The Manuals
Toss ‘em in the recycling bin.
Somewhere, maybe in a tall glass building, but certainly in front of a glowing screen, there’s a technical writer preparing a manual I’ll stubbornly refuse to read. A good manual takes time and great skill to prepare. The more complex the machine, the heavier the manual necessary to keep things running smoothly. No offense, but I don’t want to read ‘em. I don’t particularly trust anything too complicated not to be obvious. In my experience, the very best manuals contain simple pictures and drawings, and never make assembling something seem too difficult.
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