Torley Lives

I often get asked how I get location (SLURL) and tags auto-added to my Second Life postcards. The secret is simple, and I’ve got a video tutorial! I use Mark Barrett’s SLBuzz, compleat with Flickr crossposter, to work the magic. This is a Resident-run service so I disclaim it’s not part of Linden Lab; I’ll also share I’ve sent 1000s of postcards and it’s been a gargantuan timesaver.

A number of other Second Life sites I thank also have Flickr crossposting features. See instructions on:

• Snapzilla
• blogHUD (must be logged in)

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I’ve been enjoying the wonderful new features in the recent Windows Live Writer Technical Preview — it’s my fave blogging tool, and despite the name, these additions are mostly very easy-to-use.

Over at Lifehacker, Jared Goralnick shared a wonderfully visual guide which highlights the excitement. One feature in particular, automatic linking, caught my eye: it provides an easy way to simply type a frequently-used phrase and have it be automagically linked. I’ve created a quick video tip showing you how it works in action, and if you’ve never used WLW before, I highly recommend the experience! (Alas, no Mac or Linux version.)

This is of tremendous usefulness if you're editing screenshots the slow way (as I was), and allows you to add spice in a few seconds. I'm so much happier with this smoother process. Check out Picnik and get the Firefox add-on.

Torley Linden just can't get along with his costar, Torley Tester.