Renaming Computer: What will it Harm? iPhoto? iTunes?

I want to rename my computer, it's this weird long name now. I know, I don't have to, I don't need to. I just want to. Besides all my design docs and image links, will iPhoto or iTunes be affected at all?
thanks.

Gee, Pagan, don't get your knickers in a wad!
We are not disputing that this program can change the User Account short name. We are just clarifying what is what in this thread.
And the what is what is that there are two things being mixed together here; changing the computer's name, which can be done at will and as often as one likes and the shortname from the User Account, which under normal circumstances cannot be changed without creating a mess.
Which is why it takes a specially written program to change it and yet, as you pointed out so emphatically, still could make a mess and one should change it at one's own risk!
Besides, if you were getting rid of the G3, why not just wipe the hard drive and install a fresh OS X?!?

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