[Swordmaker]

What about navigating your own files? The Finder seems a useful file organiser, though the visual simplicity of Windows Explorer was pretty much perfect. However, OS X's Dock - its equivalent of the Windows taskbar - is annoying. The large icons suggest it will be easy to use, but I miss being able to read the taskbar for the name of the applications and documents you have open - which would be especially useful on a slightly smaller laptop, where windows inevitably overlap.

Obviously, he has not learned the joys of Exposé - Swordmaker

Also, when working with multiple windows it is sometimes difficult to find what you want Exposé??? - SM, and the thinness of the side sliders of any window demands very accurate cursor control. I have often found myself working on the wrong documents or applications because they were already open or lying dormant on the desktop beneath.

Other annoyances include trying to get both time and date displayed, and the single-button mouse - no doubt there's an internal Apple logic, but it's still irksome. Much more annoying is the lack of a forward delete key. You can use a combination of keys, but I've still deleted the wrong text many times. Also, files downloaded from the web are all dropped into a separate folder, rather than one you specify. But these are minor quibbles.

HUH?! They are downloaded into your "Downloads" folder in your home directory! - SM

The key lesson is to read ahead. You take a different journey on an Apple. If you're not a techie, it's a slight morass at first. However, it's a journey worth making. The initial expense was quite high, but I can't see myself needing more power or capabilities for years. PCs now seem positively clunky. I, for one, won't be struggling to peer through any Windows any more.

[Auntie Mame]

Much more annoying is the lack of a forward delete key.

This is really bugging me, too. I've found in some programs I can use a combination of keys to forward delete, but yesterday, using Quicken, there was NO combination that would forward delete. This drives me crazy! Any suggestions?

[Dont Mention the War]

Other annoyances include trying to get both time and date displayed, and the single-button mouse - no doubt there's an internal Apple logic, but it's still irksome.

Any USB mouse will work. If you want a two-button mouse and/or a scroll wheel, take one of your PC mice out of the closet and plug in into the side of the keyboard. Voila.

Much more annoying is the lack of a forward delete key.

Fair enough, but it is a laptop. (Full-size Apple keyboards have forward delete keys.) If you're that hung up on one, why not just program one of the f-keys to perform that function?