I decided to finally give in and try out Second Life, which seems to be profiled and discussed in every magazine I pick up and read! I chose the moniker, Edmund Hultcrantz, downloaded the software and logged in.

But 30 minutes later, I was forced to stop because it appears my computer is not up to the huge task of running Second Life. The CPU usage was hitting a staggering 90%, the program was using a shocking 282,000k of CPU power and as a result, the screen would freeze, the program would slow down and it would generally be useless. We bought our 80GB computer in 2004 and that, in computer terms, makes it ancient.

So it looks like Edmund Hultcrantz needs to take a long leave of absence until the day comes when we buy a new computer which will have the power and the speed to run the game. But before logging out, I managed to take a screenshot of my character sitting in a chair.

The question is, will Second Life be around for much longer? Time magazine reports that the site is encountering more and more problems every day.