Hi all, new to Maya and working my way thru a couple tutorials. It's been great, but not easy so far. I have a couple questions I hope someone can help with.

First, on startup I get this: Pixel shading extensions insufficient to support hardware rendering.

I did a search and found a similar topic, but still unsure. Is this a video card issue? Or something else? I have a Sony PCV-610 but don't know off hand what card it has for video. Or is it likely another issue?

Also, when I use the Polygons Sculpt Tool I can click and drag to change things, but I understood I could just click to make small changes, yet when I just click away nothing happens. Is there another way to just make small changes with the tool?

And finally, how many of you all use a pad instead of a mouse? And which ones do you like?

Thanks in advance!