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 ...

Gas tank empty on your shiny new 2014 Toyota Corolla? “Fill it,” advises the new car owner’s manual. But the door is locked so how to get in? “Open it by turning the key to the right,” the owner’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Gorzelany is a veteran automotive journalist. The owner's manual for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class luxury SUV is 958 pages long ...

Mario Trono never reads his vehicle’s owner’s manual. “My manual rests at the bottom of the Mariana Trench that is my glove compartment, a zone bereft of gloves but choked with old crumpled-up ...

Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson recently starred in a comedic rap-music video in which he longed for a return to the days when “short-ass movies” came in at around a tidy 90 minutes, rather than ...

As gear-heads we are ingrained that when an issue pops up with our car, we consult the owner's manual. That book that sits lonely in the glove-box only to be used by a select few. My 2010 Mazda3 had a ...

In case you’ve never heard of them, Haynes Automotive Manuals are the gold standard of DIY car repair books. The publisher — whose on-the-nose tagline is “Haynes Shows You How” — offers how-to volumes ...

Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and streaming services. Matt has more than 20 years of experience testing and reviewing laptops. He has worked for CNET in New York and ...

For those who want to repair their iPhones on their own without having to visit an Apple retail store or service provider, Apple now has a dedicated Self Service Repair program that provides the ...