As expected with all Clickfree products, there is no need to install or configure any software.

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We then installed the free desktop SlingPlayer software to configure the SlingBox -- you need to choose the IR profile that works on your set-top box, as well as assigning your account email address and a couple of passwords.

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There is no need to buy, configure or manage the underlying transcoding software.

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There are no instructions to read, no software to install and configure, no copying and pasting files, it's really that easy.

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Like all Clickfree products there is no software to install or configure, it is truly automatic - right out of the box.

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The machines will be designed to configure themselves by installing new operating system software and data automatically.

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Engineers felt inspired by the guts of the first Mac, and its close ties of hardware and software that have always made it far easier to configure and upgrade.

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Backers say the software will make networks cheaper to build, faster to configure and more efficient to operate.

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The company predicts PC vendors will configure entire systems with the necessary boards, monitors, and Windows software, and individually sold graphics cards will come bundled with the software.

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The theory of enterprise software is that it is cheaper to buy an off-the-shelf solution and configure it to your needs instead of building exactly what you need from scratch.

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