J. D. Biersdorfer answers readers’ computer-based technology questions for The New York Times. Under the eye-catching headline “Moving Favorites When You Switch” (note the use of the word “when”), one of the Q&A’s is be useful for new-to-Mac switchers:
Q. How do I transfer my Internet Explorer Favorites from my old PC to the Web browser on the new Mac?
A. One quick way to move your Favorites, or browser bookmarks, to a new computer is to start Internet Explorer, go to the File menu and select “Import and Export.” When the Import/Export wizard starts up, choose “Export Favorites” from the list of actions and click on the Next button.
Once you select your Favorites file, you can export it to the desktop or a folder on your PC. From there, you can copy the exported Favorites file onto an external drive or recordable compact disc, copy it to your new Mac over a network connection or send the file to yourself as an e-mail attachment from the old computer to the new one.
Once you get the file on your Mac, you can add the Favorites to the Mac OS X Safari Web browser. Start the Safari program, go to the File menu and choose Import Bookmarks. Navigate to the folder or place on the Mac where you have stored your exported Favorites file and click on the Import button to pull in the bookmarks.
A section of Apple’s Web site (http://www.apple.com/macosx/switch) is devoted to moving all kinds of files to a Macintosh.
Full Q&A article here.
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Thank you for saving AAPL from falling under $50!!
We need more POSITIVE news about AAPL. I want to see the stock go to $62!!!
Last nite ABC was talking about how ipod is more popular than Beer
Today CBS put suvivor on itunes downloads.
Yay! together we can save AAPL from falling below $50!
Something I’ve never thought of until now: NO WHERE is there anything about switching from the Mac to the Windows system. That’d be a fun parody movie for someone to create.
it happens when the customer wants to do any actual office work like accounting or any other financially gainful work
AAPL has resulted in multiple triggers in the past 2 days, including all time lows for the year, ( near $57 ) which means many nervous investors are watching it, and when to many investors watch, there will be more sell off.
AAPL has resulted in multiple triggers in the past 2 days, including all time lows for the year, ( near $57 ) which means many nervous investors are watching it, and when to many investors watch, there will be more sell off.
AAPL bounced off its intraday low of 57.15 to hit an intraday high of 60.93, closing at 60.76 on almost 50,000,000 shares traded. That’s double its 30 DMA, and more than any trading day since April 20.
That kind of volume means the institutions jumped in. Retail trade can’t manage that kind of volume alone.
This is the third time AAPL has tested the $57/$58 range, only to bounce back strongly on good volume.
This stock was never in danger of dropping to $55, let alone $50.
I’m buying Calls (mostly Jan 07s) like mad right now. Currently have 231.
AAPL has resulted in multiple triggers in the past 2 days, including all time lows for the year, ( near $57 ) which means many nervous investors are watching it, and when to many investors watch, there will be more sell off.
AAPL bounced off its intraday low of 57.15 to hit an intraday high of 60.93, closing at 60.76 on almost 50,000,000 shares traded. That’s double its 30 DMA, and more than any trading day since April 20.
That kind of volume means the institutions jumped in. Retail trade can’t manage that kind of volume alone.
This is the third time AAPL has tested the $57/$58 range, only to bounce back strongly on good volume.
This stock was never in danger of dropping to $55, let alone $50.
I’m buying Calls (mostly Jan 07s) like mad right now. Currently have 231.
Actually this was the first time AAPL fell below $58 since the begining of the year.
Instead, Apple proposed that Creative license its technology to Apple. According to the filing, “Apple [also] proposed that Creative spin off its portable digital media player business into a separate company and that Apple would then invest in that entity.”
Creative declined the offers and on October 23 of that same year, Apple introduced the iPod.
In negotiating with Apple, Creative shot itself in the foot. In those negotiations, Creative would have set a price to license “its” technology. That is the most that Creative can get (amortized per iPod unit sold since), IF they prevail.
My feeling is that Apple, having seen Creative’s so called technology, investigated the patents, and felt they were indefensible. This assumes that the patents applications had been made prior to showing the technology to Apple. If the application was made AFTER the introduction of the iPod, then prior art existed, which would negate any isubsequent patents.
Show the technology to Apple, THEN APPLY FOR PATENTS, and no violation has occurred. If I remember the timeline correctly, Creative did not receive the patents until nearly two years AFTER the iPod was introduced.
Apple is nothing if it isn’t one of the smartest and best managed companies in the US. Management would not have opened itself to treble damages over something like this.
Gregg, I hope you’re right. This report makes it appear that Creative may not be the bad guy afterall. I do understand they are just Creatives “claims though.”
“My feeling is that Apple, having seen Creative’s so called technology, investigated the patents, and felt they were indefensible”
So it’s ok for Apple to infiltrate, do some reconnaissance, and then proceed rip Creative off (IF that is the case)? If Creative’s claims are true, then this is indeed exactly what Apple did – strung Creative along while they developed their own product. Following that, Creative has a case. We shall see when the facts are on the table. I am not taking sides, but I will not blindly believe Apple can do no wrong.
As for the “so called technology” statement – Typical looking down the nose Mac user banter. I love Macs, I use Macs, but I am no Mac snob.
Learn how to transfer IE Favorites From a PC to Mac, in easy steps, here:
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/mac-platform/articles/51384.aspx
Nice guide. If anyone needs any help with Firefox or Chrome, here’s a pretty good tutorial with loads of screenshots to help you along, take a look:
http://talesofinterest.net/?p=11
Thank you so much. I’m switching from an old Mac and an old PC to a new MacBook Pro. I could have taken them all in somewhere for a transfer but they all require 24 to 48 hours and I can’t be without them that long. So I am slowly transferring all my old items a little each day. I missed my favorites and your instructions were great.
I conceive you have mentioned some very interesting points , thanks for the post.