It can be overwhelming for sure but the forum home page has a thread for tips and tricks that should be a good starting place. You pretty much need to figure out what you want to do (one thing at a time) then figure out how to do it. That thread would be a big help.
Hi, I'm also new to tablets. This morning I started out looking into firewalls. I found a post saying that it's better to use VPN; however, I don't know what that is and if I should use it. I appreciate having a place to ask questions!
Hello icntcfl, welcome to the forum. Nice of you to become a member of Android Tablets. In addition to the thread recommended by Lee, I'd suggest you click this link to the Android Tablet Q&A section. Read the "Sticky:" threads at the beginning for some good general information about tablets and Android.
Hi jjakslady, congratulations on your new gTablet and welcome to the forum. There are free anti-malware apps available on the markets, if you feel you need one. I'm using Lookout on mine with no apparent performance issues. Also, you'll probably benefit from reading the threads Lee and I recommended to icntcfl earlier in this thread..