Outsource parts of life with a few easy clicks
With the rise of connected services, traditional companies are eager to adapt to change
Eudes, a web project manager, has a smartphone that switches automatically from 3G to Wi-Fi as soon as he’s near his office. It also downloads relevant newspaper articles just before he steps into the metro. Perhaps most importantly, Eudes is instantly notified when the coffee machine needs water. This automated magic is thanks to IFTTT ("if this, then that"), one of the first, and most successful, systems that programmes tasks for the general public. The site’s numerous services allow users to automate functions of their professional and private life. For the magic to work, you don’t even need to know how to code. "You can feel like you’re fiddling with the internet pipes when, in reality, you don’t even know the basics of coding," says Basile, a media entrepreneur. To automatically save every e-mail attachment in a Dropbox account, all you need to do is click a few buttons. There are other automated systems such as IFTTT. Zapier, for instance, offers "zaps" and Netvibes Dashboard ...
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