i hate this thing. it's exactly the opposite of the sort of software that Mac is supposed to be all about:
**it runs slower than a dead dog
**it is the only way my computer will let me pull photos off my camera
**it hides my photos in its own bullshit directory structure
**it resets all my photo "created on" dates to TODAY
iPhoto sucks, and Mac sucks too!
there, i said it. somebody had to.