Earlier, we covered what is IFTTT and what can it do for you. Also we mentioned that the recipes created in IFTTT are sharable between IFTTT users. So here are 5 popular recipes for IFTTT of this week that will let you utilize and appreciate the IFTTT service even more.
This will be a regular thing from now onwards. Read them, try them out, and if you love them then use these recipes for IFTTT. Also submit your recipes in the comments section of this page and if they are awesome enough; we will feature them in the next “5 Recipes of the week for IFTTT”.
Anyway lets us start with the first, 5 recipes of the week for IFTTT.
Download Liked sound tracks on SoundCloud to DropBox:
In this recipe if you like any track on SoundCloud then IFTTT will automatically save the sound track to your DropBox account. So that you may listen to your favorite music when you want to and do not have to depend on an active internet connection to enjoy your favorite sound tracks.
If it snows then send me a SMS:
This one might just save you from major troubles. In this recipe if it snows in a particular location that you selected then IFTTT will automatically send a SMS warning to the selected phone number of your choice.
Update: (July 16, 2013) This recipe is no longer available. Check out other recipes listed in this article.
Link to this recipe.
If you favorite item in Pocket then send a PDF copy to the Google Drive:
This recipe for IFTTT will covert the article to PDF that you favorite on Pocket and then upload it to a specific path in the Google Drive. So that you view and read these articles at your convenience. But one thing that I did not like is that there is a limit of 30 MB for this recipe.
Save YouTube favorites to your Dropbox:
This is my personal favorite, if you have a favorite video on YouTube it will automatically download that files to a specific path in your Dropbox folder. So that you may watch them later at your convenience. But, there is certain limitation to this download, and the limit is of 30 MB on files.
Update: (July 16, 2013) This recipe is no longer available. Check out other recipes listed in this article.
Link to this recipe.
When an earthquake occurs then sent me a SMS:
The recipe watches the earthquake.usgs.gov site’s RSS feed for big earthquakes and sends you a text immediately to the selected phone number. This recipe deserves to be called a real life saver.
Stay tuned next week for more IFTTT recipes and don’t forget to submit your best recipes in the comments below.
