5 Cumulative IFTTT-Christmas recipes

Popular service IFTTT gradually gaining momentum, even we (in the West people are using it at all). Personally, I always use a few recipes and some more if necessary. IFTTT recently launched new channels, particularly now he is working with the iPhone geolocation services. This opens up many new use cases, although at the moment they already abound.

In the light of the preparation for the New Year holidays, I found for you some interesting recipes that are useful to you in this holiday season, and I would like to tell about them.

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Recipe №1 Where are my presents to?

Before the New Year a few days left, Christmas is also just around the corner. I hope everything is already prepared gifts for their loved ones. If you order gifts on Ebay, Amazon and other sites abroad and is still waiting for delivery - you need to use this recipe! Its essence lies in the fact that it keeps track of the whereabouts of your parcel tracking number. Includes recipes (will need to activate the SMS channel, if you have not done before), then Drives a track parcels sent, and then you will come sms-ki of any changes to your status parcels. It is much easier and more convenient than every time to check the track manually.

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Recipe №2 Hey guys, I'm home!

Ahead of us waiting for quite a long New Year holidays, but now is not the time to relax, you need a little more work. If you are going out of town on business or your job is connected with traveling, you will surely enjoy this recipe. It uses location channel and will help your friends know that you have returned to the city. Includes recipes, specify the location on the map where you have to go back and come up with a message that will be sent in the form of Facebookv status. Once you return to the city - your friends will recognize it.
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Recipe №3 Outside the window the snow. Do not forget shovel gloves and scarf!

Weather - a piece changeable and changing it quickly. It is always useful to know the forecast for tomorrow (at least with this, our forecasters almost always guess), be prepared for the weather to dress suitably, or make a decision on the form of transport. But it does not always have enough time to look into the forecast. That's where we come in handy this simple retseptik. The trigger is a specific forecast, namely - "snow". And the action that triggers the trigger - the creation of new events in Google calendar. After switching on the recipe (and activating the channels, if you have not used them before) and indicate your city - the recipe will be triggered whenever the weather forecasters predict snow and create a new event in your calendar.
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Recipe №4 Herringbone, light!

There is such a cool thing WeMo Swith from Belkin, which can control appliances via the Internet. WeMo is something like an adapter that plugs into a wall outlet, and have it you turn the device to be controlled. All this is done through an application for iOS and Android.

Now, we also have WeMo channel IFTTT, and it opens up great opportunities for automation: you can include all kinds of heaters, air conditioners, dryers / stiralki them to do the job just in time for your return home.

Now is the time to switch on the control WeMo Christmas garlands and lights. So, using this recipe, you can automatically turn on the illumination in your home, just after sunset. All you need to do is activate the WeMo channel and switch to specify which you want to manage, and then specify your city, the system to know when the sun sets. Now even if you do not have at home, all the lights will light up themselves to the delight of neighbors and passers-by :)
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Recipe №5 Happy New Year!

Happy New Year too, is an integral part of the holiday hassle. Previously, all we send each other cards, pre podgadyvaya date of receipt. Now everything has moved to the Web, or rather in the social network. I believe that the height of the celebration will be no time to be distracted by the congratulations (certainly the closest we congratulate on the phone or in person), and provide better this time in advance. Here we again come to the rescue IFTTT. This simple retseptik automatically send a tweet with your congratulations as soon as the New Year comes. Turning on the prescription, activate the channels Date & Time Twitter and invent and good wishes. Now you do not even have to get up from the table and immediately after the fight, you can continue the celebration :)
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If you still do not use a great IFTTT automation service, I suggest you quickly install the application and try at least a couple of recipes. If you like you can view more here this and this my notes, which I talked about other equally interesting recipes that can facilitate your daily life. Ksatati, almost all of the above prescriptions can be used not only during the holidays, but in normal days (of something and you want that change to fit their needs required options).

Perhaps you have some good-IFTTT recipes in mind? Share them with the comments, we are always happy to hear your opinion! And you a Happy New Year 2014, dear readers!