Renamed both computers during Time Capsule setup & can't sync with MobileMe

I purchased time capsule (“TC”) beginning of September (month ago) to use for my iMac and MacBook. When I set up the TC, the form needed a computer names for both computers and I erroneously thought these computer names were just for somehow just for TC's reference, so I gave a different name than both computers already had. (Yeah, I know, pretty stewpid.) So now, Finders on both Macs shows two devices – two hard drives -- one device for old computer name and one for new computer name -- on each computer. I set up TC a month ago and have not been able to properly sync my iPhone since. When I attempt to sync a computer with MobileMe, the message screen on iMac reads: “A computer named ‘iMac - XYZ' (the new name I gave iMac on Time Capsule) is already registered with the MobileMe synchronization server. If you use the same name for two different computers you may lose your synchronized information on all registered computers and devices. You can safely re-use a previously registered name if you are sure it is the only computer now using this name under your MobileMe account.” I can then either click on “Use same name,” or “Enter another name.” Here’s a list of my “registered computers” along with their MobileMe sync information:
The following registered computers are being synchronized using this MobileMe account on MobileMe:
Localhost – XYZ……………………last sync: 10/4/09
XYZ’s iMac (old name)……………………last sync: 9/1/09
XYZ’s MacBook Pro (old name) ……………………last sync: 6/3/09
iMac - XYZ (new name) ……………………last sync: 10/5/09
MacBook XYZ (new name)……………………last sync: never synchronized

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