am i out of my league here?

please tell me, before i go any further, is WP a product that’s usable by the typical layperson?

i’m very excited about starting a photoblog, and i have a modest/fair knowledge of current Mac imaging software, i’ve worked a little bit on some basic website design (WYSIWYG – not HTML) and i’m all hooked up with a server… BUT, after reading through these threads, looking for a place to get started with my installation of WP, i gotta say i’m fairly intimidated.

is it important that i don’t know what the heck PHP and MySQL is? i mean, i know they’re served up by my server, and i know how to turn them on, but i’m a drag and drop kinda guy – do i need to really know this language to effectively use WP?

for instance, the very first directive in WP’s instructions for installation is: Unzip the package in an empty directory. i’m terribly sorry to be sounding like an idiot here, but, um, directory?.. does that just mean unzip it on my Desktop? again, sorry.

i won’t bore (entertain?) you with any more of my confusions… but just know that i’m not a complete dummy. i’m proficient in PhotoShop and a few others, and i’m a fast learner…

that said, do y’all think i can work this stuff?

thanks a ton… oh, also: if you know of a particular thread title you can suggest that would be a good place to start, or if you just want to make this thread such a thread (is thread even the right word?) by telling me what i need to do, i’d appreciate it double!

cheers!
chris