If you can shoot me a link via IM I'd love you forever.

I can direct you (and anyone else interested) to Wondertouch's site right here:

www.wondertouch.com

If you have Flash installed on your system, you should see various animated examples of particleIllusion's effects. I have an older version of the software, which I received for "free" on a magazine CD. One of these days I'll actually install it and start learning how to use it. If the blurbs are to be believed, particleIllusion has been used on feature films like Hellboy and Sky Captain.