New mac user need to change the main account name

Hi....I bought a used imac to try before switching to mac.....I liked it and ordered a new imac....when first booting, it gave me the option to migrate from my old imac via firewire, which I did....
The new imac now has the previous owner's name as the primary user which shows up as the little house symbol under the places column in finder.....I've previously set up my own name as another user but I can't seem to find a way to get rid of his name and get mine in there....
I like the macs but sorely miss my right-click button BTW.....

Choose Log Out from the Apple menu, log in with your account, and then use the Accounts pane of System Preferences to change the automatic login setting, and if desired, delete the migrated account.
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