Some user manuals are a frustration, some are a pleasure – and all reveal more about us than we might think. Maybe you diligently read an instruction manual from cover to cover before you even turn on ...

April 21, 2009 User Manuals. They can be extremely handy things, and they play an important role in the world of consumer electronics. The problem is that once you’ve gotten your nifty new product, ...

Among the growing list of pet peeves we accumulate as we age, few rank higher than unusable user manuals, at least in my house. Just say the words “user manual” to my husband and you can almost see ...

When you last bought a new electronic device did you look at the instruction manual? If your answer is a resounding “no”, then you are not alone. Studies show that many of us don’t bother to read the ...

A viral video decries that there is no iPhone user manual. So, it's a good thing there are some easily downloadable, straight from Apple. If you don't know — and that is the point, few do — then what ...

Instructions can be seen all around us in our daily lives. For example, on packets of food, in manuals or guidebooks, and even on the roads and streets outside. An instruction manual tells the reader ...