Noobs and Born-Again Noobs MasterPost (updated as of July 18, 2024)
Intro
When I was in SL in the beginning, someone took me under their wing and helped me out, and once I learned enough about SL, I decided to pay it forward. I created notecards I could hand out to noobs. When I returned to SL in 2020, so much had changed that I felt like a noob all over again and referred to myself as a Born-Again Noob. Once I got past the intense learning curve (I left before mesh bodies/heads were a thing and mesh clothing was in its infancy), I started recreating those old notecards. After all, we were all noobies once!
NOTES: As with my in-world notecards, I will update this post as I add more info (and learn new things...because I always do!), so bookmark this page and check back for updates.
FIRST rule of Second Life (my opinion) is to HAVE FUN! Do what is comfortable for you; do what makes YOU happy! There is no right or wrong way to use SL (other than what's against the TOS).
Viewer
The official Second Life viewer is not overly user-friendly. I suggest downloading the Firestorm viewer. It's the most popular viewer available and much more user-friendly than the official viewer.
There are other third-party viewers as well, but Firestorm is the only one with which I have any experience. You can find a list of third-party viewers here.
Gyazo
I also recommend that you download Gyazo. Gyazo is a screen capture app that will let you capture images from your screen and share a link to them. You can take snapshots in SL, but you are charged 10L per standard image/50L for higher resolution images; the same is true if you take a screenshot and upload it to SL (10L-50L charge per image). Taking a screencap with Gyazo will allow you to share a link to your screencap, which will be invaluable if you're seeking assistance in a user group in-world. Most groups will ask you if you can share a Gyazo of the issue you're having.
If you're newly returned and already have a mesh head and body but have been gone for a few years, the first thing you should probably do is get a redelivery on those to make sure you're using the latest versions of them.
Revisions:
April 27, 2024: Initial Post and Subposts
June 6, 2024: Added info re: Gyazo
July 18, 2024: Updated image upload fee info due to recent increase
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