Music and photo migration issues, help!

I just bought a new Macbook Pro 15.4". I previously had the Powerbook G4 1.67 17". I ran the Migration Assistant and my Applications and hard drive folders of work copied over fine. However, my music, photos, and desktop preferences did not copy over. Any help?
I did a quick search on the forums and did not see an answer to this dilema.
thanks,
andy.

this is what i did
1. connect an ethernet cable between the macbookpro and powerboook (or through a router)
2. On the desktop
a.go
b.connect to server
3. Find the ip address of your powerbook
4. "Connect"
5. Find all music and pictures and transfer
Or....
Plug a firewire/ethernet cable from your macbookpro to your powerbook and when you turn on your powerbook hold the letter "T" until it becomes an accessible hard drive to your macbookpro. Then extract the files you need! Enjoy

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