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<blockquote data-quote="munch" data-source="post: 185753" data-attributes="member: 14777"><p>Since we've last talked I've made a few upgrades to my computer. I've installed a 1gb stick or RAM (oh yeah!), made an external dvd burner and HDD, and tried to get more familiar with this thing you all call an ibook. Well, I've learned a lot and love it. But now, I've got a couple of new questions, so bare with me:</p><p></p><p>1) I want to try and take some programs from iLife off of my internal HDD and put them on my external HDD. I'm looking at you Garageband. I really think I'll use the program, but I know I won't use it without the external HDD. If I just drag the entire Garageband folder onto my external HDD will it work the same? Will I have to readd it to the dock due to its new position in my external HDD?</p><p></p><p>2) How exactly do I go about backing up everything on my internal HDD. Do I literally have to drag everything to it? There has to be an easier way. This is the HDD I have, by the way:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Seagate-Technologies-Internal-Hard-Drive-ST3200822A-RK-/sem/rpsm/oid/135114/catOid/-12973/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do" target="_blank">http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Seagate-Technologies-Internal-Hard-Drive-ST3200822A-RK-/sem/rpsm/oid/135114/catOid/-12973/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do</a></p><p></p><p>with this external case:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817145656" target="_blank">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817145656</a></p><p></p><p>3) Since I got the DVD burner I've been dabbling a bit with iMovie and iDVD. I've even considered upgrading to iLife 06. I tried creating movies with some videos I've DL'd off the net and some short one's i've taken with my digital camera. Imovie would load any of them, save a mario kart commercial. Some of them were even .mov! I'm kind of confused. I really wanted to create a dvd of movies for my fiancee that she made with her digital camera, they are .avi's, but those won't load either. Is there a way to get any movie to load onto imovie? </p><p></p><p>If you guys could help me out on this I would really appreciate it! Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="munch, post: 185753, member: 14777"] Since we've last talked I've made a few upgrades to my computer. I've installed a 1gb stick or RAM (oh yeah!), made an external dvd burner and HDD, and tried to get more familiar with this thing you all call an ibook. Well, I've learned a lot and love it. But now, I've got a couple of new questions, so bare with me: 1) I want to try and take some programs from iLife off of my internal HDD and put them on my external HDD. I'm looking at you Garageband. I really think I'll use the program, but I know I won't use it without the external HDD. If I just drag the entire Garageband folder onto my external HDD will it work the same? Will I have to readd it to the dock due to its new position in my external HDD? 2) How exactly do I go about backing up everything on my internal HDD. Do I literally have to drag everything to it? There has to be an easier way. This is the HDD I have, by the way: [url]http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Seagate-Technologies-Internal-Hard-Drive-ST3200822A-RK-/sem/rpsm/oid/135114/catOid/-12973/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do[/url] with this external case: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817145656[/url] 3) Since I got the DVD burner I've been dabbling a bit with iMovie and iDVD. I've even considered upgrading to iLife 06. I tried creating movies with some videos I've DL'd off the net and some short one's i've taken with my digital camera. Imovie would load any of them, save a mario kart commercial. Some of them were even .mov! I'm kind of confused. I really wanted to create a dvd of movies for my fiancee that she made with her digital camera, they are .avi's, but those won't load either. Is there a way to get any movie to load onto imovie? If you guys could help me out on this I would really appreciate it! Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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