IPhoto to Aperture feature gap?

I have just upgraded (?) from iPhoto  to Aperture 3, and whilst some of its Pro features are useful, there are a number of features that seem to be mindlessly absent.  I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions?
I used to sync a load of my photos from iPhoto to my iPhone via iTunes.  It had a rather sensible and ituitive way of syncing, allowing you to select albums from the last 3, 6, 12 months etc.  It then sensibly selected albums that had photos within that time frame.  Aperture is similar, but selects projects from what appears to be the project creation date.  This to me seems daft, especially given I've just upgraded so they are all within the last 6 days.  Anyone know of a way to change this?  If not: iPhoto beats Aperture.
On a similar thread, when syncing to my iPhone when I was using iPhoto the images always looked crisp on the iPhone.  Using Aperture this appears to be somewhat temprimental.  I've updated the preview configuration and re-built all the previews in Aperture, but still this is tempremental.  Shame that the default options in iPhoto beat both the default and adjusted options in Aperture.  Does anyone know of a setting to fix this?  If not: iPhoto beats Aperture again.
I'm not actually a Pro photographer, and so adjustmens for me are a bit of a crazy black art.  I think the lack of pre-sets makes the transition from iPhoto to Aperture quite difficult.  Anyone know where I could find some online guidance?
Any help would be appreciated.

Hi g3n1u$?.  Welcome to the world of Aperture.
Aperture and iPhoto are designed for entirely different users (each brilliantly, imho -- but that only underscores how different they are).  Your relationship to Aperture (in spite of Apple's marketing) is going to be quite different than your relationship to iPhoto.  One is a sort-of super-photo-butler who does everything for you, anticipates your needs, greets you as you get out of bed -- but functions only within the limited confines of domesticity.  The other -- Aperture -- is a vast room full of eager employees, sitting at desks and drafting tables, ready to do your bidding.  They can bring you orange juice on a salver, but it's slightly outside their remit -- they are there to work, but you have to think for them.
I can't speak to your 1 or 2 (I don't sync photos from Aperture).  As to 3 -- there are Presets, and you can easily create your own (as well as download others).  On the Adjustments tab of the Inspector, locate and click the "Presets" button.  It is at the bottom of what Aperture calls the "Camera Info pane".
Adjustments in Aperture are _brilliant_.  I strongly suggest working through the initial bewilderment of Bricks and Brushes (and Masters and Versions): your return on time invested will be enormous.  If you haven't, watch the tutorials on Apple's Aperture site, work through the included tutorial at "Help→Exploring Aperture".  Examine the other selections available on the Help Menu.  Read and understand the first seven (at least) chapters of the Users Manual (an excellent resource), and search this forum for answers to your questions.
Someone else will likely pop in with answers to you syncing questions.
Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger

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