Start up disk full and I don't know how to look at what is filling it up

Hi, I have 2 questions.
My start up disk is full and I deleted a whole bunch of stuff and it didn't help. How can I see what is taking up all the space? I only have stuff in Documents (nothing in pictures, movies, desktop) and it isn't alot of stuff. I have lots of applications but I assume that has nothing to do with the start up disk.
Second question. Can I use a generic cable to connect my laptop to my Apple Studio monitor or do I need the apple one?

Hi
First, and forgive me if it's obvious, but empty the trash.
Second, if you have some space left (ie, not literally 0 MB!), download and install OmniDiskSweeper. It will scan your drive and tell you where the large files are. The Applications folder is indeed part of the startup disk, so you could be taking up room there, but it's likelier to be either forgotten user files or possibly abnormally large log files resulting from a system problem.
If you have either GarageBand or iDVD, and don't use them, you can delete their large support files (themes for iDVD, audio loops for GarageBand). The GarageBand files are in /Library/Application Support/GarageBand (about 2GB), and the iDVD files are in /Library/Application Support/iDVD (about 1GB).
Matt
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