Cleaning up my Mac before migration

I'm about to migrate my mid2009 MBP to a new MBP Retina, but before migrationg (using the TimeMachine backup), I'd like to tidy up my current mid2009 MBP, in order to avoid "leftovers" from uninstalled apps. I've noticed in System Preferences, that some apps I (might) have had installed at some point still reside here, even though I think I have removed them earlier from "Applications".
I find "Akami", "Cineform", "DivX", "Flip4MacWMV" and "MacFUSE". Will these apps appear after migration on the new MBP or? - I have cleaned unwanted apps from "Applications".
Any help appreciated.

If you still have enties in System Preferences for some Apps you have supposedly uninstalled then you have not completely uninstalled them.
Just like with Windows programs most OS X apps now place files all over the hard drive in many different folders the app creates or in actual OS X System folders. Just Deleting the .APP file from the Applications folder does not uninstall tha app completely.
You will need to Search out where those files and or folders are and get ride of them.
But if you are going to use a Time Machine backup as a Migration source doing all the removing of those folder and files won't change that TM backup unles you create a new backup.
Also don't use Migration Assistant. Use the Setup Assistant system when you first start your new Mac to import User Accounts, Files, Settings and Apps.
Also note that any PowerPC apps you are now using will not work under the newer versions of OS X.

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