Sams Teach Yourself iPad™ in 10 Minutes

Introduction

The iPad is the biggest thing to hit computing in years. Drawing on the best of Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch products, and Apple’s Macintosh personal computers, while introducing a whole new way of seeing and interacting with information, it has grabbed the imagination of the world.

Getting the most out of the iPad requires an active imagination, curiosity, and willingness to try new things. That’s because it’s physically fixed—you can’t add memory or other hardware to the insides—but so easily customizable by your choice of which apps to buy (where needed), download, and run out of more than 100,000 available.

Many of you will not only face the challenge of getting the most out of the iPad yourself, but will also need to prepare ...