@lars Thanks for Bean tip, will try.

- Really not keen on that silver and black panda look. Would prefer a solid colour other than silver.

I got a speck see-through satin shell (purple) which is slim, doesn’t change the form factor and the apple still glows through, but makes it a purple, unscratched laptop which is slightly more robust.

http://www.speckproducts.com/seethru-satin-macbook-pro-case-13-purple.html

(Comes in other colours – I got mine in the electronics shop in LHR for about £30 I think)

- Where’s my window now? Where did it go? Why is it hiding behind that other program? Huh?

Yeah, it’s a bit sensitive. I’ve set up my screen (in preferences) so that if I gesture my fingers or mouse to the top right hang of the screen, it reveals all windows, so I can switch between them easily. Weirdly easier than command tab and the action of swiping to the top right has become a habit – when it’s not available on a different computer I’m using, I miss it.

- iPhoto. Arrogant little tool

Dump that immediately. I used lightroom to edit and organise on my iMac, but honestly, these days, I use picasa for organisation and photoshop for actual editing on my MBP.

Like I said, YMMV, but the speck case may be worth investigating, at least.