Re-arranging apps on the computer? Great New Ability!

Are you enjoying the ability of re-arranging apps on the computer rather than having to do it on the iPhone? I sure am. Of course you have to have iTunes 9.0 and the iPhone 3.1 software update but it's finally here! Tom

Ok ... I must be doing something very wrong here. I have been trying to arrange the App icons on my phone both directly on the phone and using the new feature in iTunes ... I have the same problem each time ... I move an App from one line to the next and it moves other Apps that I have just put in place ... It's like the most frustrating sliding block puzzle that I have ever played!!!
Is it an IQ test set by Apple to ensure that iPhone users are clever enough or have I just lost the plot?

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