Windows users tend to have drive C: as a small drive for the operating system.  They use an external hard drive or partition for there data.  iTunes does not give you the flexibility to change where it backs up its devices.

One resolution is to use a program called junction that redirects folders to another location.

Download the tool from Microsoft

1. Copy it to your windows folder
2. Create a destination folder on your alternate drive (EG:  d:\backup)
3. (XP users)  D:\>junction “C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Apple Computer\Mobile Sync\Backup” D:\backup -s
4. (Vista / Windows 7) D:\>junction “C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Apple Computer\MobileSync\Backup” “D:\backup” -s
5. Change username to your actual username in the above examples

Apple holds conference on IOS 5.0 and OS x Lion

• Your devices no longer require a computer
• Data is synced in the iCloud
• Over the air updates -- Delta
• Keyboard with your thumbs
• Air Play
• iMessage -- Instant messenger
• Calendar -- Shared appointments
• email -- Rich text, improved search, drag contacts
• Music, photos, documents all are automatically synced to the  iCloud
• Photos -- Easy access to camera app, edit your photo from the app.  Use of the volume buttons to take photos.
• Mobile me is now free
• Enterprise support for data encryption
• You can see all your purchases from your devices
• Incremental backup of documents (application controlled)
• Notification Center
• iMessage
• Newsstand
• Reminders
• Twitter
• Camera
• Photos
• Safari -- Tabs
• PC Free
• Mail
• Calendar
• Game Center
• Wi-Fi SyncMultitasking Gestures for iPad
• AirPlay Mirroring for iPad 2
• Accessibility
• Compatible with iPhone 3GS / 4
• iPod touch 3rd and 4th Generation
• iPad and iPad2

Be sure and get the latest update for your iPad / iPhone.

You can do this by connecting your device to your computer and going into iTunes to update the device. Why would you want to update it? There are 6 main reasons to do so.

1. Safari web-kit has been updated and is about 2 times faster than before. You can do a run sunspider-0.9.1 benchmarks to compare speeds. They have also updated some security fixes.
2. The iPad side switch can now be set to either mute the audio or lock the screen from rotating.  You can set this in general preferences.
3. Turn your device into a mobile hotspot
4. iTunes Home Sharing
5. Airplay updates allow you to stream audio / video to other devices
6. Screen sharing -- Allows you to hook up a video cable from the iPad and mirror it to your tv / monitor. This feature can turn your ipad into a media server / client for your TV / Theater room.

Visit Apple for the updates

1. New iPod -- HD 960x720 back camera, Vga Front Facing Camera -- No flash, Retina Display, HD Video Recording, Game Center 8G $229, 32G $299, 64g $399
2. IOS 4.1 for iPhone / Touch available next week
3. iPad update 4.2 will be released this November
4. iPod Nano and Shuffle
5. iTunes 10
6. Apple Tv $99 -- HD movie and TV sho rentals, Netflix, Youtube, Itunes music, 802.11n Wifi

Apple Store Success -- 120 million items

iPhone 4

iPhone4

1. Three black seams.
2. Top has headphone jack, second mic for noise cancellation and sleep/wake button.
3. Bottom has mic, 30 pin connector, and speaker
4. Going over external buttons, volume up and down, mute, front facing camera. Micro-sim tray, Camera with LED flash on back
5. 9.3mm thick, 24% thinner than current iPhone.
6. “Thinnest smartphone on the planet.”
7. Glass on front and rear with stainless steel running around the side.
8. “This is beyond a doubt the most precise things, one of the most beautiful things we’ve ever made.”
9. Retina Display -- New display technology, dramatically increases pixel density. 4x as many in same amount of space.
10. Retina Display: 326 ppi.
11. 300 ppi is limit of the human retina when held 10-12 inches away from the eye.
12. 3.5″ display, same size, 960x640.
13. 326 ppi. 800:1 contrast ratio also 4x better than 3GS. Uses IPS technology for superb color and wide viewing angle.
14. iPhone 4 powered by Apple A4 chip.
15. Biggest component in iPhone is battery.
16. Bigger battery plus A4 processor, 40% more talk time. 7 hours talk time. 6 hours of 3G browsing, 10 hours of WiFi browsing, 10 hours of video. 40 hours of music. 300 hours of standby.
17. IPhone 4 environmental report card being showed, is highly recyclable and has nothing nasty in it.
18. 32GB of storage, quadband HSDPA/HSUPA
19. Capable of 7.2mbit down 5.8mbit up once carriers support that speed.
20. Dual mics, 802.11n.
21. iPhone 4 has a Gyroscope.
22. 3 axis gyro for pitch roll and yaw.
23. Gyro + accelerometer = 6 axis motion sensing.
24. New CoreMotion API’s for extremely precise location.
25. Gyro joins 4 other sensors, accelerometer, compass, proximity and ambient light sensors.
26. Feature 5- New camera system.
27. Backside illuminated sensor.
28. 1.75 micron pixel size in sensor.
29. 5x digital zoom in camera app and tap to focus with LED flash.
30. Camera records HD video! 720p at 30fps.
31. Tap to focus video with built-in video editing
32. One-click sharing.
33. LED flash can stay on during video recording.
34. Record, edit, and share HD video right on your phone.
35. iMovie for iPhone!
36. Camera records geolocation in to video.
37. Music cam be added, comes with a few tracks but any music from iPod library can be used.
38. Can export to 360p, 540p, and 720p.
39. Looks professionally done.
40. Low light video also looks good.
41. Three stores on the iPhone: iTunes, iBooks, and App Store.
42. Doing iAds for one simple reason: To help developers make free and low-cost apps for users.
43. 60% of revenue goes to developers. Paid via iTunes connect just like apps.
44. Nissan, Citi, Unilever, AT&T, Chanel, GE, Liberty Mutual, State Farm, Campbell’s Soup, Sears, JCPenny, Target, Best Buy, DirecTV, TBS, Disney and Geico all signed up for iAds.
45. Video and audio call shown.  - FaceTime
46. Call seemed to require WiFi, unclear if it works over 3G as well.
47. All you have to do is make a phone call.
48. Both front and rear camera can be used, switching is easy.
49. Portrait and landscape mode is supported.
50. FaceTime WiFi only in 2010, “Need to work a little bit with the cellular providers.”
51. Based on many open standards, h.264, AAC, SIP, STUN, TURN, ICE, RTP, SRTP, Apple going to standards body tomorrow to make FaceTime an open industry standard.
52. Price with 2 year contract: $199 for 16GB model, $299 for 32GB model.
53. Up to 6 months of early eligibility for an iPhone 4
54. On sale June 24th. Orders start June 15th.
55. iPhone 3GS will be $99.
56. New dock, Apple “bumper” case.
57. Case just goes around the outside, back and front are open. Comes in multiple colors.
58. iOS4 upgrades for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G (with not all features supported), and iPod touch (again with not all features and no first generation) for free on June 21st.