New cell phone
Let me back up a bit.  My GPS got lost or stolen, and it costs $200 to replace, so I  got a new cell phone with built-in GPS free.  It also has internet, texting, and a camera that's not too bad.
I figured out the camera, not that I need another camera.  I think I transferred my address book.  But I haven't figured out how to set up the GPS or how to connect to the Bluetooth device I bought for the car.  Or how to mount the phone in the car.  So I have to read  the manual(s).
I can't tell you how much I hate these manuals.  The first page tells you what all the parts are--that I understand.  After that promising beginning, confusion reigns.  It's my fault--my mind does not work in a 21st century way, I'm stuck back in the 20th century.  Maybe the 19th.  Anyway, I approach these with trepidation, frustration and an overwhelming desire to lie down and have a long cool drink of something while placing an ice pack on my forehead.

 
 

 



 
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As one of my online friends said (in a post describing installation of home theater), "Consumer electronics reached incredible heights - and from there it spit on consumers, with pleasure".
Very well said.
Imagine if they sold a car this way: here are four wheels, two axles, a motor, transmission, etc. and then instructed you--in very bad Japanese: grasp the axle (axle 1) firmly in one hand (see accompanying illustration)and attach part A to Part B...and so forth.
Rioting would ensue!
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