NEW Macbook user - problems with Flashdrive USB file transfer

Hi, I hope someone can help me. I am a new Mac user, I have just started with a macbook and the latest Leopard software. I have a problem in that I save my Word docs (created or worked on with Office for Mac) on a flashdrive/USB pen and then take the pen to college where I work on the word docs on a Windows XP system. When I open the USB drive I have 'ghost' files on there which don't appear on the USB when inserted in the Mac. They are either temporary files of the ones I worked on or are named ._.TemporaryItems and .-.Trashes. So far I have just deleted these. I'm worried that they are required for something on the Mac and although the files aren't large, around 4KB, I don't really want them on the USB incase they damage the other files. I'm working on a huge thesis right now and can't risk any files being damaged. I rang customer support and was told to format the USB, update the Pages software (even though I said I was using Office for Mac) and that there might be a virus on the USB. After all that i still get these same temp files appearing. Can anyone help? I am pretty illiterate with computers so not confident running codes/formatting.
As an aside - does anyone's Macbook cover attract dust over night? Mine attracts a nice grey layer as if by static - weird!

Those additional files are perfectly normal. They are OS X system files... They are typically hidden when you use OS X... but since you are using a format that both Macs and PCs can read, Windows will usually see these files. You can leave them there or delete them... no harm either way.
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