I have been an avid Mac user for around 18 months now and never looked back.

In answer to your points,

1 – Run Parallels or VMWare Fusion with an XP Virtual Machine. Real slick under Spaces within Leopard.

2 – Never used Napster

3 – I was also a RoboForm PC user. 1Passwd on the Mac is what I use now and it is better!

4 – Buy a USB hub

5 – Buy the wirless mighty mouse and new wireless keyboard. Both fantastic

6 – Keyboard layout takes a bit of getting used to. Although you can use a UK keyboard and set the mappings accordingly.

7 – Use Command-V. Command is the key at the left and right hand side of the Space bar with a Mac keyboard.

Any other problems, just shout!

PC is not a personal computer running WINDOWS.
PC is just a personal computer.

You don’t need Mac to get rid of Winblows.

Install Kubuntu (a KDE flavour of Ubuntu) on your PC and be happy with no blue screens, restarts
and most of the problems you describe. Moreover, if you need windows badly for some apps, run it in a window in parallel with your main OS using VirtualBox.org software.

I’ve had a quick look at google toolbar for firefox, and it does look like the next best thing to Roboform when coupled with firefox’s password remember tool, but still doesn’t allow one-click logins from any page like Roboform did. Apparantly there’s a similar program called 1passwd, but that just didn’t work full stop when I downloaded it – Might need to have a look at it again, especially if Firefox is as bad as you say on mac.

I did try out a usb hub, but it seemed to slow the system right down to a crawl, so unplugged it again. Will keep plugging away at it.

I got very confused when following your link regarding the keyboard, and decided that it’s best left alone, and I’ll just learn to use the different keys. I also found out that the windows Key performs the same function as the Ctrl button, so I now press Windows C to copy rather than Ctrl C.

I’m off to get some USB extension cables tomorrow anyway, so I can try out the mac keyboard (which will also give me an extra 2 USB ports)

1) Most websites that claim only to support IE6 will actually work with other browsers if you can convince them that you are using IE6. Firefox user agent switcher usually does the job (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59) . If the site uses ActiveX though you’re stuffed.

2) That’s DRM for you

3) Not used Roboform but I think the Google Toolbar for Firefox does a similar thing

4) Yep thats a pain. A cheap USB hub should fix your problem though

5) Also a pain

6) Probably Firefox at fault there. It’s a dog on Mac. Try Camino or Safari

7) That always catches me as well when I swap from Mac to PC and back again.
Not sure if you’re using a Mac or PC keyboard. Command-V should do the same thing if you have a Mac keyboard. I have a MacBook so don’t use a PC keyboard with it. Some of these tips may help you : http://www.gyford.com/phil/writing/2005/11/20/using_a_british.php