New MacBook pro set up - newbie Apple owner

Sorry if this has been covered elsewhere but it's all too much. After spending my hard earned cash on a MacBook pro with Lion OS I feel immediately lost. I already have a iPad1 and have bought my wife a iPhone4s so as my windows pc has died I thought it made sense to get a MacBook. The paperwork with it is minimal and appears to be based on the owner having some previous knowledge. It starts up with a set up wizard and automatically starts asking for passwords and Apple ID's. I don't have one, the iPad and phone are set up with my wife's ID. sharing iTunes across all devices is one thing. Using cloud is another. The mac is going to be shared. Do I set up separate login accounts? How does this work with cloud? iTunes etc. If I then buy a IPhone for myself will this then all sync correctly? Is there a base setup I should implement that I can build upon later?
It's asking for cloud ID and from what it says, once set it cannot be changed so I feel I need to get it right first time.
Help, I have a new mac. I was really chuffed but within minutes of getting home I'm wondering if I've done the right thing.

Hi
I'm beginning to feel this way about our Apple devices. We've just bought our son an iPad2. He has his own AppleID, but sharing content with/from other devices on Home Sharing is all linked by my AppleID. I think it'll be ok if he accesses Home Sharing but won't it mean he can't stream his stuff (different libraries)?
Sorry I'm no help, but I'll watch what you learn with interest.

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