HT4889 can I choose which applications to transfer with migration assistant?

I do not want to transfer all my applications from my old Mac Book Pro.  (like Toast or DVD Studio since there is no DVD burner and other apps that I don't use)
Is there a way to customize the transfer to pick just the Applications I want using Migration Assistant or something else?

It will transfer ALL applications except the older versions of the standard apps. Just delete them after the transfer.

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    deltagr wrote:
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