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  1. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
  2. Good advice; doing my due diligence on the housing market there and it seems that everything is extremely overvalued. Why would I want to take out a mortgage on a very modest home (in need of updates, I might add) for 700k plus the outrageous monthly property taxes when the valuation is so fluid (or so according to the predictions that the housing-bubble is about to burst)? I think it may be sage advice to sit back and wait it out for a year or two, just to mark the local trends. We'd be in a much better position to buy at that time anyway. Anyone know of any good cities close to the coast, good for families, and perhaps pedestrian friendly? I've checked out Huntington Beach -- that's about as far south as I can easily consider....
  3. Absolutely! I love that show - as a militant recycler of all things, early adopter of the CFL (yeah, the light is nasty and my wife secretly changes them out with Reveal bulbs when I'm not paying attention), and -homeowners association be dammed- I am going to put up that wind turbine....Funny you mention that. We're absolutely going to do this. I also want to check out the corporate culture in the office -- make sure that I'm not getting into a 'greener-grass' situation; do a late Friday afternoon drive-by (non-Compton style, mind you) to see how many cars are still in the parking lot; see where families are hanging out; where the good markets are located; I call this softening up the LZ. I'm hoping there are enough positives to outweigh any negatives of congestion and the sheer density of humanity. Btw, I might add that my wife is from Sonoma County and this would be a great stepping stone in that direction at some point in our future....
  4. Hi Brian, I'd certainly like to try to live in somewhat close proximity to the office -- I think it might be feasible just from our preliminary MLS searches. Of course, seeing something online is one thing, seeing the context of what surrounds it is another. I've been using Google Maps to scope out the locations; the listings don't tell you that the awesome house with a pool for an incredibly low 669k backs up to an off-ramp on the 405.... Nonetheless, I think we'd be willing to tolerate a bit of a drive, perhaps I'm wondering if we should try to rent first prior to buying. Any advice on a good family-friendly area closer to the coast? South Orange County would be too far, I think....
  5. Hi Ernest, Yes, we have a 6 month old and it's never too soon to figure out where the best schools are, especially for an all-expenses-paid relo. Currently, I have my own design firm (had a partner who left the company, so now it's just me and an intern designer) and my daily schedule is flexible, so my wife and I do the 'tag-team parenting'. If we were to do the relo, my wife would stay home, so only the one income. Just got some encouraging news from a friend who is a mortgage broker in the area, so it sounds extremely doable. I think it will be hard to let go of the freelancing lifestyle, as I am basically an 'unfunded' serial entrepreneur, but with a consistant paycheck, benefits, etc, etc, it may end up being a well needed sabbatical. I will connect with Scott as well. As always, thanks for the advice!!
  6. Hello SoCal Peers: I'm reaching out to anyone who has experience doing an east coast --> west coast relocation; have an incredible opportunity in south bay and need to get some 'real-world' advice on what is actually possible vs. our prelim number crunching. I've known that the real-estate market there is inflated, but a 3/2 ranch that needs some serious updating for 850K....??? It's enough to scare us out of the decision. It seems like the average salaries in the area would not support this; is it that most people rent and don't own? My main question is this: what is a reasonable base salary for living close to where you work...not so remote that the commute is beyond 'reasonable' (my family and I try to live a relatively low carbon lifestyle, so long commutes and the cheaper housing that goes with it are a no-no). My potential offer is in the ~135-150 neighborhood, which is quite comfortable by east coast standards but may not be enough for a mortgage (and other monthly expenses) in an area with fine schools for our son. As I said earlier, the opportunity is world class and would be a positive professional move, just not sure if the financial is there to back it up. I may be wrong about the scale of economy out there and will need to slap myself, therefore any advice would be appreciated!! Cheers!
  7. Hey Tim, I also saw that very same instance of "backburner" in the path syntax...it was the last entry in the syntax for me, as I had recently installed VIZ 2007. For some reason, backburner 3 doesn't include the "3" in the syntax string.... But....if you scroll to the left in the syntax string using your left arrow key, you'll come across "backburner 2". Because this instance of backburner occurs first in the string, VIZ looks for that instance first (which doesn't exist anymore 'cause you've already deleted the backburner 2 folder)..... I think you'll have to change this for each machine on your farm, including deleting any folders for backburner 2. I hope this helps you out; let us know how it goes!!
  8. Yeah, baby! It works alright....and I didn't need to reauthorize or reinstall nuthin'! Just finished a 15 shot series and it worked like a charm. Note that "System Variables" is actually "Environment Variables"... Let us know how it goes for you!
  9. I had the same problem with my new install of VIZ 2007; found this solution at the Autodesk discussion groups: -------------------------------- Re: Backburner Problem For your purposes this is an easy problem to address. The steps below summarize how to remove this outdated information. Also, if you are done using the older version I would also recommend uninstalling it and cleaning up any Viz 2005 or backburner 2 folders that remain. To modify the PATH statement: 1) Go to Control Panel > System > Advanced tab > Environment Variables button 2) Under System Variables, highlight the PATH variable and click Edit 3) Remove the following path from the Variable Value field: C:\Program Files\backburner 2 Note: Be careful not to disturb other entries that may appear before or after the backburner 2 4) Click OK 3 times to exit the System properties 5) Restart Viz 2007 and test the NetRender functionality. Viz 2007 was trying to open the old backburner 2 on the computer. This did the trick. It will also work for Max. Hope this helps your problem. --------------------------------------------- Worked for me!!
  10. Hello Peers: I am attempting to build a new office network - optimized for network rendering tasking as well as daily operations, backup, etc. I'm a bit 'grassroots' in the way I've adopted technology; over the years, I've cobbled together a network that functions but is far from efficient/automated/or accessable remotely. I would love to see what others are doing from the standpoint of a notated network diagram. Perhaps we could all learn a thing or two about what hardware works and what hardware is a waste of time (server vs. NAS RAID drives) or just a time hog in regards to management. Thanks in advance for your input!
  11. Plain Jane Automobile progressive indie rock from Orlando Florida; you can stream their new EP from their site... http://www.plainjaneautomobile.com/ and if any of you in the southeast/east coast get a chance to go see them live, catch them while they're still playing the smaller venues!
  12. Jets Overhead - an indie band out of Vancouver BC. Their distribution is somewhat small right now, but they're getting some airplay on Pandora and XM's XMU channel. Their debut long player - Bridges - is available on their site for anyone who is interested in taking a listen: http://www.jetsoverhead.com Rock on!
  13. himom

    archive failed

    Peers, Wondered if anyone else has come across archiving errors in VIZ 2005. Used to work like a charm; now I get the error message "Archive Failed (Code 18)". Prior to that error dialog, I get "Could Not Open Filelist File: %s". Anyone out there have this problem and what can be done about it? I'm assuming that something has gone wacky and the install may need to be repaired..... tho any advice would be appreciated!! Thanks in advance!
  14. Hi John, Doing some surfing of old posts and came across your note.... yes, we use two lcd screens with our Dell dock and Precision M60 workstations.... See the link provided below for more info.... http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/solutions/en/why_ports?c=us&l=en&s=gen&~lt=popup Cheers, Aaron
  15. Fyi, went ahead with the purchase of VR Toolbox's VR Worx 2.6 after evaluating both software packages.... So far, it has performed flawlessly. The interface is extremely simple to use/configure and the authoring of a multi-node tour was painless.
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