IMLocation 0.29 (beta)
What is it?
IMLocation does useful stuff for you, based on where your laptop physically is, and what you are doing with it. It can mute your speakers in libraries. It can automatically put up the away message "Watching a DVD" when you are using the DVD Player. It can change your status messages to let your friends know where you are.
In buzzword-complient terms, IMLocation is a location-sensitive, context-sensitive, social networking, and/or systems management tool.
How it works
Your location is determined by the unique identifier (called the MAC address," although it is not related to Apple) of the wireless access point or ethernet jack you are using to connect to the internet. The first time you access the internet somewhere, IMLocation asks you to name where you are. The next time you go online there, IMLocation can automatically change your AIM status, telling people where you are.
How to use it:
After downloading IMLocation, simply drag it where you want it installed, and run it.
By default IMLocation will start your status messages with your location, so the away message "working", will automatically become "Home: working". You can always turn off this option in the Preferences panel.
For more control of how your location is displayed, put the string:
%L
somewhere in your AIM status message. The %L will be replaced by the name of your current location. For example, if you set your AIM status to:
I'm working at %L right now
it would become
I'm working at home right now
or
I'm working at Mozart's Cafe right now
depending on where you were using your laptop.
System requirements:
Mac OS X 10.4 on a laptop made by Apple.
IMLocation works with the following AIM clients:
iChat, Adium, Click here to request support for another AIM client.
How does...?
Check the FAQ if you have more questions.
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