Noob alert

[sobi]

ok, so I just got my TI 2 polar in last week. I try to read manuals as thorough as possible, but between work, a 16 month old baby, getting ready for another baby in a couple weeks, a weekly DJ gig, and a really bad case of ADHD (nearly debilitating when it comes to reading), I don't get the most solid reads in.
I've registered, and DL'd virus control center and at the moment, I'm syncing patches within ableton. Primarily, I use maschine, and don't use ableton, but started it just in hopes of initializing the TI software. My question is if there is a way to mess around with the TI software in a stand alone mode. Sometimes, I have my laptop in bed, and wouldn't mind getting to know the software side of my virus. Is this possible? Where would I go to start it up?