i suppose you could mask it with a custom theme, but the place it takes up will still be there.

Navigation has been (in OS2008) replaced by Panels. Thus making it more obscure and easier to copyright.

The above instructions apply to the 'Applications' menu. The main menu can be rearranged also, but none of the three base icons can be removed. Annoying, ain't it?

In panels I click "organize" next to Applications to try to delete everything in the My selections folder but it doesn't let me. I don't need Rhapsody, skype, that media player short cut, the images shortcut, or the help icon/

i think you can delete only folders you create. uninstall the application if you don't need it or create a folder and move it there.

Wow, thanks for clearing that up. I though it was just me. That is wierd, I hope some more customizable themes come out soon that can have the side bar auto hide or something...

It's not about the theme. It's the way themes work on the Nokia implementation.

There's a thread around somewhere about an alternative window manager - Fluxbox, or Blackbox, I think - that may be the solution for you. But that's some serious hacking.