When I am done with ActiveSync do I remove the programs from the activesync window or do I leave them there? Once I have the programs I want, can't I remove them from the activesync. Why do they stay there? I thought they would be automatically removed after the sync.

They stay in the Activesync installed window so that if you want to uninstall them, you just un-check the box and they are removed at the next sync. I suppose there is some hack to remove them, but they don't do any harm and it's nice to be able to reinstall if you have to do a hard reset or just need to reinstall because you got stupid and deleted something you didn't intend to (not that I've ever done that, of course. )