In my Finder, under 'places', how do i change the name of my computer?

picture of the little home.below Applications. how do i change that name.
Or, under Macintosh HD,Users,(names).. how do i change these names?

Short answer: very carefully. In unix lingo, that is the "short" name. If you are running OS X 10.5, go to System Preferences, Accounts and click your account name while holding down the Control key to reveal "Advanced Options". Change the Short Name there.
One word of advice, the warning at the top of the dialog box needs to be taken seriously. You can completely hose your system! Make a backup first!

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