Mac用户总是试图通过使用内置的Automator来自动执行(Automator)Mac上的冗余任务或使用Mac App Store中的第三方实用程序来提高他们的工作效率。
此外，iOS 12 将在新的快捷方式(Shortcuts)应用程序中提供可构建的步骤。尽管如此，除了任何特定的移动设备或计算机之外，还有许多其他可能性。除了这些工具之外，我还喜欢使用 If This Then That ( IFTTT )，这是一种基于移动和网络的自动化工具。
IFTTT
用IFTTT(IFTTT)创建者的话来说，“ Applet将两个或多个应用程序或设备连接在一起。它使您能够做那些应用程序或设备自己无法做到的事情。”
您可以在此处阅读有关 Applet 的更多详细信息： https://help.ifttt.com/hc/en-us/articles/115010361348-What-is-an-Applet-
例子
以下是一些示例来说明此工具的实用性。您是否曾经想收到有关您最喜欢的球队最终得分的提醒？如果天气预报包括下雨，或者在早上发送电子邮件？
你是(Are)一个太空迷，想知道每次ISS（国际空间站(International Space Station)）从头顶经过，或者宇航员进入太空，或者NASA发布新的太空图片时？
或者，您是否渴望在上传新博文时以一种简单的方式在Facebook页面上发帖？(Facebook)或者轻松地将您的Instagram照片发布到您的Twitter帐户？
您(Are)是一位音乐爱好者，想要在您最喜欢的场地获得音乐会的每日摘要，或者将您关注的艺术家的新曲目添加到Spotify播放列表并接收电子邮件？
这些和许多其他“小程序”可供使用。
IFTTT的特别酷之处在于它适用于所有平台和设备。
设置小程序
让我们设置一个IFTTT小程序来看看它是如何工作的。
首先，访问https://ifttt.com/并设置一个帐户。为了提高安全性，我们强烈建议您为IFTTT(IFTTT)帐户启用两步安全性。
请注意，要设置使用您的 Twitter 帐户或Facebook帐户等的小程序，请首先授权IFTTT访问这些帐户。
正如刚才所讨论的，这是使用两步验证的更多理由。现在，单击Discover，并为全世界用户创建的小程序感到惊讶。
首先，我们将选择上面提到的第一个：收到您最喜欢的球队最终得分的警报。这是一个小程序，用于获取Facebook消息，其中包含您最喜欢的团队的结果。[注意：此小程序(Applet)不再可用。对于类似的，试试这个：https://ifttt.com/applets/QiMThvgJ-get-any-sports-score?term=sports%20final%20score ://ifttt.com/applets/QiMThvgJ-get-any-sports-score?term=sports%20final%20score ]
选择此小程序，然后单击Off 切换到On。假设您已授权IFTTT向您发送Facebook 消息(Facebook Messages)，然后您将看到一个下拉菜单以选择运动，然后是团队。
现在，选择运动，然后选择球队，然后点击保存(Save)。
此小程序现已启用。这是我收到的一条Facebook消息，其中包含最近的结果！(Facebook)
移动应用
IFTTT有适用于 iOS 和Android 的移动应用程序 -(Android –)使用 iPhone 或 iPad 上的应用程序设置并获取有关已启用小程序的警报通知。接下来，让我们设置一个小程序以通过来自ESPN应用程序的 iOS 通知来提醒我们： https://ifttt.com/applets/196940p-receive-a-notification-with-the-final-scores-for-your-favorite-team/。
在您的 iPhone 或 iPad 上打开IFTTT应用程序，并在需要时登录以将该应用程序连接到您的IFTTT帐户。现在，搜索“Final Score”，您将看到ESPN小程序收到您最喜欢的球队最终得分的通知(Receive a notification with the final scores for your favorite team)。
选择它，您会看到这个Applet使用ESPN移动应用程序和 iOS 通知。点击红色的大按钮(On)并再次选择运动、球队，然后点击保存(Save)。
您会看到一条消息说Applet turned on!然后提供更多的小程序。现在，当您的团队下一次比赛时，您将收到一个带有结果的警报通知！
让我们知道您已经开始使用哪些小程序！享受！
Automate Your Mac and iOS Devices with IFTTT
Mac users are always trying to іncrease their productivіty by using the buіlt-in Automator to automate redundant tasks on their Mac or by using third-party utilities from the Mac App Store.
Further, iOS 12 will provide buildable steps in a new Shortcuts app. Still, beyond any specific mobile device or computer, there are many other possibilities. In addition to those tools, I also like to use If This Then That (IFTTT), a mobile and web-based automation tool.
IFTTT
In the words of the IFTTT creators, “an Applet connects two or more apps or devices together. It enables you to do something that those apps or devices couldn’t do on their own.”
You can read more details about Applets here: https://help.ifttt.com/hc/en-us/articles/115010361348-What-is-an-Applet-
Examples
Here are some examples to illustrate the utility of this tool. Have you ever wanted to get an alert with the final score of your favorite team? Or an email in the morning if the weather forecast includes rain?
Are you a space junkie, who’d like to know each time the ISS (International Space Station) passes overhead, or whenever an astronaut enters space, or when NASA posts a new space picture?
Or do you hunger for an easy way to post to your Facebook page whenever you upload a new blog post? Or to easily post your Instagram pics to your Twitter account?
Are you a music enthusiast, who’d like to get a daily digest of concerts at your favorite venue, or add the new tracts of an artist you follow to a Spotify playlist and get an email?
These and many other “applets” are available to use.
What’s particularly cool about IFTTT is that it works across all platforms and devices.
Set Up an Applet
Let us set up an IFTTT applet to see how it works.
First, go to https://ifttt.com/ and set up an account. For greater security, we strongly recommend that you enable two-step security for your IFTTT account.
Note that to set up applets that use your Twitter account, or your Facebook account, etc., first authorize IFTTT to access these accounts.
This is even more reason to use two-step authentication, as just discussed. Now, click on Discover, and be amazed at the applets that users all over the world have created.
To start, we’ll choose the first one mentioned above: getting an alert with the final score of your favorite team. Here is an applet to get a Facebook message with the result from your fav team. [Note: this Applet is no longer available. For a similar one, try this: https://ifttt.com/applets/QiMThvgJ-get-any-sports-score?term=sports%20final%20score ]
Select this applet, then click the Off toggle to On. Assuming you have authorized IFTTT to send you Facebook Messages, you will then see a pull down to select the sport, and then the team.
Now, choose the sport, then the team, and click Save.
This applet is now enabled. Here’s a Facebook Message I received with a recent result!
Mobile Apps
IFTTT has mobile apps for iOS and Android – use the app on your iPhone or iPad to set up and get alert notifications about applets you’ve enabled. Next, let us set up an applet to alert us via iOS notification from the ESPN app: https://ifttt.com/applets/196940p-receive-a-notification-with-the-final-scores-for-your-favorite-team/.
Open the IFTTT app on your iPhone or iPad and sign in if needed to connect the app to your IFTTT account. Now, search for “Final Score” and you’ll see the ESPN applet Receive a notification with the final scores for your favorite team.
Choose it, and you’ll see this Applet uses the ESPN mobile app and iOS notifications. Hit the big red On button and again select the sport, the team and then click Save.
You’ll see a message saying Applet turned on! and then offering more applets. Now, when your team next plays, you’ll get an alert notification with the outcome!
Let us know which applets you’ve started using! Enjoy!
