Software programs and instruction manuals for use therewith, all sold as a unit, on recordable media and downloadable from a global computer network for use on a personal computer, hand-held computer, personal digital assistant and other handheld device for improving user performance, user and file organization and user interface; personal information manager programs with calendars, contact information files and to do lists; computer programs for accessing global communication and displaying content therefrom; computer programs for compressing and expanding files and information; computer programs for uninstalling applications; computer programs for organizing stored information, files, applications and images; computer programs for development of applications; computer programs for gathering headlines from global computer network news sites and delivering them to a personal computer desktop, personal digital assistant or other handheld device screen; computer programs for creating and displaying personalized desktop backgrounds and screensavers; computer programs for saving, tracking and retrieving versions of a document; computer programs for global computer network application for gathering news headlines and financial and sports news information from leading Internet sites around the world and displaying the stock or sports information on a constantly-updating ticker on a computer or personal digital assistant desktop; computer programs for tracking, reporting and displaying weather conditions and forecasts from different areas around the world