Using Mavericks for the first time, day two- heeeelp!

OK, long story short:  old MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard went to Apple Heaven and new MacBook Pro with Mavericks (also is a 15" 2.3GHz i7 512GB flash drive machine with 16GB RAM) got a "data transplant" via Migration Assistant or whatever it is called.
The new MacBook Pro essentially took all the data and all my settings/preferences as well as my crucial software which is disk-loaded (I bought an external drive, arrived today), rejecting only what was incompatible (unfortunately my Oldie But Goodie Photoshop).
So far, so good.
Now-  learning curve aside- there is weird behaviour going on:
1.  The (Chrome) browser screens disappear if internet connection is lost but this is not shown in the wifi so I am never sure if it is loss of Broadband or loss of wifi.  I personally blame BT for this because, after 22 weeks of rubbish service, I know that the connection is less than ideal.  Is this normal behaviour?  Then-
2.  there was a weird buzz like alarm noise, quite loud from near the palm rest on the left which nearly gave me a heart attack (I am now exceedingly stressed over the matter of breakdown, repair, and another breakdown of my main machine which I had to pay for and then anyway replace).  Should I be worried?
3.  Final Cut Pro's Compressor is failing on export (I have posted on that forum, after trying the cleaning up of settings and trashing preferences).  Does anyone know how best to uninstall software on Mavericks without completely making a guddle of it?  So that I can reinstall, from the disks and see if I can cure the problem, or is that not even recommended/necessary?
4.  Clicking a link in Mail will open TWO browser instances since I agreed to the incessant prompts to update software (yes, it restarted).  I hope that this is a passing phase because it is like it is launching as many windows as clicks for an apparently unresponsive link...?  Does that make sense?  And-
5.  My user folder has a "1" after it, probably because it is a duplicate of the one from the old Mac?  Can I get rid of that "1" or am I stuck with it?  I wish I had been able to just bring in the applications, my Mail, my iPhoto and some utilities I value.  But the option to migrate is very all (with just three or four option) or nothing.
Finally-  signing into the forum after viewing as a guest doesn't work first time.  I end up having to press "sign in" a few times to see my name pop up.  And even then I still cannot go into some threads without me being "signed out" again.
Folks-  thank you for reading.  I love Snow Leopard, never thought that I would end up with having to use Mavericks with ZERO time to adapt (as is Sod's Law-  I have a client with a deadline who has already been waiting three weeks due to the demise of my main Mac) and ANY help coping is immensely appreciated.

1.  I assume that that suggests that it is not normal for a browser window to respond with minimisation?  It is just weird when a window just disappears, no reason given (and since there is no obvious loss of internet it can take you by chance)
2.  Good that you ask.  No, it hasn't.  I meant to say when I first posted.
3.  Thanks, I gather that.  It is just that Mavericks is so different from what I am used to.  Sigh...
4.  It has calmed down but there is absolutely no rhyme or reason to it.  Forgot to mention that I had my first ever crash of Final Cut Pro since I have been using it nearly daily for four years.  I even had Chrome crash on me in mid-upload (drat, drat, drat!).  I don't click or plough on- I stop, think and consider. Hence me posting.  Mavericks is just not as "smooth" as Snow Leopard to me.
5.  Yes, I understand.  I just wish it would show me both instead of just the one with the "1". 
Tell me about it!  It is impossible, I came here to answer via the link in the emailed notification, was already signed out and signed in and was returned to the front page.  Had to go back to my Mail, click the link again and this time, luckily, I was signed in.  In other words- the session is impossibly short and signing in doesn't return you to the browser window you were but rather returns you to the front.  Meh.

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