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Jan 29 2008
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STRIDER72  It's a great concept for a program, but LocationChanger is lacking in a number of key areas. It is difficult to configure, as virtually all settings are simply text fields that must be filled in. (Growl Path? To the PrefPane? No...)

I've followed this App ver time, and frustratingly, bugs get fixed in one version and then reappear in another -- it appears it went from one developer to another, and the new group decided to reimplement a _very_ poorly considered feature. (Specifically, the danged thing turns on Network Proxies every time my Location changes. No way to stop this -- I have to manually change Network Prefs _every time_ now....)

All in all, this app would be nice if it were readily useable, but it's too hard for a layman to configure, and has recurring usability issues. If you can get it set up it can be useful, but there are alternatives that are worth the price.

I would recommend the shareware NetworkLocation instead. Fewer features (so far), but very easy to use.  
(Version 1.3)

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Dec 2 2008

LAINE  LocationChanger still relies on the Locate database (/var/db/locate.database) for some of its settings info. For a reliable installation, you may have to delete that file and rebuild it before installing LocationChanger. The reason you might have to do that is that references to files on volumes not currently mounted can populate the fields (privoxy, for instance) and the installer scripts might not be able to find the file, so give up with errors.  
(Version 1.3)

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Nov 19 2007
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IVANOVITCH   I suggest giving it a wide berth until developer confirms that it works with Leopard (10.5).

Turned my entire machine into thick cold porridge until uninstalled.

(3GB RAM, MacBook Pro 2.33GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo)  
(Version 1.0)

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