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Cedar · 08-05-2004, 05:36 PM

I have this dinosaur of a laptop. It's a four year old Vaio with seven keys that don't work, a six GB hard drive, 192 MB of RAM (that's as far as it can go) CD/DVD ROM, etc. Although it does have 2 USB ports, which was pretty advanced for the time. Still runs Windows 98, Pentium III processor.

Stop that laughing. I'm broke.

I picked up another job this summer and am putting the money toward a new laptop. I've already decided I'm getting an iBook. I use my computer mainly for internet and writing, and I'll be downloading music, and the iBook will do that just fine. Don't need all the bells and whistles on the PowerBook. But that's not the point.

Point is: Does anyone have suggestions for efficient ways of transferring my information? I looked at Apple's guide on how to transfer your files over from a PC, but they all require a CD burner, which I don't have built into my laptop. My laptop is my only computer. I was thinking of a USB key, but if worst came to worst, I could email all my files to my Gmail account and store them there (they don't even take up a GB of space) and then download them to my new Mac. I have files in Word and Excel, plus a few MP3s (or they might be .wav files...not sure), and some photos in jpg format. I already have MS Office for the Mac, and yes I know Word can be evil, but I have to use it because of my work.

Thanks!

08-05-2004, 05:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cedar Crazy Location: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry	transferring data from my PC to a new Mac I have this dinosaur of a laptop. It's a four year old Vaio with seven keys that don't work, a six GB hard drive, 192 MB of RAM (that's as far as it can go) CD/DVD ROM, etc. Although it does have 2 USB ports, which was pretty advanced for the time. Still runs Windows 98, Pentium III processor. Stop that laughing. I'm broke. I picked up another job this summer and am putting the money toward a new laptop. I've already decided I'm getting an iBook. I use my computer mainly for internet and writing, and I'll be downloading music, and the iBook will do that just fine. Don't need all the bells and whistles on the PowerBook. But that's not the point. Point is: Does anyone have suggestions for efficient ways of transferring my information? I looked at Apple's guide on how to transfer your files over from a PC, but they all require a CD burner, which I don't have built into my laptop. My laptop is my only computer. I was thinking of a USB key, but if worst came to worst, I could email all my files to my Gmail account and store them there (they don't even take up a GB of space) and then download them to my new Mac. I have files in Word and Excel, plus a few MP3s (or they might be .wav files...not sure), and some photos in jpg format. I already have MS Office for the Mac, and yes I know Word can be evil, but I have to use it because of my work. Thanks! __________________ Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, I am large. I contain multitudes. -Walt Whitman, Song of Myself