How do I make room on the hard drive??

I need to make room on my older MacBook laptop (2 GHZ Intel Core Duo, 1 GB 667 MHz).  I am new to Mac and can't figure out how to manage the space.  I am using 5x the amount I think I should be. What is using the space on my harddrive?  Does any know any easy way to make room on the hard drive?  Are there programs I can delete?
Thanks.

You might look at this FAQ: http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/freeingspace.html

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