voyeurism

upgrading from Vista Business to Windows 7 Ultimate on Boot Camp

as a follow-up to my earlier post, Apple recently updated Boot Camp to support Windows 7.

it took me three days of arduous troubleshooting, but i finally managed to get Vista Business on Boot Camp on my October 2008-vintage MacBook Pro upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate.

the process was not straightforward because for some inexplicable reason, the upgrade disc which i had bought from my university's computer store, refused to mount under Boot Camp in Vista (although it mounted perfectly under (a) Snow Leopard and (b) Vista on a regular PC). i finally resorted to connecting my MacBook Pro to an iMac using Firewire Target Disk Mode, and using the iMac's slot-loading optical drive to mount the installation disc.

hope this helps someone :-)

unmistakeably German

finally, after a five-and-a-half-month wait, my Unmistakeably German car has arrived :-)

all thanks be to God :-)

shuttle services from the SS Galaxy

further to my post from a week or so ago, Andoni Merlin - who also manages the SL Planetarium Dome - has very kindly scripted two free shuttle services linking the SS Galaxy with the Linden mainland.

the SS Galaxy -> Avignon shuttle will whisk you to the Avignon Turtle Sanctuary and Wildlife Reserve (managed by Breandan Turas) in under ten minutes.

if you have eighteen minutes to spare, do consider taking the SS Galaxy -> Nautilus City shuttle, which traverses the length of Nautilus City and lands directly at the harbour.

you can board both blimp services from the public helipads abaft the Galaxy. if you wish to take a round trip, just stay onboard your blimp and it will start its return journey after a minute's wait at the Turtle Sanctuary or the Harbour respectively.

a thousand days

today is my thousandth day in Second Life, as my primary avatar Veritas Raymaker :-)

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getting to know the work of the SL Coast Guard

i spent a very pleasant hour today in the company of Tig Spijkers and Micky Lancaster of the SL Coast Guard.

[update: i would like to extend a very warm welcome to all visitors who have been directed here by Paul Coletti's very kind mention on 4 March, in BBC Blogworld Best International Blogs :-) ]

the threefold mission of the SL Coast Guard group is to educate the boating residents of SL in watercraft safety, to conduct water safety and security patrols, and finally to provide a SL Coast Guard presence in role-play events.

Micky very kindly took me up for a tour of the Snowlands, here are some pictures taken while at Chalet Linden in Wengen.

taking off from Anton Airstrip

the Trans-Oceanic Orwood -> Snowlands shuttle

if you find yourself with fifteen minutes to spare, then please do consider taking the Trans-Oceanic Orwood -> Snowlands shuttle, which is a free blimp service scripted by Andoni Merlin. Andoni has also built the SL Planetarium Dome.

Board the shuttle from Orwood, then enjoy the scenic ride over the Linden Lost Lakes and feel the chill as it enters the Snowlands. the blimp lands at Anton Airstrip, which is literally a stone's throw away from Zermatt and the other Linden-managed public recreation areas :-)

the Trans-Oceanic Orwood -> Snowlands shuttle on final approach at Anton Airstrip