The device itself is great because it's small and about as simple to set up as you could hope for.

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ADM, which the company claims is simple to set up and operate, has been designed to provide half-hourly meter reading data direct to suppliers through secure information gateways.

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Chris notes they are extremely simple to set up.

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Consumers simply connect to the router with their computer, tablet or smartphone then follow the simple set-up wizard to complete the installation.

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Given the current state of technology, this is relatively simple to do because bank accounts can easily be set up over the internet and used from afar.

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In Russia's Black Sea oil port of Novorossisk, for example, a local British businessman, Clive Rumens, wanted to set up a small factory producing a simple additive that makes crude oil pour more easily.

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Switch profiles with a simple swipe of the touchscreen and the device will be set up to show the data riders need for that ride.

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Set up a system to manage your paperwork I use a simple filing system that a professional organizer I hired years ago taught me and it still works well for me.

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"You look at the way they set up their sequences of problems and it's all very carefully graduated, from simple problems to more complicated problems, " he said.

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The solution is simple: Remove air traffic control from the FAA and set up a nonprofit corporation that is funded by and accountable to the aviation industry.

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