Microsoft appears to be close to launching Flow, a tool that allows users to automate actions from various web accounts such as Salesforce, Twitter and OneDrive. Microsoft has accidentally revealed ...

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If technology is supposed to make our lives simpler, why do our lives seem more stressful than ever? One reason might be the endless digital drudgery that dominates our workdays—too much time spent on ...

Automating tasks saves you time and boosts productivity in the long run, which I've observed in my many years of using Apple Shortcuts to automate everything from my Health data logs to app blocking.

Today, all around cool internet thing IFTTT is hooking all kinds of useful public data into its powerful platform. With the launch of its new Data Access Project, IFTTT will add support for a broad ...

If This Then That is great for everything from managing your savings to archiving your favorite songs on Spotify, but did you know you can also use it to find free video games? There are dozens of ...

Read part 1 of how we approached using IFTTT in the CNET Smart Home. The CNET Smart Home is a 58,000-square-foot property filled with all sorts of connected gadgetry. The problem? Not all of those ...

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 ...

IFTTT stands for, “if this, then that.” It’s terminology often used in programming, allowing software to chain together functions and perform certain tasks if other tasks are detected. For example, if ...

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IFTTT is best known as a platform for automating some of the tasks performed by smart devices around the home, but the company’s also been working with news organizations like The New York Times and ...