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 ...

Consider the challenges facing technical communicators (i.e., technical writers) who design and produce medical device user manuals: First, their work must address the needs of an especially diverse ...

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, ...

Everyone has been in a situation where they purchased a brand new piece of equipment, but still don't know how to use it properly, or have lost the instructions. Do you want to learn how to get 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 ...

For the most part, the iPhone "just works" out of the box. You don't need to read an iPhone user manual to start using the handset. It's effortless to set it up and start taking advantage of its most ...

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 ...

May 6, 2008 There are a million reasons why your user manual gets separated from your gizmo, but the universal law of gadgetry stipulates that it does, and most importantly, it isn’t available when ...