Plug the macbook pro into a timer?

hey guys,
i have been reading up on how to keep my new macbook pros batter life lasting longer. i read somewhere to unplug it when it is fully charged and to charge it a different levels during use.
would it be a good idea to plug it into a wall timer. that way it will only charge for a little bit of time randomly?
Just a crazy idea i had.
Steve

Hmm...your getting some funky advise from what you are reading.
Just plug it in and leave it plugged in when not in use.
Use it with or without your wall plug when you do use it. Make sure you run it on your battery an hour once a month or so, and you will have zero problems.
Lots of people never unplug their MBP's and just use them as desktop replacements. Others run them down to zero all the time between charges...
But your not going to save any battery life by unplugging after it's charged. Once its charged, if its plugged in, it stops charging and uses only a trickle charge as needed to keep it topped off while not in use.
Don't worry about it -- use it like any other laptop, and enjoy your machine.

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R8: 0x0000000000000001, R9: 0xffffff805e5f3e88, R10: 0x0000000000000011, R11: 0x0000000000000000
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Roderick Guerry wrote:
The MacBook Pro will not allow me to cut-and-paste to and from or to click-and-drag to the external drive. I can copy-and-paste, but then I must send the original to the trash, which doubles the time and effort. Is there any way to cut-and-paste?
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Roderick Guerry wrote:
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Roderick Guerry wrote:
I’m reduced to using my wife’s Toshiba to cut-and-past, rename, and transfer documents. It works perfectly. Is there any way to do this on the MacBook Pro?
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