[iBook] Upgrading to MacBook

[Stan Marks]

on 5/30/06 9:39 PM, Angus Wallace at angus.wallace at flinders.edu.au wrote:

> Hi Stan,
> 
> You should be able to de-autherise your current ibook before you get rid of it
> - then you can autherise your new computer, and use the same songs on it.
> 
> Burning them to a cd and reimporting them is undesirable - because the sound
> quality will detiorate.
> 
> In iTunes, you need to go into Advanced -> Deauthorise Computer. This will
> mean that you can no longer play the copy protected songs on your iBook. When
> you get your new MacBook, copy the songs over, and authorise it. You should be
> set to go!

Hey, thanks, Gus! I'd totally forgotten about the de-authorizing /
re-authorizing thing. :)

Now, all I need is for someone to come up with a quick and easy way to
transfer the contents of this iBook to the new MacBook, and I'm good to go!
:)

Stan

> 
> Quoting Stan Marks <swmarks at allvantage.com>:
> 
>> I recently sent this iBook G3 700 off to the Apple Service Center for its
>> FOURTH logic board repair over the past three years (yeah, I shoulda asked
>> them to replace it long ago...), and now that the extended warranty has
>> expired, I think its time to invest in one of those new MacBooks...and I'm
>> ready to order TONIGHT! :)
>> 
>> A couple of questions for those more knowledgeable/tech-savvy than myself:
>> 
>> 1. I have a number of music files in iTunes that I purchased from the iTunes
>> Music Store. Of course, every time they've replaced the logic board, I have
>> had to re-authorize (or is it re-authenticate?) those files, so they are on
>> their last go-'round. I know that it is possible to burn those files to a CD
>> and then import them from the CD again to get around that, but I don't have
>> a CD burner for this iBook. My wife, however, does have one on her Ti-Book.
>> Is it possible to connect my iBook to her Ti-Book in such a way that will
>> allow me to burn those CDs? Firewire Disk Mode, perhaps? If this is not
>> possible, what would be the best way to approach the problem? Burn the files
>> to a CD disk image on an external drive, perhaps? (If so, how would I do
>> that?)
>> 
>> 2. I would like to be able to transfer everything from the iBook to the
>> MacBook in such a way that all my network settings, preferences, etc. are
>> transferred as painlessly as possible. What would be the best way to
>> transfer all my data, applications, and settings to the new MacBook?
>> 
>> TIA!
>> Stan
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Stan Marks
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