If last week's tips served to whet your appetite for more, you're in luck. Here's part two of our "useful 360 tips" to save you reading the manual--that's time-consuming, and that time could be spent gaming!Privacy Counts
If you're worried about others finding out about your every move, as many of the privacy settings are open by default, you can turn everything off. Especially useful if you have a child using the Xbox. To do so, press the Guide button, then go to your Gamer Profile, choose Edit Gamer Profile and then Edit Privacy Settings. You can turn everything off, from online status to communications, although the actions are fairly generic and reversible.
Textual Healing
Type your messages in at great speed by plugging in a USB keyboard; you can also buy PS2-to-USB adapters if you have a PS2 keyboard. Text messages are less disruptive than voice.
Cross-Game Communication
This tip's specific to Halo 2. If you send a message to your friend using Halo 2's message system, they can't hear it in the Xbox 360 Dashboard, but have to load up the game. However, if you type out a summary and attach it as text, the first 19 characters can be read by your friend, so they'll know whether it's worth changing discs for.
Quick Reference
If you have notifications enabled, pressing the Guide button when one of your friends signs on will take you straight to their Gamercard, so you can see what they're up to.
