I dont think so. What you can do is try to hide the folders. Create a bunch of blank folders that add extra pages on your ipad. Put your critical stuff at the back where it is more difficult to find.
try double clicking the home button. A bar will pop up from the bottom. You can delete the instance of safari there. This just closes it. It doesnt remove from your computer.
You can register as a developer for free. The 99 is only to be able to upload your apps to your device for testing or to the App store process. The free portion allows you to download Xcode onto a Mac. From there, you can run a simulator to see if your code works.
i am very happy with my ipad2, happy with the apple support I hope I never need, and I love all the apps that WOrK on the unjailbroken machine. I will never do it, at least as long as I only have one ipad. Thats just me.
Icons on the edge of the screen "run away from each other". Once you get them giggling, try moving icons that are at the center of the screen together so they merge and create a folder.