Sorry for the "Generic" question,,

I know my questions would probably be answered if I searched and read for hours and hours,, and I am going to spend allot of time on here reading, I know!

But, if someone could try to help a NOVICE, I am a 53 yr old reasonably computer literate male. I build my own, get into the software parts sometimes, mess with the windows registry with very good directions and have reasonable success getting rid of malware, virus's ect...

I need to figure out why my battery is running low fast, I have had my Intercept for about 6 weeks. And if I DO NOT CHARGE it every night, I am done,,, I have the screen set on 1 minute, I have taskiller installed, I have up to 17 apps running when I open task killer, and when I use that, I still have 13 running,,,,,
I have all the stuff running everyone else mentions.
Android.iqd, Nuance voice control, settings, system updates, voice search, I'll get a better list later, right now I only have those running, (along with taskiller of course) I don't know what I did to get it down to 13 either!
I would LOVE to delete the programs that run on here that I won't be using, ever, like Amazon MP3,, I won't be buying music from them,, WHY do they have an app running in my phone all the time! LOL,, I HATE them, they won't be getting any of my money,, if not for ONLY that reason!

Can someone try to help me, please talk to me like I know NOTHING of the software on these phones,, because I don't.
If someone thinks they can take me by the hand, and lead me, that would be AWESOME!

Thanks in advance,, and if anyone has a 7.3L Ford Powerstroke they need help with, I can most certainly try to help there!

Ok, I read a little on there, and how do I go about getting a "Custom ROM"? I mean, do I HAVE to build it? LOL,, or what? 
Also, what do they do exactly? Is it a new OS for the phone?

If you're not comfortable rooting, install Startup Auditor ($1 in the Market) and block unwanted apps from ever starting. It has been a lifesaver for my battery and useful since I'm not comfortable rooting my phone.

u click a check bubble like filling in a questionaire and it creates a custom rom.....

go visit this link and youll get a better understanding

http://sdx-downloads.com/custom