Hi Ellen,
It is a little overwhelming at first, isn't it, but don't worry about it - it will start to make sense.
The first thing to do is to get it talking to the iRex software delivery service (iDS). Go onto the iRex web site (
www.irextechnologies.com), click the "My iRex" link, and then "Create a new iLiad User". Log onto the account that you've just created and set a sensible password.
Now, go to the "iLiad Profiles" screen on the iLiad and, on the first page, enter the e-Mail address and password that you've set up on the iRex web site. Set up a network profile (it's easiest to do it for a "Wired" network), then press and hold the top right "iDS" button on the iLiad (the circular button) and verify that the iLiad successfully connects to the iDS.
If you want to install new applications on the iLiad such as FBReader, you need to request the "Shell Access" package via the iDS. Look at the forum Wiki page and there's a link there to do that. Once you've requested it, connect to the iDS again and it'll automatically download it. That will let you install new applications on your iLiad.