Thanks lynnJonathan, I sort of agree with you but draw the opposite conclusion! It seems to me that a mac forum, where people could post queries about mac only apps like Pixels 3d etc would cut down the searching, for me anyway. I'm just trying to figure out Pixels 3d and am struggling a bit (well, a lot actually) I had a look at some of the links on pixels site and didn't like the forums I found. They seemed a bit geeky and hostile to newbies, I'd much rather get info from the friendly and enthusiastic people at renderosity! If you can recommend any particular sites for Pixels3d I'd appreciate it, and would you mind me sending the occasional note if I have any particular queries? Huh? Please? Thanks Atrice