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The best way to check out IFTTT is to

try it for yourself and see which recipes might

simplify your daily digital life

if you like sharing photos with friends who don’t

use the same platforms as you. Instead of opening

each social media app, downloading and emailing

the photos, this recipe can save you time by simply

sharing the link to your Dropbox folder.

Bonus recipe: Finding a lost phone

Losing your phone at home is so annoying. You

know it’s in the house somewhere but hours of

searching has proved fruitless. This IFTTT recipe

integrates Gmail with the call function of your phone.

So, next time you lose your phone, just send yourself

an email and your phone will start ringing.

Is IFTTT for you?

The best way to check out the potential benefi ts is

by trying IFTTT out for yourself and seeing which

recipes might simplify your daily digital life. As

mentioned there are many existing recipes to show

you the kind of thing that is possible, some of which

are practical and useful, others which are fun and

entertaining. It’s not di cult to get to grips with this

piece of technology either, so you’ll soon be creating

your own tailored recipes and seeing for yourself

whether IFTTT is an online saviour or just another

piece of superfl uous software.

This article was written by John Summers from inkexpress.co.uk.