I quiet understand your opening statement " This is not for technical alliterate" but i was thinking and appealing whether it will be possible for you to run the basic tutorial on mining for the interest of the "technical illiterates" like my self who is interested in mining but do not know how and where to get the necessary help.
I suggest you use awesome miner. They might have some good tutorials.
I think it is simpler than nicehash and much more profitable.
And, when you get more advanced you can really use it to its full potential.