When my ignition turns on, that means that I am leaving my office, which could mean for lunch (I’ll be back in an hour), an off-site meeting (I’ll be back in an hour or two), or it’s the end of the ...

I am an unabashed fan of IFTTT. That’s “If This Then That” to the uninitiated. It provides ways to connect different services. For example, you can use IFTTT to simultaneously upload a photo to ...

"If This Then That" can connect your lights to Spotify, Google Calendar, and much more. David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps ...

IFTTT automates the steps that we need to take to obtain the information that we need and perform the actions that we desire; it’s essentially the digital butler of the Internet Programmers are very ...

You may think of the Web as a big tubular mesh of interconnectedness, but really, apps and sites tend to be more like islands than Kumbaya-singing cooperative circles. Evernote doesn’t seamlessly save ...

Google Home makes it easy to automate your connected devices, but you can only do so much with the platform. Take your smart home to the next level by integrating Google Home into IFTTT (If This Then ...

IFTTT is something of a meta-app, connecting the apps and gadgets you use via mini-programs (called “recipes”). Currently, IFTTT works with over 160 web services and gadgets. The services that IFTTT ...

Wouldn’t it be cool if your phone knew to enter airplane mode when you go to the theater, or text your spouse when you leave work? IFTTT and Tasker can automate countless tasks like these to turn your ...

If you aren’t familiar with IFTTT — short for “If This Then That” — it can be a little tough to wrap your head around. The basic gist of the platform is this: It cleverly links together hardware, ...

The concept of saving time with an automation service using IFTTT is enticing, but it could waste more time in reality instead of saving it. IFTTT means If This Then That, and is a popular web service ...