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Hi there. I am a newbie to Apple. I purchased the iBook last month and of course, when the MacBook (which had the features I wanted) came out, I rushed out and got one and I'm very pleased with my purchase - but I have a few "newbie" questions:
1) Printing on a PC based Linksys seems to be a nightmare. I can't get anything printed on the shared HP 2600N and HP1012 printers. I literally have to disconnect them from the PC and plug the USB directly to my MacBook to print. It seems like there should be a better, easier and MacFriendly way of doing this - anyone have an easy solution?
2) I'm going to purchase Windows XP so I can run my windows programs on this computer. Does anyone have any pre-installation advice?
3) I have a blackberry device that worked fine with my iBook, but does not work with my MacBook - any suggestions or is there a software compatibility patch?
4) I transferred everything from my old Mac to my new Mac with no problem. How can I migrate my contacts from Entourage to the Address Book?
5) I notice that sometimes the MacBook "stalls" or doesn't work fast in some functions...is it just me - I expect the machine to jump quickly...but sometimes I get that annoying pinwheel when opening programs.
Thanks for your help!

1) Printing on a PC based Linksys seems to be a
nightmare. I can't get anything printed on the
shared HP 2600N and HP1012 printers. I literally
have to disconnect them from the PC and plug the USB
directly to my MacBook to print. It seems like
there should be a better, easier and MacFriendly way
of doing this - anyone have an easy solution?
The problem is probably a driver issue.
Printing to a printer on a XP PC from a Mac running 10.4.x
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3015.html
You may need to use a third-party driver such as the HPIJS drivers or the Gimp-Print drivers, but this is not the case with all printers.
2) I'm going to purchase Windows XP so I can run my
windows programs on this computer. Does anyone have
any pre-installation advice?
Ensure you get a full version (not an upgrade version) and it comes with XP SP2 already.
Do not install Boot Camp on a critical machine and make regular backups of your data, this is beta software and there are bugs and issues.
5) I notice that sometimes the MacBook "stalls" or
doesn't work fast in some functions...is it just me -
I expect the machine to jump quickly...but sometimes
I get that annoying pinwheel when opening programs.
Are these Universal or PPC only applications?
iFelix

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