What Can I Do With an iPad?

I have a new iPad. What do I do now?
You've just taken the iPad out of the box. Now what? If you are a little intimidated about the prospect of getting started with your iPad, don't worry. We'll take you through setting up the iPad for the first time to learning about the app that come with it to the best apps to download and how to find new apps.
Step One: Getting to Know Your New iPad
The first step is initializing the iPad and linking it to your Apple ID. If you don't already have iTunes installed on your PC, you should do that now. It is not required, but it can be helpful. You'll also want to register an Apple ID, which is required. (If you don't want to do that now, the set up process for the iPad will allow you to do it during setup.)

--> Setting up a New iPad. The initialization process is quick and simple. And thanks to the latest iOS update, you don't even need to plug your iPad into your PC.What Apps Come With the iPad?. It's a good idea to familiarize yourself with the apps that come pre-installed on the iPad. Some of these may become your favorite apps. The iPad is an amazingly easy device to use once you learn the basic navigation. But until you learn the basics, the iPad can be a little intimidating. The touch screen interface is designed to be intuitive, but you first need to learn concepts such as swiping your finger across the screen to move from one page to the next and pinching your fingers together and apart to zoom in and out.
Learning iPad Navigation. This guide steps you through the first three things you should do with your new iPad in order to learn the basic navigation. Once completed, you'll be able to switch from page to page, move apps around the screen and even create folders for apps.iPad 101: A New User's Guide. This handy guide not only teaches some of the basic navigation, including how to delete apps you no longer want, but also goes into how to go about finding new apps. The App Store has hundreds of thousands of applications, but with a few tips, you can find just the right one for you. Step Two: Filling Your New iPad Up With Apps
Speaking of apps, you will want to load up on some of the best apps as soon as possible. The apps that come pre-installed cover some of the basics, like web browsing and playing music, but there are a number of apps that deserve a spot on just about anyone's iPad. And, of course, there are all of the great games.
15 Must-Have iPad Apps. This list will cover the basics, such as Netflix and the iBookstore. And best of all, this list only contains free apps, so you won't have to worry about wracking up a bill while you download them.The Best iPad Games. The previous list included the best free apps, but if you want the best games, you'll need to spend a little money. But one of the best parts about the iPad is how cheap some of the best games are compared to game consoles. You'll find great games for as low as $.99 and premium games running in the $4.99-$8.99 range. Step Three: Getting the Most Out of Your New iPad
Did you know you can connect your iPad to your HDTV? And when your iPad's screen goes dark, it is not actually powered down. It is suspended. You can power down and reboot your iPad to solve some basic problems, such as if the iPad is starting to seem slow. The following guides will help you learn a few tips on how to use the iPad more efficiently and how to troubleshoot problems that may occur.
12 Uses for the iPad. Sometimes, even the most simplest use for the iPad can be a mystery if no one tells you about it. This list can give you some ideas for how to put the iPad to better use in your home.iPad Tips. Did you know you can skip the apostrophe while typing on the iPad? The auto-correct will put it in for you. This keyboard tip is just one of many cool tips that can help you use the iPad more efficiently. Basic Troubleshooting. Unfortunately, life with an iPad isn't always perfume and roses. If you do run into problems, these troubleshooting tips can help you solve them yourself without needing support from Apple.The iPad Guide. Want some more tips and tricks? Need a little more help using the iPad? This guide will go through getting started with the iPad to getting the most out of it.

What Is Twitter?

