I was a little worried about this step because two people mentioned their Spudger broke. In fact, the tip of mine bent, so I was a bit apprehensive, but I used it to my advantage to lever underneath the battery and just kept working it against the adhesive until it began to give. There wasn't much room to work with because I didn't remove the ZIF connector, but there was enough to work it completely loose and remove the battery. Delicate process; took me about 10min.

Easiest step so far. Slowly and carefully inserted an Opening pick between circuit board and battery poking against the adhesive (felt like butter) until they separated. Pretty quick!

After seeing how delicate the ZIF connector looks and reading the comments on this step, I skipped right to step 8 also.

I used a Remington hair dryer (my girlfriend's) on highest heat and fan setting. I wore an outdoor canvas/suede yard glove to protect my hand/fingers while holding it in place on top of my desk. It took more time than I thought it might, perhaps, because I started out on the lowest fan setting. None of the Fixit tools worked for me, but eventually I tried a Xacto knife and that did the trick. First-timer; about half an hour on this step. Man, I wish this was all of it. :-|