Weird Termimal Prompt Mac OSX - macos

I did an update to Mojave and now when I go to the terminal is says:
csarson:~ janet$
it never had the csarson:~ part before. I checked and there is no user with this name. Is it something I should be concerned with? Does anyone know if it a bash profile of some kind?
Thanks in advance,
Janet

I believe that is the name of your computer. The terminal prompt format is:
Computer-Name:{working-directory} {username}$
So in this case csarson is your computer's name. See the image below for how it looks on my MacBook Pro, also running Mojave.

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I realise that I could just re-boot my Mac, but that's pretty inconvenient every time I use one of these apps, so I would like to know how to do this via terminal if it is possible.
I have searched everywhere that I can think of, but have just drawn a complete blank so far, and I've contacted the developer about the issue, but I'm not too hopeful for a response.
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Apple switched the default shell from bash to zsh. If your old prompt is written for bash, it will not work in zsh. zsh provide more rich functionality then batch. You can check this link to learn more about that.
https://www.howtogeek.com/362409/what-is-zsh-and-why-should-you-use-it-instead-of-bash/
If you are using zsh, I suggest you try theme p10k. It is highly configurable and it is really fast. I am pretty sure it will satisfy your needs.
https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k

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I suspect that there's something wrong with my account (not the one created for testing), as I changed my account's shortname before. I would greatly appreciate it if someone here can give a glimpse of the problem and/or a possible fix.
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I think my question is pretty stupid, but here it goes:
I am using Aquamacs, and I want to install the WhizzyTeX mode. The website for WhizzyTeX says that "it is designed for Unix platforms".
I read that Mac OS X is unix certified, but does that mean I can install WhizzyTeX on my mac? If yes, can I install and use it with Aquamacs or do I have to use the Emacs running from the terminal?
PS: I don't know whether this question should be posted here or on SuperUser, but as Emacs users seem to hang out here more often, this is the place I chose.
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I hope this is useful for someone :)
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sudo port install tex-whizzytex
You only have to set up your emacs configuration files afterwards.
Have fun!
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make
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