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Re: If this then that

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Post by robert-boehnke » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 10:45 AM UTC

gaius wrote: post #120

robert-boehnke wrote: post #103

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Marco explicitly asks you not to use the send to Kindle feature 'to automate delivery of bulk content, such as entire feeds.' See http://www.instapaper.com/user/kindle

That just takes me to the Instapaper homepage.

whoops, my bad, guess you have to be logged in, here's the full quote

    Want delivery of full RSS feeds?

    Please do not use this feature to automate delivery of bulk content, such as entire feeds.

    If you'd like to do that, try Kindlefeeder, a service designed for (and much better for) that purpose.

Re: If this then that

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Post by tcarnell » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 10:54 AM UTC

pitchups wrote: post #88

Can it be used to scan a web page and send you an alert if the page has changed?

I'm not sure, but this is exactly what http://femtoo.com does. Femtoo allows you to select the exact part (or parts) of the page you wish to track.

Re: If this then that

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Post by smoyer » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 11:14 AM UTC

ChuckMcM wrote: post #53

Nice tool. The Enterprise version can be targeted to operations types, you know "if then " "if then " kinds of things :-)

Why not preemptively shoot the exchange server in the head?

Re: If this then that

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Post by reemrevnivek » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 11:22 AM UTC

roel_v wrote: post #32

vrikhter wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IF t-shirt is less than Instead of signing up for tons of email lists and notification systems you are creating your own. You only get contacted when you WANT to be contacted. Love it.

Except that it doesn't seem to offer that service, it's only about what happens on Twitter or Facebook or some other things I've never heard about. (old fart here, sorry)

You're right, http://ifttt.com/channels/ is full of services I don't use either.

However, it does have RSS, Gmail, and Date and Time triggers, and actions like send an email or make a phone call that are quite generic.

Gmail isn't exactly a trendy new service anymore, but I think it would be a huge improvement if they allowed you to configure ifttt to trigger or mail from any POP/IMAP compatible account.

Also, a channel for power users like "run this script" or to make a new channel would be awesome.

Re: If this then that

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Post by sbierwagen » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 11:30 AM UTC

blasdel wrote: post #94

cpeterso wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The text is aliased on my Windows Firefox and Chrome, but not my Linux Firefox. The font is Helvetica, which is apparently rendered quite poorly on Windows.

That's it — Windows comes with a crappy bitmap Helvetica, and most Linux distributions are even worse because X includes an abysmally bad tiny raster one. Macs ship with a good one, and Adobe Creative Suite installers usually bundle one which is how lots of designers never notice the problem on Windows. Basically, you should never specify 'Helvetica' anywhere in a font declaration. Specify 'Helvetica Neue', the prett…

So... chrome uses windows fonts, but firefox doesn't?

Re: If this then that

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Post by angrisha » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 11:46 AM UTC

This is amazing! I was lamenting the loss of my smartphone recently Been using an old nokia phone. Made a simple gmail to sms channel using ifttt. Loving it.

Re: If this then that

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Post by userhasaname » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 12:21 PM UTC

Why should I trust his website with my API keys? This is not addressed.

Re: If this then that

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Post by jh3 » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 12:30 PM UTC

taybenlor wrote: post #96

mcritz wrote: post #46

I've been using ifttt to: * Scour Craigslist for an apartment in San Francisco * Put indeed.com job searches for "UI Design San Francisco" into Evernote * Monitor airline fares for the cheapest time to buy a one-way ticket from BOS to SFO * Text me when the temperature in zip code 94103 rises above 68 to remind myself to get out and enjoy my new city. THANKS IFTTT! I couldn't have done it without you!

FYI adioso.com (YC W09) does airline price notifications :)

Once adioso covers more airlines it will be useful.

Re: If this then that

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Post by userhasaname » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 12:30 PM UTC

nicksergeant wrote: post #66

I set up a rule a while back to let me know when the temp dips below 60 degrees, and I've been shocked at how useful that is. Can't wait to continue using the service more. It's one of those things where you don't really know how useful it is until you see / hear of some examples and start using it yourself.

Do you live in the desert?

Re: If this then that

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Post by pearle » Thu, Sep 08, 2011, 12:30 PM UTC

linden wrote: post #9

utexaspunk wrote: post #5

Really cool idea, and nice site design except for one glaring thing- the size of everything! What the hell!? Is this designed for the legally blind? There isn't even an option in the settings to make things normal-sized... Fix it!

Thanks for the feedback, will work on tightening the UI a bit and getting a bit more on the screen.

I too like the large size and it gave me a positive initial reaction. However, I don't think a slight reduction in size would be detrimental.