I saw a model, at a degree show, which had the people, trees etc printed onto clear acetate and placed in the model. It seemed to work well particularly for knots of people, hedges etc

@jim said: I don't want all my software integrated so tightly. I wouldn't mind if it meant that their software was more stable as a result, but it's far from. As for Google's new homepage's image search options...

@unknownuser said: I need texturers, riggers, and animators, I also need people skilled in Blender. and modellers apparently, don't need much then

You can easily convert DWG to DXF and back with EveryDWG, a freeware app: http://www.opendwg.org/guestfiles It's for Windows but runs over WINE on Ubuntu, so perhaps you can make it run on OSX. Hey, we should start a thread called: "Software alternatives".

Totally OT (sorry!), but this one's heaps of fun: http://www.amazon.com/Frank-Lloyd-Wright-Interactive-Portfolio/dp/0762419350/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255032881&sr=8-17

Glenn, I think the only time limit would be if you wait until Version 8 comes out. then it'll probably be too late to upgrade to 7.1.

Yes, I agree that the majority of people in Ireland are under the impression that a 'yes' vote will continue the gravy train or at least the 'bail out' Euros'. I feel they will be in for a very rude awakening in the not too distant future. Some months ago I read a very interesting article which debunked the Irish 'gravy train' suggestion. While Ireland did gain billions from the EU for infrastructure, roads, ports etc, we also gave away our fishing rights, (the largest in Europe) for the quick buck! The Polititians that did this should be shot! I would have much preferred if our idiot politicians had the foresight to see that we could have developed this industry to its maximum instead of relying on the likes of Dell, Intel etc etc that are really only here for the tax breaks and low wages of 10 years ago. The only problem now is that similar tax breaks and much lower labour cost is available in the newly joined EU countries, Poland etc. Still the up side is that I think Ireland is now starting to SEE that we have to build on what we have, Fisheries (hope we take them back), Green Food Production, Wind and Wave Power and not to forget Tourism. However it will take at least 10 years plus before we will see these industries being fully developed. Mike

As of last week, Native Client has been integrated into Chrome. I'm not sure exactly what that means, but I think it will run .exe applications in Chrome (on Windows, at least.)

@stefanq said: Another gorgeous image, another Russian user.....it must be something in the air there, I think....I wonder what http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/4076/final0000.jpg Edit: the guy is from Ukraine Shame it's a horrible bedroom haha looks like someone's death bed

Lets hope, it won't get 'shut down order' as Green Power Inc of Pasco, Washington. http://pesn.com/2009/08/07/9501560_CEO_appealing_GreenPowerInc_shut-down_order/

You want more? Try the tore

There are several free recovery software available.

This might work but I don't think Sketchup is really an uprez utility - try the open source SmillaEnlarger ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/imageenlarger/ ) instead - or if you're made of money, Genuine Fractals. Regards - Martin

@arail1 said: Thanks Jeff. 10.5 will still be a good upgrade for him. I have lots of machines at my desk and at home and one of my test machines is a Powerbook G4 laptop running 10.4 Tiger. Sometimes I'll test something on that computer and forget to switch back over to a primary machine! Raw computing power aside, it works fantastically. I think you'll be very happy with Leopard on a PPC G4.

The cost of the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics was just finally paid for last year, by the taxpayers of Montreal. It cost another $175,000,000.00 to put a leaky-retractable-roof on the Stadium after the Olympics. When you fly into Montreal you cant miss this dilapidated eye sore rising amongst the otherwise pristine skyline. A decaying concrete Dinosaur structure is all that remains. Its going to be interesting whats going to happen to all the poor people that live just 3 blocks up the mountain side from Rio's prime million dollar real estate?

Have a look at the Hardware Speed Test topic (and/or even take the test on your computer). Many members posted their specs there for comparison with the test.

@unknownuser said: ...but if you mean metaphorically....no it is biased in terms of mood. I did mean metaphorically - were you concerned about over-doing it and having it back-fire?

I only listen to The Smiths and Joy Division whilst working.

In New York - Chinatown, especially the far eastern section which is more connected to mainland China than it is to mainland USA. Chelsea art galleries. Wander around the lower east side and the east side of Soho (beyond Lafayette into the neighborhood which used to be Little Italy) The store Evolution in Soho (skeletons, fossilized snakes, spiders, meteor fragments, etc.) MOMA and the Metropolitan Museum and the Museum of Natural History The top of the Empire State Building JandR in lower Manhattan for computer stuff The Apple store across from the Plaza Hotel Jacques Torres chocolates on Hudson St Johns Pizzeria on Bleecker Peter Luger's steakhouse in Brooklyn (if you can spend approx. $100 per person) Central Park