New Apple user, brand new MBP, and several (simple) issues:

1.  One of the first things I did was change the "natural" scrolling to normal scrolling on the trackpad.  Then I found it wasn't as responsive as expected - nor as responsive as my friend's Macbook Air - so I changed it back to "natural" scrolling, and got used to that.  But whenever I turn off/reboot my machine, the settings revert to the old way of scrolling.  Can anyone suggest a fix for this?  The same thing seems to happen with the settings for external mice.
2.  A week into ownership, and I've already got a dark splotch on the screen, dead center.  Have always been a ThinkPad guy, and have never had a problem with them before.  There wasn't any damage, so I'm a little frustrated, but that's fine, these things happen.  I'm heading over to the Apple store to advise on my options (other than a return), and I'm wondering what to expect.  I'm hesitant to do a swap because I don't want to hand over a machine with all my personal information/passwords on it, plus I already upgraded the RAM.  Is there a (simple) way to wipe the HDD clean and start back from scratch?
Thank you!

When you wrote that the trackpad "wasn't as responsive as expected," did you mean that the screen pointer didn't move as quickly or as far for the same Trackpad swipe as before?
If so, you can change the trackpad's responsiveness - regardless of whether you're using "natural" or (umm) unnatural scrolling - by just changing the following setting on your Mac: go to
          System Preferences > Trackpad settings > Point & Click
and go to the horizontal slider called "Tracking Speed."
If you set the Tracking Speed slider to "Slow" then sliding your finger across the Trackpad will result in the screen pointer moving very slowly across part of the screen. In contrast, with the Tracking Speed slider set to "Fast" the same movement on the Trackpad will make the screen's pointer fly across the screen in no time.
Adjusting the tracking speed also changes the horizontal and vertical scrolling speeds.
The only odd aspect to this, is that changing the scrolling direction shouldn't change the Tracking Speed, unless you accidentally brushed against the Tracking Speed slider while you were changing the scrolling direction.
(Note! I'm using a desktop Mac with an Apple bluetooth trackpad, so my suggestion may not be completely accurate.)

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