.   Standing room only!

Easter is on it's way!

Enjoy Easter in London City, with the JEBUS REVIVAL! this weekend!

Keep Dancing

Last night was the conclusion to our Irish and Folk/Rock events as The Boss took to the stage to wow the crowd.

Next week, its the long bank holiday, so join us for 4 days of Weekend, beginning Thursday evening.

Don't forget, today from 12pm PDT (8pm UK) Coffee and Bailey will be going through their old cassette tapes in Substation, and Katty will be holding the Cash for Questions Quiz on the Beach from 2pm PDT.

Lost your Voice?

An interesting tip from the Firestorm people..

For those who find when they login, that voice will not work for them and subsequently have to relog multiple times:

Firestorm suggests disabling voice by going to settings <CTRL+P > <sound and media> <voice> and unticking Voice, as the last thing you do (when voice has been working) before you logout.

When you login, wait until you are rezzed, then do the same process again in reverse, this time enabling voice. Voice should then work.

So.. Does it work, because if so, in theory, it should work on all viewers?

Please comment below (anonymously if you wish) and tell us if this is a successful workaround (or not).

15 New Reasons to Celebrate 15 Years

Some exciting news out of the lab today,  as CEO Ebbe Linden, blogged 15 news items to help us all celebrate 15 years of Second Life.

It is truly gratifying to see such a level of continual reinvestment in the Second Life platform, with new ideas, performance improvements and pricing restructure,  to keep up with the times, and the evolving virtual world.


The full story can be viewed on the Second Life blog here

Ebbe Linden writes:

1. Lower Mainland costs - Did you hear the news? We’ve reduced Mainland costs by over 10 percent. This change is part of our continued commitment to move toward a healthier economy, with more balance between costs and fees associated with land ownership, Premium subscriptions, commissions and transaction fees. For more information and context on this and other pricing changes, see the section “Updates to Mainland Costs & Other Pricing Changes” below.
2. Double Mainland tier - We also recently announced that Premium members get DOUBLE the Mainland allotment! That’s twice as much space to build, create and design your own home, business or experience in Second Life at no extra charge!
3. More Value for Premium Members - In the coming months, we’ll be announcing new features for Premium subscribers — including brand-new advantages that will add more value for Merchants, Creators and Landowners. There’s never been a better time to upgrade to Premium!  
4. Environment Enhancements (code name: EEP!) - Soon you’ll see a series of new customizations in the environment rendering system (also known as Windlight). Creators will have more control over the sky, water, lighting and atmosphere. You'll be able to adjust the number of real-world hours in the Second Life "day" to match that of a real world location; the cycle can be as short as the 4 hours it is now - or up to 7 real world days long. These changes will give more value, flexibility and marketability to land. Environment settings will also become tradable assets, so that they can be bought and sold in the Marketplace, creating another avenue for residents to profit from their creativity.
5. More exclusive games and experiences - Last week, we unveiled“Linden Realms: The Wrath of Ruth” — a fiery update to a familiar classic that awards skilled players with unique prizes. There are more exclusive experiences on the way, including something special for our 15th anniversary celebration this summer.
6. Themed Learning Islands - Getting connected to people who share your interests will be easier than ever with “Themed Learning Islands.” Soon newcomers may start their adventures in one of several themed areas, so their first experience in SL will be among Residents who share similar interests. This new initiative is in addition to our existingCommunity Gateway program which empowers independent communities to develop their own newcomer-friendly experiences.
7. The return of Last Names - You’ve asked for it (a lot!), so we will provide a way to customize your last name in Second Life! More details will be available later this year.
8. Gridwide Experiences - Currently, Creators can use the increased scripting capabilities of an Experience only in a region or parcel whose owner has explicitly enabled their Experience. One of the new Premium abilities will be an Experience that is enabled anywhere on the grid unless the landowner has blocked it.
9. Auctions - We are updating our system for conducting Land Auctions. The new auction system will be integrated with Place Pages, providing much richer possibilities for describing the land for sale. Most importantly,Residents will be able to create an Auction to sell their land.
10. Linden Homes improvements - We're bringing newer and better Linden Home designs this year.
11. Marketplace updates - We've got a number of improvements to Marketplace in the works, too! We’re integrating many long-requested features that will help to reduce clutter and improve the functionality of listings as the Marketplace gets a facelift later this year.
12. Improved performance -  We're working on a number of improvements to performance, from faster rendering in the viewer to reduce client lag, to changes in the simulator designed to allow more objects, scripts, and avatars.
13. Animesh - Last year, we introduced Animesh in beta available to all Creator participants. This year, with diligent and invaluable input from the community, we plan to roll out this exciting new feature for everyone!
14. Bakes on Mesh - Extends the Viewer and the Avatar Baking Service to allow wearable textures (such as skins, clothing and tattoos) to be applied directly onto mesh body parts as they are on system avatars. To do this, you'll 'wear' the textures as you would for the system avatar, and then edit the mesh body part to indicate the body part that should be used on each of the mesh faces; the corresponding system body part is then automatically hidden for you. This project also increases the supported resolution of wearable textures by 4 times (from 512 pixels square to 1024 pixels square).
15. Migration to the Cloud - Finally, a huge effort is underway to move our Second Life infrastructure to the cloud. This update aims to enhance the quality and performance of Second Life for all Residents, but it will be of particular value for those who are far across the world from us. We look forward to exploring new products and more flexible pricing possibilities once this migration is complete.

