RealFlow simulation Nodes
By Rob LaRose - Anyone especially knowledgeable on the subject of Realflow sims? I've got a guy rolled in doing RealFlow.. I'm giving him 12-core Westmere blades w/ 24GB RAM for simulations, and I see...
View Article$55 laptop
By Michael Oliver - $55 laptop...what?! ?Now I'm more about simplicity and with the iphone / ipad I can pull up an ssh app anywhere in the world...but this thing looks pretty decent for the cost....
View ArticleNo ethernet port
By Bill Heiden - http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/ $29 if you want the adapter. To unsubscribe from the list send a blank e-mail to...
View ArticleSAN in Flame workflow
By Brian Krusic - Hi all,Tossing this out, I asked before but its comin time for me to look at yet another storage topology.We are needing shared high speed storage for our Flames.While 10GB w/jumbo...
View ArticlePANASONIC 30 series 50" vs 65"
By Tommy Asbee - Hey all,Looking to purchase another Panasonic monitor for a new bay and was wondering if anyone has used the 65" 30 series vs the 50" ? Have you noticed any color differences between...
View ArticleLooking for Tele-File DTF 2
By Tony Kliphuis - Hi, Does anybody out there have the ability to restore files from 200GB DTF2 Tape. I have some old archives that I may need to recover and I don't want to Buy/Build a system....
View Articlesysadmin wanted for Vancouver BC studio
By Al Macleod - <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> A local VFX start-up is looking for a sysadmin. They have a signed project with around 200 shots and...
View Articlelooking for web designer recommendations in Los Angeles, CA
By David Bertram - Hello, If you've got a particular freelance(or company for that matter) web designer looking for work in the LA area that you would recommend, I'd be very appreciative to get their...
View ArticleBC Hydro
By Chris Banal - Did anyone else have power trouble in the the downtown Vancouver area yesterday afternoon? -- Thank you, Chris Banal Rhythm & Hues Studios To unsubscribe from the list send a...
View ArticleFinder respects umask in 10.7.4
By Anh Quach - This might be old news but it was new news to me. Verified working on 10.7.4: Note: If you are using OS X Lion, you should update to OS X Lion v10.7.4 or later. Files and folders...
View ArticleFinder stupidity (was NFS locks vs nolocks)
By Klaus Steden - Continuing to threadjack ... we use 'nolocks' as our default for static NFS mounts, and have been running into that infuriating Finder bug since 10.5 -- so while I wish you luck, I...
View Articleused computer equipment wanted
By Al Macleod - A VFX startup in Vancouver BC is looking for used computer equipment - desktops, monitors, servers, storage, etc. Must be in good working order and not too old/out-dated. Looking for...
View ArticleOff Topic-Linux/Nvidia
By Anthony Hoit - Had to Share. Linus Torvalds has some words for Nvidia. http://silicon-news.com/news/2012/06/17/linus-torvalds-nvidia-fuck-you/ -Anthony To unsubscribe from the list send a blank...
View ArticleEonSTOR SAS Cube 8xBay : RAID50
By Oliver Timm - I don't know why I didn't think to ask here earlier. Here I go! We have just bought a new EonSTOR SAS Cube 8xBay for an edit suite. It was setup and built by the supplier in a RAID50...
View Articlesymmetric internet vancouver bc
By Al Macleod - Any recommendations for internet providers in Vancouver BC who can provide symmetric upload/download? Office is located in Mount Pleasant area. Thanks, Al. To unsubscribe from the list...
View Articledeadline errors
By Pete Forde - Don't know deadline that well but can anyone shed some light on this error.Nuke is installed on the render nodes and all nodes can see the repos, licenses are ok.Not sure what to do...
View ArticleMountain Lion
By Jason Schroeder - I really recommend Ars Technica's review of ML. They actually praised it for staying true to the desktop OS while giving people the options of seeing their data in iOS like...
View ArticleNetApp vs. Isilon for VFX
By Matthew Herman - Hi Guys,I know this is quite a broad question, but I wanted to know if anyone has?experience?with NetApp in VFX pipelines? My?experience?(along with seemingly most people in...
View ArticleAvid Isis & APC auto-shutdown
By Trace Bloomer - Afternoon all,We have a ISIS 5000 with an APC 2200. It was not setup when installed with any smart power options.Does anyone have a working "Power Blackout Auto-Shutdown Scenario"...
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Google Fiber
By Zorion Terrell - <!--[if !mso]><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]-->http://fiber.google.com/about/ for anyone who lives in...
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