What is the best way to preserve my battery? Should I always have it connected to the charger when using it or should I use it and then recharge it?

What is the best way to preserve my MacBook Pro battery? Should I always have it connected to the charger when using it, or should I use it and then recharge it?

Don't worry about it:
http://macmost.com/dont-stress-about-batteries.html
If you want to condition it once a month, go ahead:
http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html

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