"+" Over Applications, "?" Over Application Icons

Hey all,
I just purchased a new Macbook Pro 15" (2.53GHz, 4GB, 320GB HDD). I was skeptical of using Migration Assistant to move all my stuff from my old G5 desktop (see signature) that was still in PowerPC world (3 years old this past May!). All went perfectly fine and I'm cruising along with my new MBP without any hiccups. Chalk one up for the Migration Assistant...
However, I noticed one small thing: In a Finder window, the "Applications" tab under "Places" has a small plus symbol ("+") over the word "Applications," and when I go to the application listing, every single one has a question mark ("?") over their own icons.
Every single application (with a few exceptions that I was expecting, like VPN Client, MATLAB, et al) works just fine. I've tried them all.
Why are there "+" and "?" all over my icons?
Thanks!

Looks like the issue may have resolved itself...
I did my first backup with Time Machine last night and all the "?" and "+" have gone bye-bye. I expected Time Machine to maybe flip out with a new computer, but it just made a separate folder and did it all without any problems.
Is this really the solution?

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