great - now I can't print to Epson on Airport. GG Apple

perfect.

this version seems to have a nasty memory leak. Currently using 12GB of memory and happens often

Maya is not easy to learn - that's why Cinema 4D appeals to other people. It is a lot like Nuke vs. After Effects: completely different workflows (nodal vs. layered) but there is no way you can do the same thing in both applications, Maya is just way more advanced and the learning curve is steeper. I've been a Maya user since version 3 and version 2012 is a great release: the Qt port means it's 64-bit for OS X but it's faster than 2011, which was sluggish to use. The rigging tools are unmatched and the interactive bind tools in 2012 finally relieve you from painting skin weights manually. But Maya is so large (it's literally 10X the size of Photoshop) that covering every great feature would be impossible. My complaints are restricted to mental ray, which is a beleaguered mess in Maya and isn't well supported like it is in Softimage or Max. This is Autodesk's fault - not mental images'. So I use V-Ray and Maxwell for my work and I don't have any complaints. If you're looking to do serious high-end character animation or want a program that has real modelling tools on top of animation tools, Maya is the best choice.