Cycling Battery in Macbook Pro 15"

What is the best method for insuring long battery life? I was told once, after first charging a battery to full, you should let it run out completely.... Is this true?
I just installed a new battery into my MBP, (my 3rd battery now) and want to make sure i do this right.... Thoughts?

Here's a good article:
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html
Look in the lower right for the link to battery calibration instructions. The newer PowerBooks and MBPs have a different cal procedure than earlier notebooks, requiring a couple of rest periods.
I was told once, after first charging a battery to full, you should let it run out completely.... Is this true?
I've seen that too, and thought it was in the instruction manual. However, I just checked my manual and it wasn't there.

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