momodot there is a Firefox extension called SpellBound that adds spell checker support to web forms and extensions, it works just like the IE spell checker and uses the dictionary from Thunderbird you just right click on the page you have just typed on and check spelling pops up in the menu. hope that helps

thats good advice to switch off your firewall karen1573, that worked for me :)

I voted without any problem as a guest, I don't have it yet but intend to buy it soon

how about Kaydara's MotionBuilder, you can get 1 years commercial license free at the moment with Digit magazine. (Digit is a UK CG Magazine but is available in many countries)

and another vote from me for dragongirls excellent suggestion, a "pose kit" would be fantastic. Perhaps that would be too large an undertaking for a freebie, but it's still a fabulous idea, a future cd collection in your store maybe?

Vicky 3 is due to be released in a few weeks time before Christmas by Daz3d, so I would wait until after Vicky 3 is released because you may prefer to buy her instead and even if you still wish to buy Vicky 2 I expect that the price for her will reduce as soon as Vicky 3 is available. Graham

Hi Lynn, thanks for the info, is there any chance that Mover will work with Poser 5 in the future? Graham

Elgyfu I upgraded to Poser 4 from the free version of Poser 3 when it was given away a few years ago by 3D World in the UK, it was actually a special upgrade offer in the magazine at the time and have recently upgraded from Poser4/Pro Pack to Poser 5. When you install the upgrade version of Poser 5 it is a completely separate installation and you have to enter 2 serial no's, the Poser 5 serial no and the serial no of the version of Poser you are upgrading from. So I think there is a good chance that you could get Poser 5 as an upgrade from the version you have, but as Jaqui says the final decision will be made by Curious Labs so why not give them a call, and look forward to a huge change from your Poser 3. Graham

Yet another option for you if you live in the UK is to buy this months version (issue31) of 3D World magazine because they have a 30 day fully functional trial of 3DSMax v5 on the cover cd. I am not sure which other countries 3D World mag is available in, you would need to check thier web site at www.3Dworldmag.com. Good luck Graham

great, a positive thread about Poser 5, there has been so much doom and gloom posted about Poser 5 that I was beginning to think that I had a different version of Poser 5 on my PC, because mine ran well from day 1 as well and it just gets better with each service release. I hear what the "Pro" guy's are saying though and they need to have plug-ins for max, maya, cinema etc before they are going to start using Poser 5 seriously, so hopefully CL are still working on the plug-ins and will release them quickly,and then perhaps a few more people will start to view Poser 5 positively. I certainly hope so anyway. Graham

No offense taken Greybro, I agree that there were a lot of bugs, hence the patches, I am also a keen hobbyist rather than a power user and dont push Poser 5 to it's limits which may well have a bearing on why my view of Poser 5 differs to yours, but I can only say it as I see it and my Poser 5 has run sweetly from day 1 and since the SR2 beta 1 patch is running a lot quicker than my Poser4/Pro pack ever did. Regards Graham

well said sbucci, I'm with you on this one, and I am inclined to believe that there are far more people that are very happy with their purchase of Poser 5 than those that are unhappy, it is just that the unhappy users are far more vocal. My Poser 5 ran without problems right out of the box and each new patch has just made it quicker and brought new exciting functions to learn and play with. So unless someone can convince me that there are different releases of Poser 5 that have been sold then I find it very hard to believe that the program itself is causing all the problems. Graham

well for firearms for Poser 4 you can't do better than Questor's models, and fortunately he has just opened up a new web site and all the downloads are free. http://205.122.23.229/Questor/index.html Daz were also hosting a lot of Questor's firearms including modern handguns in their free archive. I haven't downloaded any free lingerie recently so I can't help you there. Handguns and stockings eh, the mind just boggles :)

hmmm, I got this in an e-mail from Reba Vest at Daz this morning: *** Platinum Club Annual Membership at DAZ 50% off ($49.95) through 23 October Reg. Price $99.95 You do not want to miss this amazing opportunity! Join the Platinum Club and buy any club product for $1.99. But that's not all! You will also receive a 30% discount on any DAZ original products in the Premier Store. Yes, that is an additional 30% off sale prices even! This is truly too good to pass up so don't delay!!*** And it quite clearly states that you get an additional 30% off sale prices, or at least that is certainly how I read it so there is clearly some confusion about this, perhaps someone from Daz would care to clarify it for us.

oops, x-posted there, sorry