Automatic location switching

MarcoPolo is a useful, free program only available for Mac, being part of the category Internet software with subcategory Networks.

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Since the program joined our selection of software and apps in 2007, it has already achieved 2,695 downloads, and last week it achieved 0 downloads.

Its current version is 2.5 and the latest update was on 11/19/2007. MarcoPolo is available for users with the operating system Mac OS X and previous versions, and you can get it in English.

MarcoPolo is a relatively light software that doesn’t take up as much storage space than the average program in the section Internet software. It’s a very popular program in China and Germany.

The Mac OS X concept of a “location” is a collection of settings for your computer’s networking devices. Switching your current location is much easier than changing all those individual settings, yet you still have to explicitly switch to the correct location each time.

However, it is often the case that there are good hints as to your current location. For example, a particular USB mouse might only be used at your work, so its presence is a strong indicator that your location should be “Work”. This can be extended to more things, such as the pattern of an automatically-assigned IP address, other connected hardware, or visible WiFi (AirPort) networks.

MarcoPolo allows you to provide these hints, and it will make educated guesses as to your current location, and automatically switch for you.