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                05 November 2013
            

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                <p>IFTTT is an amazing tool. It has made my life online so much easier- *are you sold? *</p>

<p>So why should you use IFTTT.</p>

<h1 id="but-what-is-ifttt">But what is IFTTT?</h1>

<p>IFTTT is a service that lets you create powerful connections [between your online accounts] with one simple statement:
<img src="/post_assets/ifthisthenthat_big_df311ed95c86c462c5bf2f50ac9405e.png" alt="If This Then That" /> If This Then That (Image Via: <a href="http://ifttt.com/wtf">IFTTT</a>)</p>

<p>So basically, IFTTT allows you to connect your online services via their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_programming_interface">API</a>‘s. These connections are called <em>recipes</em>  which are made from the phrase IF <strong>THIS</strong> THEN <strong>THAT.</strong></p>

<h2 id="still-don8217t-get-it">Still don’t get it?</h2>

<p>Sorry that’s my fault. It’s a hard concept to explain. I think an example will help.</p>

<p>IFTTT allows you to:</p>

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  <li><a class="embed_recipe embed_recipe-l_33" id="embed_recipe-24908" href="https://ifttt.com/view_embed_recipe/24908" target="_blank"><img alt="IFTTT Recipe: Text me the weather every morning" src="https://ifttt.com/recipe_embed_img/24908" width="370px" /></a></li>
  <li><a class="embed_recipe embed_recipe-l_71" id="embed_recipe-8981" href="https://ifttt.com/view_embed_recipe/8981" target="_blank"><img alt="IFTTT Recipe: When #Facebook profile picture changes, update #Twitter profile picture" src="https://ifttt.com/recipe_embed_img/8981" width="370px" /></a></li>
  <li><a class="embed_recipe embed_recipe-l_42" id="embed_recipe-102384" href="https://ifttt.com/view_embed_recipe/102384" target="_blank"><img alt="IFTTT Recipe: Backup my contacts to a Google Spreadsheet" src="https://ifttt.com/recipe_embed_img/102384" width="370px" /></a></li>
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    <p><a class="embed_recipe embed_recipe-l_29" id="embed_recipe-103371" href="https://ifttt.com/view_embed_recipe/103371" target="_blank"><img alt="IFTTT Recipe: Email me my new iPhone photos" src="https://ifttt.com/recipe_embed_img/103371" width="370px" /></a></p>
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  <li>There are an infinite number of <a title="IFTTT recipes" href="https://ifttt.com/recipes" target="_blank">possibilities</a>.</li>
  <li><strong>UPDATE: </strong> I have since made a post about how I use IFTTT. That post can be found <a href="/2013/11/my-ifttt-recipes/" title="How I use IFTTT">here</a></li>
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<p>The Services IFTTT support are called channels. Currently there are <a href="https://ifttt.com/channels">72 channels</a> with more regularly being added. To view them all you can click <a href="https://ifttt.com/channels">here</a></p>

<h1 id="so-why-use-ifttt">So why use IFTTT</h1>

<p>Pretty simply – It will make your life easier.</p>


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