Migrate from iMac intel to powerbook G4

ok here is my question. i do most of my work on my imac. i take my powerbook with me. I would like to have alot of the things on my iMac, on my powerbook. If i migrate is it gonna replace programs like ilife 05 with ilife 06 and other programs that i have on the imac but not the powerbook?
thanks in advance
jesse

Let me ask. Do you want EVERYTHING on the iMac, on the powerbook? If so, clone the whole thing over. Mount the PB to the iMac in target mode, erase it, and just clone over. If there is anything on the PB that you want, drag it to the iMac, first.
Now, go get a copy of Carbon Copy Cloner (Tiger version). This is perfect for an exact copy, and it is FREE.
Now, you will get a few that say that a clone of an iMac to a PB is ging to cause trouble. That is a totally wrong statement. I have moved from every machine to every other, and as long as the software is the latest, all will work fine. For example, you might be saying, "But my iMac doesn't have th "battery icon". As soon as you clone, and launch the PB, it will be there. Everything is loaded, and waiting for the hardware to require it.
Lastly, Kappy has offered suggestions. They may work for you and others. I am dead set against "synching". It just fails too many times (remember, you are asking software to "think"). I just got done today redoing a 350 page web site, because I trusted synching. .Mac is hardly better.
Take your pick how you want to do this.

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