MarcoPolo: Automatic Location Switching
Have you ever gotten tired of manually changing your network settings whenever you move your laptop between locations? If so, MarcoPolo is for you.
While there are many other Mac apps that perform a similar task, MarcoPolo has the most features of all of them. The program uses fuzzy-logic to determine your location based on discoverable bluetooth devices, assigned IP addresses, attached USB devices, and visible WiFi devices. MarcoPolo can also perform other tasks on a location change such as changing your default printer, opening a file, application, or document, and setting the default SMTP server in Mail.app.
If the app can not figure out where you are, it uses a default profile. The program is very easy to setup and is very handy if you frequently take your laptop to a few different locations with different network settings. As you can see, the rules for bluetooth, IP addresses, USB, and WiFi networks are very easy to setup in the Preferences for the app. You even get the option to calibrate the fuzzy logic through the “Confidence” slider.
In addition, the Actions panel allows you to set certain other tasks to occur after your network changes. The program allows you to do things such as change your default printer or open a file, application, or document.
Overall, I am very impressed with MarcoPolo. As a college student, I am consistently changing locations with my laptop and many locations have different connection parameters. Using MarcoPolo saves me a lot of time changing settings, opening VPN clients, etc.
MarcoPolo is freeware and is available from David Symonds.
I notice you guys appear to be basically copying the pics of the week and apps discussed on Mac Break Weekly.
Branch out a bit maybe.
@RevFry speaking for myself, I don’t watch Mac Break Weekly., and I assume there are others that do not as well.
I wasn’t trying to be rude. It’s just… noticeable is all.
Actually, MacBreak Weekly is a podcast (just an mp3) you can download and listen to when ever you like. If you’re into Mac’s give it a listen. (free)
http://www.twit.tv/mbw
@RevFry, I listen to MacBreak Weekly, but I actually wrote the article before I heard that episode.
Yeah… don’t get me wrong. I’m not trying to be a troll or something. And I wasn’t attacking you or this article – which was very well done. I was just saying I noticed an awful lot of the articles tend to show up after I’ve listened to MBW and talk about the same Apps. It gave me kind of a “what?” feeling.
But… I was chatting with my wife who pointed out that “Hey, maybe there aren’t that many new apps in a week that everyone can cover something different”
And I found trampoline here and that wasn’t on MBW.
So… basically… I’m just nuts. Heck it’s not like there would really be anything with using other areas for sources of news.
So… what the heck am I talking about?
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