I have used many different brands and types of brake pads, and so far my nod goes to either Performance Friction Carbon Metallic (get them at AutoZone) or Bendix TitaniuMetallic (get them at Advance Auto Parts, possibly other places). One thing I'd never get for any vehicle is ceramic brake pads...Not even if they were factory installed, like a lot of the newer cars. They just don't have as good a "bite" is a semi-metallic pad does.
Changing them is simple...
Remove the tire, then remove the two 14mm bolts that hold the caliper to the bracket, and remove the old pads. Then, using a C-clamp or similar device, press the caliper piston(s) back into the bore(s). Make sure you loosen the cap on the master cylinder to allow the excess fluid to push out if necessary.
Installing the new pads is a bit tricky on these, as there's a little spring clip that needs to be pressed in a bit to get the pad back into the bracket tightly. Once you see it, you'll figure it out. After that's done, just reinstall the calipers and tighten the bolts, put the wheels back on, put the cap back on the master cylinder tightly, and press the brake pedal till it gets firm. If you don't do this last step, the first few times you hit the brake pedal, you won't have any brakes whatsoever. Definitely not the thing to forget.
Other than that, I can't think of anything else. A Haynes or similar manual will walk you thru it with pictures but it's pretty simple once you get into it.
If I'm leaving out anything, I'm sure someone else will correct me.