How do I integrate data and apps migrated from my old MacBook to my newish MacBook Pro?

Data and applications were migrated successfully from my old MacBook to my newish (three years old) MacBook Pro. However, I can get to the data and apps from only one computer at a time. How do I integrate documents from the old machine to the new? How do I include apps I used before such as Office in the configuration of the new computer?
I also do not know how to switch back and forth from one device to the other (I have to choose when I boot up), which makes this situation all the more inconvenient.

I don't know how Firefox installs, but if you just dragged it into the Applications folder, you can drag it to the Trash and empty it.
If it had an installer, then you need to use the uninstaller provided by the developer.
What are the other "files that may not be removed?" It doesn't sound like much of a good idea.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1661
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However, I encountered HUGE problems....
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LSS:
Question 1
I tried to transfer everthing from my old macbook pro to new iMac but i realized there were something I didn't want that had been transferred as well. Therefore I deleted this transferred account. However, all the files are still in my mac even if I have deleted that account. Could anyone tell me how I can access to those content and delete them?
Question 2
I just want the documents, music and pictures (from iPhone library) to be directly transferred to the newly-set account on my iMac through time machine (instead to transferred the whole old account to my imac) How can I do it??
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btw, you can totally see that i'm not a computer person at all....:( thanks for your help!!

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