A quick googling turns up:
http://www.starryhope.com/tech/2006/mac-os-x-home-and-end-ke...
Yeah, something that should work by default, but it is at least fixable.
Re:Ask HN: Is it worth switching to a Mac?
by ibsulon on Wednesday December 10, 2008 @12:38AM
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The frustration is all of the chording for things that seem to merit their own key in my world. Fn-up, down, left, right could better handle screen and keyboard lighting, and put page up/down/left/right up there instead. I mean, the freaking computer controls the brightness anyway, why even bother with single touch? And play/pause and fast forward/reverse?
Home and end don't bother me as much as page up/down, really. I hate finding my place again after scrolling up and down, and option-up/down is annoying to me.
Re:Ask HN: Is it worth switching to a Mac?
by tocomment on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @07:50PM
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Yeah, what's the deal with home and end! I just got a mac and I'm still trying to get to the begining and ends of lines. Any solutions?
Also why does iPhoto open every time I connect my iPhone? That's pretty annoying.
Cmd-Left, Cmd-Right are the traditional Mac keys, or you can use Emacs-style Ctrl-A, Ctrl-E.
iPhoto preferences, General. "Connecting camera opens: No application"
Re:Ask HN: Is it worth switching to a Mac?
by jcromartie on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @10:38PM
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> you can use Emacs-style Ctrl-A, Ctrl-E
Most people don't know this, but yes: any Cocoa text view responds to many Emacs c-key shortcuts.
Re:Ask HN: Is it worth switching to a Mac?
by timothyandrew on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @08:28PM
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Far as I know, Home = Cmd+Left and End = Cmd+Left
Also, to stop iPhoto opening, open iPhoto > Preferences, set 'Connecting camera opens' to 'No application'.
The software? Frankly, I'd be happier on a "just works" linux, and I'm tempted to research reverse engineering the touchpad for linux - it's quite a nice addition and it would be a best of both worlds scenario.