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Tom Scola - Jan 10, 2005 3:31:52 pm PST #1038 of 10003

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(1) if I'm going to transfer data from my old laptop to my new iBook via a USB cable, should it be an A to A cable, or an A to B cable?

I'm not aware of any reliable method of transferring data between a PC and a Mac via USB, unless you want to buy special software, (which comes with its own cable).

Moving data between a PC and a Mac with an ethernet cable is pretty straightforward, though.

(2) I have DSL now. My iBook will have an AirPort Extreme card. If I want to use my DSL connection wirelessly, I need a router, correct? Like the AirPort Extreme base station? (Or a random other Mac-friendly router.) Do I need *more* than a wireless router?

That's all you should need.

Steph L. - Jan 10, 2005 3:34:46 pm PST #1039 of 10003

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Moving data between a PC and a Mac with an ethernet cable is pretty straightforward, though.

Even better!

(2) I have DSL now. My iBook will have an AirPort Extreme card. If I want to use my DSL connection wirelessly, I need a router, correct? Like the AirPort Extreme base station? (Or a random other Mac-friendly router.) Do I need *more* than a wireless router?

That's all you should need.

Dude. I had knowledge!

One more question: transferring data Mac to Mac (I have 8 GB of music on my G4 at work, and I'll be damned if I'm going to re-rip all that onto the iBook) -- USB cable? A to A? A to B? TGIF? OMGWTF?

Tom Scola - Jan 10, 2005 3:38:06 pm PST #1040 of 10003

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transferring data Mac to Mac

Firewire cable. If you boot up your Mac, and hold down the "T" key, it will go into something called "Target Disk Mode", which means that the other Mac will think that it's an external firewire drive.

Steph L. - Jan 10, 2005 3:40:34 pm PST #1041 of 10003

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Firewire cable.

Right on. Am waiting to order my iBook until after Steve Jobs' speech at MacExpo, just in case prices drop (which I don't expect, since they just dropped back in November-ish) or they add a nifty new feature like iDishwasher or something.

amych - Jan 10, 2005 3:41:13 pm PST #1042 of 10003

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

iDishwasher

want

Steph L. - Jan 10, 2005 3:43:27 pm PST #1043 of 10003

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iDishwasher

want

I'm saying! Or iBartender.

amych - Jan 10, 2005 3:45:31 pm PST #1044 of 10003

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

I'd totally upgrade for a bundled deal. An iBartender that also does the cleanup. Complete with glowing Apple logo!

Steph L. - Jan 10, 2005 3:47:00 pm PST #1045 of 10003

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I'd like the iBartender/iMaid/iChef bundle.

NoiseDesign - Jan 10, 2005 3:49:13 pm PST #1046 of 10003

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I want the iWench.

amych - Jan 10, 2005 3:50:10 pm PST #1047 of 10003

Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

iBartender/iMaid/iChef

Don't forget iPoolboy. Although at the moment, he only ships with the really high-end G5s, and not the laptops. Maybe after MacWorld.

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