Answer: Twitter is microblogging. Twitter, and 'tweeting', is about broadcasting daily short burst messages to the world, with the hope that your messages are useful and interesting to someone. Conversely, Twitter is about discovering interesting people online, and following their burst messages for as long as they are interesting.
What Does Twitter Look Like?
Here is a screenshot of a Twitter account, with sample tweets.
OK, So Why Is Twitter So Popular? Why Do Millions of People Follow Other Tweeters?
In addition to its relative novelty, Twitter's big appeal is how rapid and scan-friendly it is: you can track hundreds of interesting tweeters, and read their content with a glance. This is is ideal for our modern attention-deficit world.
Twitter employs a purposeful message size restriction to keep things scan-friendly: every microblog 'tweet' entry is limited to 140 characters or less. This size cap promotes focused and clever use of language, which makes tweets very easy to scan, and also very challenging to write well. This size restriction has really made Twitter a popular social tool.
How Does Twitter Work?
Twitter is very simple to use as broadcaster or receiver. You join with a free account and Twitter name. Then you send broadcasts daily, or even hourly. Go to the 'What's Happening' box, type 140 characters or less, and click 'Tweet'. You will most likely include some kind of hyperlink.
To receive Twitter feeds, you simply find someone interesting (celebrities included), and 'follow' them to subscribe to their tweet microblogs. Once a person becomes uninteresting to you, you simply 'unfollow' them.
You then choose to read your daily Twitter feeds through any of various Twitter readers.
Twitter is that simple.
Why Do People Send Burst Messages Through Twitter?
People send Twitter 'tweets' for all sorts of reasons: vanity, attention, shameless self-promotion of their web pages, boredom. The great majority of tweeters do this microblogging as a recreational thing, a chance to shout out to the world and revel in how many people choose to read your stuff.
But there is a growing minority of tweeters who send out some really useful content. And that's the real value of Twitter: it provides a stream of quick updates from friends, family, scholars, news journalists, and experts. It empowers people to become amateur journalists of life, describing and sharing something that they found interesting about their day.
Yes, that means there is a lot of drivel on Twitter. But at the same time, there is a growing base of really useful news and knowledge content on Twitter. You'll need to decide for yourself which content is worth following there.
So Twitter Is a Form of Amateur News Reporting?
Yes, that is one aspect of Twitter. Among other things, Twitter is a way to learn about the world through another person's eyes. Tweets from people in Thailand as their cities become flooded, tweets from your soldier cousin in Afghanistan who describes his war experiences, tweets from your traveling sister in Europe who shares her daily discoveries online, tweets from a rugby friend at the Rugby World Cup... these microbloggers are all mini-journalists in their own way. And Twitter lets them send you a constant stream of updates right from their laptops and smartphones.
People Use Twitter as a Marketing Tool?
Yes, absolutely. Thousands of people advertise their recruiting services, their consulting businesses, their retail stores by using Twitter. And it does work. The modern internet-savvy user is tired of television advertisement. People today prefer advertising that is faster, less intrusive, and can be turned on or off at will... and Twitter is exactly that. If you learn how the nuances of tweeting work, you can get good advertising results by using Twitter.
But Isn't Twitter a Social Messaging Tool?
Yes, Twitter is social media, absolutely. But it's more than just instant messaging. Twitter is about discovering interesting people around the world. It can also be about building a following of people who are interested in you and your work/hobbies, and then providing those followers with some kind of knowledge value every day. Whether you are a hardcore scuba diver who wants to share your Caribbean adventures with other divers, or whether you are Ashton Kutcher entertaining your personal fans: Twitter is a way to maintain a low-maintenance social connection with others, and maybe influence other people in a small way.
Why Do Celebrities Like Using Twitter?
Because Twitter is both personal and rapid, celebrities use Twitter to build a more-personal connection with their fans. Ashton Kutcher, Ellen DeGeneres, even President Obama are some famous tweeters. Their daily updates foster a sense of connectedness with their followers, which is powerful for advertising purposes, and also quite compelling and motivating for the people following the celebs.
So Twitter Is Many Different Things, Then?
Yes, Twitter is a blend of instant messaging, blogging, and texting, but with brief content and a very very broad audience. If you fancy yourself a bit of a writer with something to say, then Twitter is definitely a channel worth exploring as a writer. If you don't like to write, but are curious about a celebrity, a particular hobby topic, or even a long-lost cousin, then Twitter is one way to connect with that person or topic. Try Twitter for a couple weeks, and decide for yourself if you like it.