New MacBook Pro tips?

I am ordering a new 2.5 Ghz 15-inch MacBook Pro with 128GB on Solid State Drive. This is my first mac so I am really excited! I will upgrade the memory to 16GB manually myself later.
So my question is, do you have any tips or know any good websites that goes through what you should do with your MacBook Pro once you have just taken it out of the box?
For example, my friend told me I should calibrate the battery and screen before anything happens, and also to make sure the specs are correct and that features are working properly (Bluetooth, superdrive, etcetera)
Thanks a lot in advance!

]So my question is, do you have any tips or know any good websites that goes through what you should do with your MacBook Pro once you have just taken it out of the box?
For example, my friend told me I should calibrate the battery and screen before anything happens, and also to make sure the specs are correct and that features are working properly (Bluetooth, superdrive, etcetera
Charge your mac fully once you remove it from the box, then use it as you would any other laptop. The batteries in new MacBook Pros are pre-calibrated and therefore never need to be calibrated. Read here to verify: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1490. Also read these: http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html, http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/, http://www.apple.com/support/switch101/

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2. IF that was the case, how come you make it like that, so it makes a noise in the recording when they are put to sleep? and
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Go to Apple menu -> System Preferences -> Keyboard and Mouse -> Mouse
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http://www.apple.com/feedback/
or http://www.apple.com/contact/
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Purchase PC Data Transfer service at your local Apple retail store.

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