Windows to MAC,.,...

[whitetrashanth]

hi im about to purchase a powermac and have never used a mac before for more than 5 minutes,.. my basic questions would be

what internet explorer would be best to use and how easy is it to save my "favourites" list in my internet browser so that i can transfer them to my new computer, as i wont be using internet explorer on the mac can this be done?

whats the best way to tranfer existing files on my current p4 XP dell computer.erm yeh thats it

cheers any help would be muchos appreciated

 

[gekko513]

How to get your stuff from your PC to your Mac

And here's what it says about Internet Explorer Favourites if you're using your iPod to move your stuff:

Just follow these simple steps in Microsoft Internet Explorer.

1. Launch Internet Explorer and choose Import and Export from the File menu.
2. Export your Favorites and save the file as “Favorites.html” on your desktop.
3. Copy the file “Favorites.html” from the desktop to your iPod.


I would recommend that you use Safari as your internet explorer on the Mac.

 

[whitetrashanth]

How to get your stuff from your PC to your Mac

And here's what it says about Internet Explorer Favourites if you're using your iPod to move your stuff:

Just follow these simple steps in Microsoft Internet Explorer.

1. Launch Internet Explorer and choose Import and Export from the File menu.
2. Export your Favorites and save the file as “Favorites.html” on your desktop.
3. Copy the file “Favorites.html” from the desktop to your iPod.


I would recommend that you use Safari as your internet explorer on the Mac.

thanks alot dude, very easy indeed, so what i meant when i said about favourites, the current favourites will appear in SAFARI? once i import them, also instead of using my ipod i can use a cd,memory stick etc.. if i wanted? i know it sounds really dumb but thanks for your help thus far

 

[FF_productions]

You could try burning some files to a CD, but make sure its cross-platform compatible, because sometimes my data disc isn't read by my iMac. You could also try networking the 2 machines together, I'm doing that between this computer and the P4 PC in the basement.

 

[gekko513]

thanks alot dude, very easy indeed, so what i meant when i said about favourites, the current favourites will appear in SAFARI? once i import them, also instead of using my ipod i can use a cd,memory stick etc.. if i wanted? i know it sounds really dumb but thanks for your help thus far

Yes, that means you can import the favourites in Safari later on, and yes you can use a CD or a memory stick etc ... take a look at the link I gave for different options.

(And just in case you haven't noticed, the PowerMacs and PowerBooks will most likely be updated next week, so don't purchase your Mac before that.)

 

[whitetrashanth]

Yes, that means you can import the favourites in Safari later on, and yes you can use a CD or a memory stick etc ... take a look at the link I gave for different options.

(And just in case you haven't noticed, the PowerMacs and PowerBooks will most likely be updated next week, so don't purchase your Mac before that.)

REALLY? do you have a link to this romoured info?

i have sort of been waiting cause i knew something was around the corner, excellent news

 

[whitetrashanth]

REALLY? do you have a link to this romoured info?

i have sort of been waiting cause i knew something was around the corner, excellent news

o and yeh cheers for that link, i chekd it out, iv decided to buy an external hard drive cause it will be alot quicker, plus i think i need a back up disk

 

[gekko513]

REALLY? do you have a link to this romoured info?

i have sort of been waiting cause i knew something was around the corner, excellent news

I don't know anything except what it says here on the front page of macrumors.com, but as you can see, Thinksecret and Appleinsider both seem to be quite certain that something will happen next week.