thats just an 800x600 resolution.. some of us dont have the luxury of a newer monitor at the prices they gouge us for :) (could be on a laptop too) as far as the font goes.. it definately looks like a font cache problem to me.. did you try closing the app, and see what happens after a reboot? try opening poser up first (after reboot) and see if they are still that way.. it does look like a chinese type style that made its way into ur app (actally looks more like a wingding font by the look of the "non character []s & the frame border looking letters) but give that a shot, and make sure the problem doesnt occur anywhere else in your OS.