How do I uninstall software programs?

I recently purchased an iPhone and use iTunes and MobileMe to sync programs. I am trying to uninstall some software programs that I no longer use such as Blackberry Desktop Manager and PocketMac. Can someone please tell me how to uninstall these programs. Thanks.

You can't just drag them to the trash?
There are third party software uninstallers if you want to make sure you clean up the stray preference files that get installed with certain apps.
I generally recommend AppZapper, but there are others, CleanMyMac for example. I like AppZapper because it is a straight up uninstaller and not anything else.
Give it a Google search, I'm sure there are more than that.

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