Transferring user preferences and configuration by importing plist files

At my job, we use iMac desktops. These are simple imaged workstations on a local area network, on which we login using a unique LAN user and password. I am particular about the configuration of my workstation and do a lot of configuring in System Preferences, as well as having my own bookmarks and whatnot. We do not have dedicated desks; I often find myself sitting at a desk I haven't sat at previously, and must reconfigure settings, import bookmarks from an HTML, etc.
I've noticed that I can easily export and import my keyboard text shortcuts between desktops by highlighting everything under System Preferences >Keyboard > Text and dragging it to the desktop, creating a keyboard plist file, and dragging this file into the same pane on a yet-to-be-configured desktop to easily import them. This saves the trouble of having to reenter them every time I'm at a new workstation.
My questions are these:
—Are other personal preferences as easily transferable using plist files? Specifically my Dock preferences/layout, settings like Hot Corners, wired Apple Mouse configuration, Launchpad layout, etc.
—If so, which plist's would be required?
—Would I have to use Terminal?
—Is there an easier way to accomplish this without plist's?
Being able to copy and paste plist's into my user library to auto-configure my preferences and setup on new desktops would save me a lot of time when sitting at a new desk.
Thanks!

If the specialist did a full backup, all you have to do is run Migration Assistant, which is in Applications / Utilities, and it'll basically put the machine back the way it was. If all he did was save some data files, that stuff is gone.

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Under Preferences/Advanced is the selection: "Copy files to iPhoto Library folder when adding to library."
Should this option be selected? What does it do?
When I import, neither roll nor photo name appear in the left menu window of iPhoto. Other rolls and photo folder names and photo names appear there. Should the imports appear there?
At the head of the left menu window is "Source" and then "Library" folder followed by a listing of other folders and photos. Does this mean the other folders and photos are not in the Library folder? Is there anything that should be done?
thanks again.

VRS
Under Preferences/Advanced is the selection: "Copy files to iPhoto Library folder when adding to library."
Should this option be selected? What does it do?
Yes it should. It means that when you import photos into iPhoto, then iPhoto will make a copy of the pic in the iPhoto Library Folder. The advantages of this are several:
1. iPhoto becomes responsible for File Management. That is, you do all your organising in the iPhoto Window and can forget about the iPhoto Library Folder. iPhoto will store your photos there, along with your library files. When you delete photos in iPhoto (Move them to the iPhoto trash -> Empty iPhoto Trash) they are deleted from the hard drive as well. Moving your pics to an external HD or to a new computer is also much more straightforward.
IF you don't do this, then iPhoto will make shortcuts that point to your pics (where ever you have them. Importing and Deleting become multi-stage projects and the level of complication increases.
Keep it simple, as I've detailed in other posts you can still easily find your files :There are three ways (at least) to get files from the iPhoto Window.
1. Drag and Drop: Drag a photo from the iPhoto Window to the desktop, there iPhoto will make a full-sized copy of the pic.
2. File -> Export: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
3. Show File: Right- (or Control-) Click on a pic and in the resulting dialogue choose 'Show File'. A Finder window will pop open with the file already selected.
Once you've imported your pics into iPhoto, and you're sure that all is working correctly, you can then trash your original copies.
When I import, neither roll nor photo name appear in the left menu window of iPhoto. Other rolls and photo folder names and photo names appear there. Should the imports appear there?
No, that's the space for Albums and Folders full of Albums. You can see your Rolls (View Menu -> Film Rolls) in the main part of the window, and these rolls correspond exactly to the Rolls in the Finder. If you drag a folder of pics to the Source pane, an album will be created there automatically, with the same name as the folder, and a new Film Roll will also be created.
An important clarification: Rolls, as I said above, are directly related to Rolls in the iPhoto Library Folder at Go/Pictures.
Albums and Folders in the source pane are "virtual". That is, they have no direct corresponding folders in the Finder. Really, what they are is an instruction to iPhoto: display these photos together..., that's all.
The advantage: a pic can be in 50 albums with no duplication at all.
Isn't that where this started? ;))
Regards
TD

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i'm importing AVI files first in iMovie because Final doesn't support (other question i put in) but when i see the scenes form 1993 they have the date 2004.
i believe 2004 is the date i put them on the computer.
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But as i said i cant import the files in FCP have to import them to iMovie files adjust the date and than import to Final Cut Pro but than de changes i made to the date and time are gone and in FCP 2004 is again the date of the file!!!
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OK, I think I understand what you are saying but it still does not look like it is doing it as you describe.
Here is another screen shot.
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Yet, the event "2007 August" still shows up under the 2012 "folder" (is that the right terminology?).
The newest clip in this event is Aug 31, 2007 so shouldn't it be categorized as 2007 and not 2012?
I think you know this but I am using the following feature:
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Process:         Microsoft Error Reporting [275]
Path:            /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/*/Microsoft Error Reporting.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Error Reporting
Identifier:      com.microsoft.error_reporting
Version:         2.2.7 (2.2.7)
Build Info:      Unknown-110707~0
Code Type:       X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [112]
Date/Time:       2012-01-09 23:50:57.914 +0800
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.7.2 (11C74)
Report Version: 9
Interval Since Last Report:          27616 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           6
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 394 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   4
Anonymous UUID:                      C05EBED5-CDE0-4A98-9B3B-BD69496D018F
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Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000000
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If you have photos in your Photo Stream that you want to save to your iPad, you can save them to your Camera Roll using this method:
Manage My Photo Stream contents. In the My Photo Stream album, tap Select.
Share, print, copy, or save photos to your Camera Roll album: Select the photos, then tap .
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If there are any photos in My Photo Stream that you want to keep, save them to your Camera Roll, then back up your Camera Roll and other data using iCloud or iTunes.
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