Erasing info on Mac Mini

HI all
I am going to purchase the new macbook pro. However on my current mac mini which has snow leopard. I have now sold this. I am wanting to make sure all items that I have installed on this mac mini is deleted, including my files. How do I do this?
All I want the new user to see is the welcome screen when you first use your mac mini where you can enter your apple id etc etc. What is best way to do this? Thanks in advance.
p.s I have time machine external HD and looking at transferring all my things which are on my mac mini to my MBP, I was thinking of getting the guys at Apple to do this? Is it better this way? Whats the best way to do this?
Thanks in advance

To erase your hard drive, insert the first OS X disk that came with your mini, and boot holding the D key down. This will cause it to boot from the DVD. From menu bar, find Disk Utility, then
Select the internal hard drive to erase, and then click Erase.
Specify a volume format (mac os extended journaled), and enter a name for the disk.
Click Security Options and choose to write over the data once, 7 times, or 35 times. Click OK.
Click Erase.
The more times it overwrites data, the more secure it is, and the longer it takes. I would recommend at least 7 times.
Then give your mini and the original OS X disks, along with any other software you sold with the system, to the new owner. They can then install the operating system and programs and start their mac experience. Or you can install the operating system for them.

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