: If you're moving from another tablet with a different OS, you unfortunately can't port any of those apps to your iPad. On the upside, you may be able to find parallel versions on Apple's App Store (for instance, if you're using on your smartphone or Android tablet, you can download the company's and continue to access your Dropbox data). If you have apps with valuable information you don't want to lose (notes apps, to-do lists, and so on), you can poke around to see if there's any way of exporting that information; otherwise, you'll be out of luck.

In past years, to activate an iPad (or any other iOS device), you had to tether it to your Mac or PC and launch iTunes; not so with the latest iPad. Instead, you can set things up directly on the device itself--no computer need ever be involved.

Once you've unboxed your iPad, turn it on by pressing the On/Off switch. A welcome screen greets you, displaying a Slide To Set Up slider in a variety of different languages. (If you need quick access to your device's IMEI or ICCID number without setting up the device, you can tap the information button [represented by a lowercase i] located directly above the slider.)

Users with visual impairment can also take advantage of iOS's VoiceOver screen-reading system during the setup process by triple-clicking the Home button.