Question: Why are computer instructions contrary to what really gets you to what you want? I follow instructions and directions to exactly what they say, yet they fail to produce the proper results I'm looking for.  Technicians will do it for me completely differently and reach success.

Answer: Most of the time it is because of language. But for newbies the best books are "Dummies Collection of Computer books" or even Deital Books. They explain things as a newbie
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