Changing the owner name of MAc in OS 10.4.8

Hi,
How can I change "John Mike's Computer" to some other name within OS 10.4.8?
I ve got MBP
Thanks

See What's my computer's name and address?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh632.html
 Cheers, Tom

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