Transfer from old iMac Blueberry 266 to MacBook

A shiny new MacBook is about to arrive, replacing my 2nd Mac in the household, an older iMac 266 Rev C.
The older iMac does not have a firewire port, so I can not use the SetUp/Migration Asssitant to transfer files/info.
I do have a Crossover cable, so I can connect the two machines. I have 10.3.9 on the old Mac, 10.4.10 on the new
My question is as follows:
- What directories I need to copy in order by bring over MSOffice and Quickbooks from the old to the new? I need to carry over license info for both apps.
I do not want to copy over the System folder....
Thanks in advance!
Rob

MS Office should transfer as a self contained entity from the Applications Microsoft Office folder if it is a version made for mac OS X. Note, you can't have it on both machines at once. Quickbooks I don't know.
Also your Documents folder has a Microsoft User folder you want to transfer over, so Entourage information if you used it gets transferred over too. I for one would move away from Entourage, because it can get data corrupted very easily. If you want to know how, I can direct you to a FAQ.

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