IPhoto to Photoshop Elements 4.0 (Bridge help)

I upload all of my photos to IPhoto and organize them into albums. Sometimes I edit them in Photoshop Elements (2.0), and have had absolutely no problem in doing so. I just upgraded to Elements 4.0, which causes me to have to use Bridge to browse for my photos. The problem I am having is that not all of my pictures are viewable in Bridge. When I switch back over to ELements 2.0 I can see them all. But in Bridge it is a random sampling as far as which photos I can see and which ones I can't. If I pull the photos into Elements, I can view and alter them, so they are not corrupt files. I have tried emptying the cache, and reinstalling bridge . . . no luck. HELP!!!
Also in Elements 4.0 my pictures look bad . . . they print out OK, but on screen they look pixelated (my word, hope you know what I mean.)
I need to decide if Elements 4.0 is for me . . . so far, I'm not happy! I'd really appreciate some help!

rogerskk:
I just upgraded to Elements 4.0, which causes me to have to use Bridge to browse for my photos.
Have to or want to? You don't have to use Bridge. You can still use iPhoto like you used to and set PSE4 at your editor or choice in iPhoto's preferences. I've tried Bridge and it's not an image management application, only a browser. iPhoto is an management tool in that it can group photos via albums, keywords, etc.

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