Spring!

It seemed quite a short winter, until it reached the end, when it would not let go.
As we still wrestle with the prospect of even more snow in the UK, the troops are on the horizon as spring finally reaches the Northern hemisphere.

Today is the first day of spring, where for the first time in 6 months there is as much light as there is dark, with the lighter days gradually increasing through the coming months.

In this country, during the winter, the daytime ends around 4pm when it suddenly becomes night time.   However living almost equidistant between the North Pole and the Equator has an upside too.  For it means that in the spring and summer, we enjoy a great deal more light than dark, and all the Brits come out of hibernation.

With the clocks going forward by one hour as we go to bed on Saturday night, there will be a feeling of all the promise of spring to come as we finally enjoy long days and short nights.

By the end of April, Sunrise will be at 5.30am and Sunset will be at 8.20pm and will keep increasing each day until the end of June.

So embrace the Spring, plant your potatoes and start decorating!

Party Aftermath

Thank you everyone who came to the Party last night.. how is your head this morning?

What a great excuse it was to get tanked and sing along to songs we didn't know the words to.  What  a blast!

Exclusive - FREE Irish Themed Mesh Dresses!

Brand New and Exclusive to London City:
MESH SHAMROCK DRESS in all sizes...
Also...  MESH CHARM DRESS.
available in Freebie Megastore TODAY!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/110/212/24

St. Patrick's Day Outfits at TIGHT

Looking for a brand new outfit for St. Patrick's day?

Look no further than the brand new TIGHT store, that opened today in London City.
Quality outfits for all mesh body types (and standard).  Visit the store and grab yourself a party outfit!
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/199/106/24

Saint Patrick's Day Weekend

Well here it is!   The first Saint Patrick's Day weekend since 2012, with the 17th March occurring on the Saturday.

Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Grog, so we thought it only proper to look out for the best deals in the supermarkets.

Three great deals out there, including 8 cans from Tesco for £9, or 8 cans from Asda for £8.. or the best offer coming from Lidl's at 4 cans for £4.

With parties throughout the London City estate all weekend, there may well be a grog drought this weekend, so for heaven sake, get to the off-license in plenty of time!  That is the end of this public service announcement.

Irish Outfits

Don't forget you can collect free Mesh Irish Costumes from Freebie Megastore here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/104/211/24

Also a full range of Irish Merchandise for men and women is available at the Tight shop, here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/197/114/24

It's almost the weekend!

It's almost the weekend.  Don't forget to get the Guinness!

Saint Patrick is coming!

This weekend it's Saint Patrick's Day!   lets get irish!

Free! St. Patrick's Day Irish T-Shirt

Freebie Megastore Exclusive!   Male and Female Saint Patrick's day mesh T-shirts.
Collect yours here: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/London%20City/110/211/24

Hippo goes belly up

Hippo Technology, the once great empire that comprised of hippoRENT, hippoVEND and even hippoVIEWER is no more.

From the dawn of Second Life, Andy Enfield built a robust rental system, but unlike similar systems on the market today, hippoRENT included a full and comprehensive accounting system, where a landlord could find out exact incomes for regions, properties or specific tenants.

In 2011 Andy needed to step away from Second Life, and his products were sold to B & M software.

The new owners did little to keep the product up-to-date and support was a very hit and miss affair. It was not unusual that a client would wait for up to a month for a reply, which was usually vague when it finally arrived.

The once great product withered on the vine and died as people migrated to systems that were not necessarily better, but offered support.

The final nail in the coffin went unreported on Valentines day this year, when the cloud servers collapsed leaving Hippo without a web presence and the once mighty hippo left the virtual world with a whimper that went unheard and unreported.

The company has posted a final bon voyage, with a non committal pledge to keep an eye on trends.

It is with a sense of nostalgia, that we bid a fond farewell to the once great Hippo!

Sunday Fun

A tremendous night with the magical Joe Dolan, was had in London City last night.
Starting right now is Substation in the Subway in London City, followed by Worlds End on the Beach right afterwards.

Weekend fun continues

Hope you enjoyed Kenny's first ever appearance in London City last night.
Today at 11am PST (7pm UK) its Substation with Coffee and Bailey and then at 1pm PST it's Cash for Questions Quiz with Katty as Worlds End goes to the beach!

March means St. Patrick's!   Join us for a month of Irish themed events from Irish Folk to its derived popular counterpart American Bluegrass, as we celebrate all things Irish!

London City Irish Festival

London City celebrates all things Irish. The biggest party event so far this year, with a season of special concerts around the theme of St. Patricks Day. Live DJ's and bands, collectible event memorabilia and of course, the Green Beer Garden! This event runs through March. For details of acts and bands see mainlandlondon.blogspot.co.uk.

Visit in Second Life