Checklist for moving from an iPhone 3g to iPhone 4

I currently have an iPhone 3G that I've used for almost 2 years now, and will be upgrading to the iPhone 4 this coming week. I reserved the phone online at Apple.com for pickup at my local Apple Store (was in queue for only 30-40 minutes, really thankful after hearing some of the stories posted here). I received the confirmation email about 5 minutes after ending the process, and have also called my local store (Boylston Street, Boston) to confirm that I am on "the list", which I am. I may reconfirm with them on Tuesday or Wednesday.
As this is the first time I've picked up an Apple item on launch day (I picked up my 3G a couple weeks after it came out), I wanted to make sure I was prepared and that the transition was smooth. I thought about what I needed to do before moving to the iPhone 4, and came up with this list:
*1. Clear my 3G of all voicemails.*
*2. Uninstall any apps that are specifically tied to my 3G (e.g., I have an authentication token app tied to my 3G).*
*3. Copy off any photos on my 3G's Camera Roll to my dekstop.*
I know that the email I received said someone at the Apple Store can help me copy all my contacts to the new phone, but I will probably manually copy any contacts to the iPhone 4 myself (I don't have many contacts, and I probably need to clean some out anyway).
I will also probably be setting up my iPhone 4 from scratch and not using the backup from my 3G that's in iTunes to set up the new phone.
Can anyone think of any other to-do's I might have missed?
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Copy your iTunes Library to the new Macbook
Connect the 3G to the new Macbook and back it up again, just to be sure
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