SLOW computer...due to Snow Leopard upgrade?

I recently upgraded to Snow Leopard on my iMac as it seemed I had to in order to keep my iCal syncing with my iPhone, Microsoft Exchange, etc. Now that I've upgraded, my computer is so stinking slow! Firefox and Safari are brutally slow and even iTunes and iPhoto struggle. I have to force quit all the time too. NEVER had any problems before I upgraded. Did I do something I shouldn't have? Is there something I'm missing?
Thanks in advance and please let me know if you need any more info to help solve my problem. It says I'm running 10.6.7 on my About This Mac with a 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and 1GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM....let me know if you need more!
THANKS!
MP

I do remember something about Rosetta - (I installed SL myself) - is there something I need to check for that? Or uninstall?
I read the FAQ (wow...pops and buzzes...) and about the only thing that stands out to me is that I didn't disconnect my external hard drive before ugrading. Otherwise, I don't really understand much else - I'll have to reread it and concentrate a little more!
The only "stuff" I have added to the iMac is my external hard drive (OneTouch4), my printer (HP - it's newer), and copies of Apple's versions of Word/Power Point/Excel. I have an Airport too. Everything else came with the iMac. Nothing has changed other than the addition of Snow Leopard.
I am happy to read all the info you suggest and try things but if it's too complicated for a beginner, then I don't mind having the Apple Store do it. I just want my speed back!
Thanks so much for your patience with me!

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