Apple PowerBook G4 (12-inch, 1.5 GHz) - Manual (Page 30)

30 Chapter 2 The Basics
Connecting a Camera or Other FireWire or USB Device
If you have an iPod, iSight camera, digital camera, videocamera, scanner, or other
device that has a FireWire or USB connector, you can connect it to your PowerBook.
Follow the installation instructions that came with your device. For more information
about FireWire, see “FireWire” on page 36. For more information about USB, see
“Universal Serial Bus (USB)” on page 34.
Connecting to a Network
If you want to connect your PowerBook to an Ethernet network or a wireless network,
see “Ethernet (10/100Base-T)” on page 41 and “AirPort Extreme Wireless Networking
and Internet Access” on page 40 for more information about setting up an Ethernet or
AirPort connection. Also choose Help > Mac Help from the menu bar and search for
“Ethernet” or open the AirPort Admin Utility and choose Help > AirPort Help.
Using the Internet
During the initial setup, you were instructed on how to connect to the Internet. If you
need to change to a different type of connection, such as DSL, cable modem, Ethernet
local area network (LAN), or AirPort Extreme network, you can find more information in
Appendix C, “Connecting to the Internet,” on page 77.
Transferring Files to Another Computer
If you want to transfer files or documents to or from your PowerBook, there are several
ways of doing it.
 You can easily transfer files using the Setup Assistant and a FireWire cable (sold
separately). You can also connect to another Mac using a FireWire cable and start up
your PowerBook in FireWire Target Disk Mode. Your PowerBook appears as a hard
disk on the other computer and you can transfer files. For information about using
FireWire to transfer files, see “FireWire Target Disk Mode” on page 37.
 If you have an external hard disk drive, flash drive, Zip drive, or other data storage
device that connects via a USB or FireWire cable, you can use it to transfer files.
 If the other computer has a recordable optical drive, you can transfer files that you
have recorded on a CD or DVD disc.
 You can transfer files via the Internet using .Mac or another Internet account.
 You can transfer files to another computer on a network. You can access another
server or computer by clicking Network in the Finder Sidebar, or by choosing Go >
Connect to Server from the Finder menu bar.
 You can create a small Ethernet network by connecting an Ethernet cable from your
PowerBook to another computer’s Ethernet port. For more information, choose
Help > Mac Help from the menu bar and search for “connecting two computers.”
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