Introduction

An introduction:
There seems to be a fundamental problem with the crux of this article.
If you're looking to install Drupal, chances are good you're not a goddamn idiot. In fact, judging from the general tone of the Drupal-resources on the web, if you want to install Drupal, you're probably some kind of freaking genius.
So let me start off this series of informational how-tos with a short note for you Einsteins watching me from Planet Drupal: We don't all have an army of robot slaves that we knitted just to carry our giant brains around behind us. Some of us working slobs actually have little-to-no-knowledge of how the interwebs work. This is a document for us.
You Drupalwinnians are welcome to parse this series, and by all means, let us know what you think, but when you talk to us, talk slow.