Best transition from iBook G4 to new iMac

I would like to move FireFox from my iBook G4 to my new iMac, w/all bookmarks etc. Apple's Migration Assistant did not do it for me.
Please advise best step by step process.
Thank you

But, one question is, what are file permission issues?
Each file or folder in Mac OS X has a specific owner and permissions set to it. Accounts other than the owner may not have read and write access to that folder. Running Batchmod sets the permissions on a group of items at once so your account has the proper access. If you drag the library over manually, doing this will take care of permission issues. Using the Migration Assistant will create a different Mac OS X user account and use that for the photos; it's probably easier to either use an external drive or connect the two machines with a FireWire or network connection, start up the old computer with the T key held down(FireWire) or log into it(network) and drag the folder over manually.
Also, is the new "Package" in iPhoto '08 important?
The package was added to reduce the chance that people will damage the iPhoto library by modifying it in the Finder.
One more thing (and I'm sorry to be so clueless on this), what will I need for the Migration Assistant? Just a regular ethernet cable? USB?
The Migration Assistant requires a FireWire cable.
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