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@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ MagicMirror
 
 The super magic interface of my personal Magic Mirror. More information about this project can be found on my [blog](http://michaelteeuw.nl/tagged/magicmirror).
 
-Modify js/config.js to change some general variables (language, wather location, compliments) and calendar.php to add your own ICS calendar
+Runs as a php script on a web server with basically no external dependencies. Can use socket.io for XBEE integration, but isn't required for basic functionality.
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+Modify js/config.js to change some general variables (language, wather location, compliments, news feed RSS) and calendar.php to add your own ICS calendar