I hope this isn't true. The Apple store is too crowded and smells like smelly armpits enough already.

For $65 (eBay) Mobile Me is still worth it. It's the 'Find my iPhone' and keychain synching that I can't do without. Everything else has a free alternative out there but this is all under one roof which I like. I am over having accounts in 15 places to do the same thing just so I can save $6 a month?

Speaking of keychain and Mobile Me, cool story; I had visited a friend a year ago and used their WiFi. Since then he moved, I got a new laptop. I go to his new house last week and the laptop instantly joined his network. Mobile Me had stored the WPA key and everything and then pushed that down to my new laptop. "It just works" indeed. Can't get that somewhere else.

"and the iPhone can no longer be dismissed as a toy to BlackBerry's business device."

uh, yes it can.

I've been trying the student upgrade all day, no joy.
keeps saying it kind find a registered copy

If you have a college email, you can get the student upgrade price of $19

I used to play the arcade sit down version - anybody remember that?
Talk about full circle

Argh! - I want to punch this dude right in the face. A walking testicle. He has to be the biggest loser of 2009.

From Apple;s battery page:

"Battery Lifespan
For Apple notebooks with removable batteries — such as previous generation MacBook and MacBook Pro computers — a properly maintained battery is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at 300 full charge and discharge cycles.

The built-in battery of the MacBook Air is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at up to 750 full charge and discharge cycles.

The built-in battery in the new 13-, 15-, and 17-inch MacBook Pro is designed to retain up to 80% of its original capacity at up to 1000 full charge and discharge cycles."

why are you so upset? vandalism is your only contribution to society?
you didn't do enough writing on walls as a baby?

Is there any PM software that doesn't cost an arm & leg? I just need something simple - one step above a spreadsheet type simple.