MacBook, to my iBook?

How do I xfer my itunes music from my MacBook, to my iBook? I have wireless, and also firewire connected to both.

Hi pfhannan,
Since you have a firewire cable the FireWire Target Disk mode would be the best way to go. Do the following:
1. Switch on the iBook; leave the MacBook off.
2. Connect one end of the firewire cable to the iBook, the other end to the MacBook.
3. Switch on the MacBook and immediately press and hold the 'T' key.
4. When the firewire symbol appears on the MacBook let go of the 'T' key.
Your MacBook is now in FireWire Target Disk mode and it's hard disk will appear on the iBook's desktop. Simply double click it, navigate to where your iTunes Music folder is and drag it to the iBook's desktop.
When the transfer is complete, eject the MacBook by dragging it's hd icon from the desktop to the trash. Press the power button on the MacBook to switch it off and disconnect the firewire cable.
You can now move the transferred iTunes folder from the desktop to it's 'proper' location which is in your ~/Music folder.
When you now fire up iTunes it should read from that folder. You may, if you haven't already, need to update iTunes so that it's the same version as that on the MacBook. You can do this via Software Update.
Kryten
EDIT: Beaten by Cutthru's nimbler typing skills

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