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http://blogs.sun.com/DanaInGeeksville/date/20090112 Monday January 12, 2009

Carrying On Blogs to DanaNourie.com

I will no longer be writing in this space about Second Life, but instead am creating those blogs under my own domain in my blog called Virtual Living: The Second Life.[Read More]

Posted at 09:53AM Jan 12, 2009 by dananourie in Virtual Worlds  |  Comments[0]

http://blogs.sun.com/DanaInGeeksville/date/20090109 Friday January 09, 2009

From DSLR Cameras to Point and Shoot

Many photographers and camera dealers would try to convince you that a DSLR is the only way to go, that you'd never go back to a point and shoot, but that's not necessarily true.[Read More]

Posted at 11:09AM Jan 09, 2009 by dananourie in Photography  |  Comments[0]

http://blogs.sun.com/DanaInGeeksville/date/20090106 Tuesday January 06, 2009

Virtual Relationships Versus In-Person Ones

For a couple of months I joined in on a regularly scheduled talk in Second Life called SL Relationships. I found it interesting, and quite frankly really odd, that people were having relationships in SL. In fact, I discovered later in talking with folks that there are many chapels and churches were couples could go to get married. I had to check this out![Read More]

Posted at 12:18PM Jan 06, 2009 by dananourie in Communications  |  Comments[1]

http://blogs.sun.com/DanaInGeeksville/date/20090104 Sunday January 04, 2009

Multitasking Fun in Second Life

It's pretty hard to dance while playing a game, and reading and writing email. In fact, it would just be a bad idea. But in Second Life all of that is possible and more.[Read More]

Posted at 09:32AM Jan 04, 2009 by dananourie in Virtual Worlds  |  Comments[0]

http://blogs.sun.com/DanaInGeeksville/date/20090102 Friday January 02, 2009

Who We Are In Real Life Versus SL

"Avatars tend to be better representations  of people than their genetic bodies, as flesh bodies often don't fit 
the person or portray them well. Avatars, on the other hand, are  usually expressions of what a person feels represents her or himself  well." Interesting.[Read More]

Posted at 11:13AM Jan 02, 2009 by dananourie in Virtual Worlds  |  Comments[1]

http://blogs.sun.com/DanaInGeeksville/date/20090101 Thursday January 01, 2009

Change Kicks Off the New Year in SL

Happy New Year from my new crib in SL!

Last year was a big year of learning in Second Life, as I discovered how to find my way around, searched out places to buy hair and outfits, located Buddhist temples for meditations and discussions, and continued to interact with the developer community. It was a fun year, to be sure.

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Posted at 04:14PM Jan 01, 2009 by dananourie in Virtual Worlds  |  Comments[1]