thinking about buying a MAC...
Nov 4, 2005 | 12:10 am
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Originally Posted by venice4504
Thanks again for all the help. After 5 years of not wanting to go Apple, I not only have a Nano (and loving it) but I am an owner of an iBook. Oh, how the world turns 
Nov 4, 2005 | 9:48 am
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One more question to bug you all with.
Once I get my little bundle of white joy, what is the best way to migrate my files from my PC to my Mac?
Direct ethernet cord connection or by way of my Nano?
Once I get my little bundle of white joy, what is the best way to migrate my files from my PC to my Mac?
Direct ethernet cord connection or by way of my Nano?
Nov 4, 2005 | 10:01 am
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Direct ethernet won't work. Crossover ethernet might.
You can't copy files from a PC to a Mac and expect all of them to work. Applications (files that end in .exe) won't work so no point in copying those. You documents will work, like Office documents and stufff. Your emails may not transfer so easily.
There are kits that do these transfers, which will figure out which kinds of files you're moving over.
You could look around apple.com/switch and google something like PC to Mac switch.
Nano would only work if you're copying over a few files.
You can't copy files from a PC to a Mac and expect all of them to work. Applications (files that end in .exe) won't work so no point in copying those. You documents will work, like Office documents and stufff. Your emails may not transfer so easily.
There are kits that do these transfers, which will figure out which kinds of files you're moving over.
You could look around apple.com/switch and google something like PC to Mac switch.
Nano would only work if you're copying over a few files.
Nov 4, 2005 | 10:19 am
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Looks like regardless of where you buy your Mac, the geniuses at the Apple Retail Stores will help transfer your stuff for free:
http://www.apple.com/switch/howto/genius.html
http://www.apple.com/switch/howto/genius.html
Nov 4, 2005 | 11:28 am
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Originally Posted by venice4504
One more question to bug you all with.
Once I get my little bundle of white joy, what is the best way to migrate my files from my PC to my Mac?
Direct ethernet cord connection or by way of my Nano?
Once I get my little bundle of white joy, what is the best way to migrate my files from my PC to my Mac?
Direct ethernet cord connection or by way of my Nano?
another option (if you have a lot of data) would be to burn a cd of your "pc stuph" and the mac will read the cd w/no problem-then you can just copy what you need
Nov 4, 2005 | 11:47 am
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I just plug all my computers into my ethernet switch, and connect my Mac to my windows computer using the network. Just be sure to enable sharing on whatever folders you need to transfer data.
You'll find that files will transfer fine between Office for Windows and Office for OSX. There may even be an import filter built into Entourage to migrate your email over from windows.
Here's a handy resource among many on the web: http://www.macwindows.com/
You'll find that files will transfer fine between Office for Windows and Office for OSX. There may even be an import filter built into Entourage to migrate your email over from windows.
Here's a handy resource among many on the web: http://www.macwindows.com/
Nov 4, 2005 | 11:52 am
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Originally Posted by wco81
Direct ethernet won't work. Crossover ethernet might.
All current Macintosh computers have auto-MDIX ethernet ports, which automatically sense whether they need to operate in a cross-over configuration. You never need a cross-over cable with a Mac.
Nov 6, 2005 | 8:29 am
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Thanks for all of the help. I think I am going to go with the Memory Stick approach since I really only have files. That just seems like it'll be the easiest.
PS. My dell now no longer has a working backspace button. I think it knows it's days are numbered
PS. My dell now no longer has a working backspace button. I think it knows it's days are numbered
Nov 7, 2005 | 10:38 am
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The rumor mill says Apple is preparing a 13" widescreen Powerbook using the Pentium M to replace the 12" model, so I plan to hold off on my G4 15.4" widescreen purchase to see, cause smaller is better for me.
Nov 7, 2005 | 11:01 am
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Originally Posted by SEA_Tigger
The rumor mill says Apple is preparing a 13" widescreen Powerbook using the Pentium M to replace the 12" model, so I plan to hold off on my G4 15.4" widescreen purchase to see, cause smaller is better for me.
In the mean time I'm getting by with a Mac Mini as my home desktop. For file transfer I just network using wifi or use a usb device (usually myu 2.5" hard drive caddy I use for portable backups).
Nov 7, 2005 | 11:33 am
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Ok- Why doesn't the dock connector to firewire cable work for the Nano to the Mac? Everything at Apple.com says it doesn't work even though it should when the nano is connected to the dock.
Nov 7, 2005 | 2:15 pm
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Originally Posted by venice4504
Ok- Why doesn't the dock connector to firewire cable work for the Nano to the Mac? Everything at Apple.com says it doesn't work even though it should when the nano is connected to the dock.
Not quite a deal breaker for us getting a Nano, but we are still using Macs that only have USB 1.1, so it'll be slow transfers until upgrade time.
Nov 7, 2005 | 3:32 pm
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Originally Posted by manar
In the mean time I'm getting by with a Mac Mini as my home desktop. For file transfer I just network using wifi or use a usb device (usually myu 2.5" hard drive caddy I use for portable backups).
Nov 7, 2005 | 3:51 pm
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Originally Posted by SEA_Tigger
I gave serious thought to a Mac Mini, but I would like something smaller and lighter then my behemoth 17" HP laptop and since all my friends use Macs, I'd like to be able to take mine with me when I see them, so that means PowerBook.
or an iBook. The 12" iBook is a few hundred less than the 12" PowerBook, and makes for a very, very nice machine.