Will my applications transfer to new computer?

Hello again. I'm in the processing of buying a new computer before Labor Day Weekend. I have a 7-year-old Imac OS 10.4.11 (that's riddled with problems). If I buy the OS X Mountain Lion or a MacBook Pro or Air, would my stuff (like Scrivener and Open Office) be able to transfer over to the new one? Please let me know.

If they are designed for Intel based Mac then yes Setup Assistant will migrate them over just fine. However if they are PPC (Power PC Based) apps then no they will not come over and must be replaced or updated. How you can easily tell if your apps are PPC or Intel is by opening System Profiler (Applications - Utilities - System Profiler) click Applications in the left column and wait a few minutes for it to populate with all your apps. Then look in the Kind column and if they say PPC based then you can document which you will need to replace or update. If they say Intel or Universal they will migrate over just fine.
When you buy a new Mac and turn it on for the first time it will run Setup Assistant, part of SA is it will ask if you are migrating from another Mac. In your case say yes and connect. You can connect via Firewire or Firewire 800 if your old Mac has FW800. Of course you will need the right cable, look on your old Mac and see if it has FW or FW800, if it only has FW then you will need a FW to FW800 cable which you can buy at your local computer store, Radio Shack, or Amazon carries them. You can also restore from a bootable clone, so if you have been backing up your old system by cloning it to an external HD you can also connect to it too to migrate.
To learn more about Setup Assistant carefully read Pondini's Lion Setup Assistant tips guide.

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You can sync with onee at a time. Syncing to another will erase the current content.
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Copy the ENTIRE iTunes folder from the old computer to the new computer.
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Have you authorized the Computer to your Apple ID?
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1751
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Message was edited by: Domolordy

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OK, that just changed where future music will be added.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1660

How do I use Time Machine to restore applications to a new computer?

Hello again
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Hi Sunshine Coda
Since no one has yet responded with a definitive answer try this:
Open iTunes.
From the Store menu, choose "Deauthorize This Computer…"
Enter your account name and password.
Click OK. A message appears reading "This computer has been successfully deauthorized."
Click OK.
Repeat steps 2 through 5 above. If you see the same message reading: "This computer has been successfully deauthorized," then your computer was using multiple authorizations.
Continue to repeat steps 2 through 5 above until you see a message reading "This computer was not authorized. To authorize this computer, play a song or video you have purchased using this account."
Then, try to play that song again. You will be asked to authorize the computer, after which the "already authorized" message should cease appearing.

Unable to open My Catalog after transfer to new computer

I use Elements 7 on computer running Windows XP. Has approximately 5000 photo's in My Catalog - all tagged and with captions.
Am in process of moving to new computer with Windows 7 - 64bit version. Have used original disc to load Elements 7 on new machine and Elements Organiser opens OK but with just a blank My catalog - and all tags are missing.
I used Windows Easy Transfer to move all files and settings to the new machine.
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C:\ProgrammeData\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\Catalogs\My Catalog
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Have tried all the options under the File Dropdown menu relating to Catalog.
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Thanks. Might be making some progress. As I said before I had followed the path suggested by Help > System Information. Had also done amendment to Show Hidden Files, which the database seems to be.
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I've moved all the songs to my new computer. To save time reorganizing, can all the playlists be moved also?

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4527
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