Love my iMac but have questions

I bought my 20" iMac in November. Love it. I have had few problems with it and when I do it's usually my fault and my 16 year old fixes it for me. But I do have a few questions regarding some pretty basic things that I need assistance with. I know someone out there can help me.
1. I don't know how to change my log in name. Right now it's my husband's name - Robert - and I want to change it to my name - Wendy - so when I post questions in this forum, for example, my name appears not his. Not sure why his is there anyway ... perhaps because we used his credit card to purchase an iPhoto book?
2. When I transfered all my data from my 12" Powerbook to my new iMac, it transferred all the information seamlessly. However, it also saved all the wireless network connections that I use for my laptop when I'm traveling. I use the wireless network here at home for the iMac but I can't get the computer to recognize the network automatically. It seems to recognize one of the other networks that got transferred over from the Powerbook and I'm not sure if or how to delete these networks from the iMac.
3. I use a Lacie external hard drive to back up all my files from both my Powerbook and iMac. To do this I've just been connecting the external drive to the computer and then drag the files I want saved to the external. Is this okay or is there a better way to do this?
That's it for now. I know these probably seem pretty easy problems to solve but not for me. Thanks in advance to everyone who helps.
Cheers.
iMac 20 " Core 2 Duo

1. I don't know how to change my log in name. Right now it's my husband's name - Robert - and I want to change it to my name - Wendy - so when I post questions in this forum, for example, my name appears not his. Not sure why his is there anyway ... perhaps because we used his credit card to purchase an iPhoto book?
If you are referring to posting here, you need to create an Apple ID for yourself. Log out of Discussions and then click here go to the screen where you can create your own Apple ID. Then just use that ID to log into the Discussions (if it's logging your husband in automatically, clear the cookies in your web browser).
3. I use a Lacie external hard drive to back up all my files from both my Powerbook and iMac. To do this I've just been connecting the external drive to the computer and then drag the files I want saved to the external. Is this okay or is there a better way to do this?
That'll work just fine unless it becomes too cumbersome. There is backup software available from other developers (or you can use Apple's Backup if you're a .Mac member) that can automate the process, including backing up automatically on a schedule.
Hope this helps somewhat.

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