[iBook] Upgrading to MacBook

[Angus Wallace]

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!

I'll take this opportunity to briefly get on my soap-box:
This is why DRM is bad for consumers (and why I don't shop at ITMS) - it puts
you in a position where you might need to repurchase music you've already
bought - for no reason. That's why I use eMusic (www.emusic.com) - they sell
mp3s, and I know that such a problem can never occur there. 

I hope this email helped, and wasn't too tedious ;-)

Cheers,
-Gus

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
> 
> -- 
> Stan Marks
> swmarks at allvantage.com
> stanleymarks at comcast.net
> 
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