I have an Alienware Aurora desktop (got it mainly for gaming) that I'm currently using Poser on aswell, cause my other pc is acting up..  I doubt it's any better than any other computer with similar specs tho..

And no, I'm thinking you don't "have to" upgrade to pro just cause you're on a 64 system.. your old version will still run, just not at 64.. I think

And as people above me has said, with alienware a big deal of what you pay is just for the name.. I just got mine cause I'm a bit of a computer-bimbo and wanted something decent that I felt I could "trust" being put together properly :P

Oh, and the shiny lights ofc  :P

I'd just like to add my "Do NOT like!" vote about the blue colour.

It's way too strong and it overtakes the art in the galleries.

A neutral colour like a darkish grey or black would be much much prefered.. Even a de-saturated darker version of this blue would be ok.. but it has to be alot less saturated!

I used to feel alot of stress about it all, maybe not hostility, but more a sense of not being bothered anymore.. Especially back when I was a merchant ..

I've had a couple of big breaks of 2years+..  this time when I started again I decided to

1, not be a merchant anymore cause of the stress and the drama..

2, not get involved in the little cliques you find on the poser community...  the whole I'll-comment-and-fave-your images-if-you-do-it-for-me-bollocks...  I promised myself this time around I'm only doing it for me, and only when I want to..

Everytime I've started again I haven't re-downloaded everything I've ever bought.. I only download stuff that I actually have ideas/plans to use in an image.  Having to "get it all back" would feel way too overwhelming I think.. 

Just start small.. and really think about what exactly about it all makes you feel "meh".. and just don't do that anymore ;)

Poser is still a quite nice way to spend an afternoon or two when you're feeling creative :)

You ask alot of questions like"Why do people do this or that?"

The answer is most likely that they can/want to. People want different things. Personally I don't find any enjoyment in seeking a photorealistic result.. If I wanted something to look like a photo I would use a camera, but I do know other people try their best to get a photo realistic image and that's fine. 

Why does any style have to be better than the other? It's all a matter of taste.

Somehow the problem has gone away..  didn't really do anything other than change the ammount of memory allocated to PS.. had it set at 90% and reduced it to 80%.. that seemed to fix it..

I mainly work with RGB's so I dunno if it would have been the same w CYMK's..

anyway, it seems to have sorted itself outbut will try that if it decides to come back :)

Same here
No ebots

I get mail when I buy stuff at the MP  but nothing from gallery

awesome!
Thanx for the help Deb!

Coolness Debbie!

Just sent it :)

Quote - Okay, marry me! faints over the gorgeous swords

;-)

You do realise I'm gonna have to hunt you down and beat you up now, right?  ;p

Quote - whohooo Andi you are so the best....did anyone ever tell you that?

I do try to mention it atleast a couple of times /day , but sometimes I forget ;p

Still time to enter for anybody that wants to ;)

Depends on how bad I want it..

but if it isn't totally amazing.. I wouldn't bother buying it

they should definately leave it gone..

and I also like how it doesn't display number of comments under the thumbnail.. hopefully this will decrease the feeling of alot of ppl "hunting" comments just for the comments sake, and not what  the comment actually says

The UTC is ok.. for non closeups.. 

Closeups  will not leave a satisfactory result

These are absolutely gorgeous! Makes life soo much easier :D

awesome!

Looks very good, I'll have to put it on my must buy list  :)

Thanx for the heads up!