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I love the idea of IFTTT (and automation in general) but everytime I go their website, I just sit there for 30 minutes and realize that most recipes would annoy

by jclos 13y ago

I love the idea of IFTTT (and automation in general) but everytime I go their website, I just sit there for 30 minutes and realize that most recipes would annoy me more than they would help me. Maybe I just have no imagination.

Udo 13y ago
I'm in the same boat. I think IFTTT is a great idea, but whenever I need something it does, I find myself using Cron jobs and web triggers instead.
- chid 13y ago
  What do you mean by web triggers? Watch on a web page? What do people use for that?
  - gcr 13y ago
    Some services can be configured to GET or POST to a URL of your choosing when something happens. E.g. you can ask Github to "GET http://my-site.org/action/ http://my-site.org/action/ whenever you push commits to your repositories. If you control my-site.org, you can have the /action/ script do whatever you like. These "push" notifications are super- simple, reasonably low latency, and don't require polling. I did something similar when taking an operating systems class. Linux kernel compiles take quite a long time, so I set up my site to send me a text message when I "GET /compile-done." Then, a quick "make ; curl http://my-site/compile-done http://my-site/compile-done would drop me a text message and I could get a sandwich or something until it was done.
srik 13y ago
Ditto however I changed the way I approach it, now Im hooked. Instead of browsing recipes, just know the kind of things that are possible and leave. But, next time you run into a frustration †, hopefully IFTTT will be in your peripheral considerations and then you can set it up. Much more relevant that way. --- † Like for example you wished you had a message the night before that it was gonna snow big time during the night, so you can set the alarm a little earlier. Or something like that.
gadders 13y ago
The only thing I use it for is saving entries on selected RSS feeds to Pocket. That way I can read them on my phone when I'm away from 3G/wifi (on the tube, in the gym, in a lift etc).

by jclos 13y ago

Udo 13y ago

I'm in the same boat. I think IFTTT is a great idea, but whenever I need something it does, I find myself using Cron jobs and web triggers instead.

chid 13y ago
What do you mean by web triggers? Watch on a web page? What do people use for that?
- gcr 13y ago
  Some services can be configured to GET or POST to a URL of your choosing when something happens. E.g. you can ask Github to "GET http://my-site.org/action/ http://my-site.org/action/ whenever you push commits to your repositories. If you control my-site.org, you can have the /action/ script do whatever you like. These "push" notifications are super- simple, reasonably low latency, and don't require polling. I did something similar when taking an operating systems class. Linux kernel compiles take quite a long time, so I set up my site to send me a text message when I "GET /compile-done." Then, a quick "make ; curl http://my-site/compile-done http://my-site/compile-done would drop me a text message and I could get a sandwich or something until it was done.

srik 13y ago

Ditto however I changed the way I approach it, now Im hooked. Instead of browsing recipes, just know the kind of things that are possible and leave. But, next time you run into a frustration †, hopefully IFTTT will be in your peripheral considerations and then you can set it up. Much more relevant that way. --- † Like for example you wished you had a message the night before that it was gonna snow big time during the night, so you can set the alarm a little earlier. Or something like that.

gadders 13y ago

The only thing I use it for is saving entries on selected RSS feeds to Pocket. That way I can read them on my phone when I'm away from 3G/wifi (on the tube, in the gym, in a lift etc).