Best way to move apps, data, mail, etc. to new imac?

I am wondering what the best way is to move stuff from my g4 pb to new imac. Both are osx 10.4.4. I have an external fw drive with a clone of my pb drive on one partition. I don't want to copy everything to the new mac. I have a .mac acct.
Here are my questions:
Can I move my mail, contacts, ical, and transmit (ftp) settings just by syncing with .mac? All of those are backed up daily to idisk. If i sync to the new mac, will all mail messages be copied?
What about apps? Is it best to just drag them over from the pb or fw drive, or to re-install from disks and/or install/dmg files when possible?
Firefox... I have a bunch of extensions installed and config is highly customized. If I just drag it over to new imac, will config and extensions still work?
Any idea of the easiest way to keep files synced between 2 macs? All files are in my user folder.
I use SuperDuper for backup from pb to fw drive, but I am hoping for a more direct/automatic way for the file sync. Size and number of files are too large for .mac. Has anyone tried SuperDuper on new mac yet?
One more question... user accounts. I have 3. One main (admin), one guest, and one emergency admin. There is nothing to transfer from any acct. besides main. Is it better to transfer the accts over from pb, or to set up identical accts on the new mac?
Thanks!
12" pb g4 1.33/768, 20" imac cd 2.0/1G Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Perhaps the easiest way to transfer information from one machine to the other is using Migration Assistant found in your application/utilities menu. Have a look at . You'll need a firewire cable to connect the two machines.
Since you are migrating applications etc. to a new System architecture, I suggest being cautious about what applications you transfer. Some apps. (non-Universal) may not be Rosetta compatible. Have a look at the current compatibility list from Apple for Universal Apps. Also, here's about Rosetta.
Rather than syncing the .Mac account to your new system, it may be safer to simply move this information via MA. Not sure about how the syncing works between the 2 machines going forward. Someone else will have to answer that question.
"I use SuperDuper for backup from pb to fw drive, but I am hoping for a more direct/automatic way for the file sync. Size and number of files are too large for .mac. Has anyone tried SuperDuper on new mac yet?"
Not ready for prime time yet. Have a look at this thread on SuperDuper's forums.
User accounts can be set up on your new machine via System Preferences>Accounts. No sense transfering them if you have no personal information in the User account.
Firefox is not yet Universal, although I understand it's coming soon. I guess the current version runs OK in Rosetta. The transfer of extensions etc. ought to be handled easily via Migration Assistant.
Lastly, make sure your G4 is fully backed up via SuperDuper (bootable clone) before starting Migration Assistant.
Good Luck
iMac G5 Rev C 20" 2.5gb RAM 250 gb HD/iBook G4 1.33 ghz 1.5gb RAM 40 gb HD Mac OS X (10.4.4) LaCie 160gb d2 HD

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