25 February, 2006

Instructions

There should be a device for tech savvy people where you can load instruction manuals and recall them at will. This would rid the world of the piles of paper that goes into instruction manuals (many in six different languages, wasting even more paper) and also be a saviour for people who tend to lose instruction manuals.

I notice that a lot of products now have "quick start" guides when you buy the product and then have more detailed instructions on a CD or online, which is a start. I reckon it would be great if we could have all the instruction manuals in one place without having to save them on our computers, maybe a handheld device like the e-books that have just been trialled. The e-book-like device should enable you to load all your instruction manuals into it via your computer (CD or website) or at the point of sale. Then, when you need to look at the instructions for any device in your possession, you'll know where to find the manual.

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