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"  I&amp;#039;m a big fan of anything that streamlines my life bymaking tasks easier, quicker, or unnecessary altogether! I try to do things as efficiently as possible, but unfortunately my human hands just aren&amp;#039;t quick enough sometimes. Enter a couple of really cool apps that do the work for me, automating otherwise tedious or easily forgetful activities.  on{X} (Android only, need a Facebook account): This app, developed by Microsoft, was just released in beta this week. It allows you to extend the capabilities of your phone by making set actions occur under certain situations. You set &amp;quot;recipes&amp;quot; (rules) for actions you want triggered automatically. Best I think to explain by examples: You can have the weather forecast pop up on the screen after your alarm goes off, set a reminder to visit the gym if you haven&amp;#039;t gone in a few days, or launch your music application as soon as you start walking. You can use one of the 11 &amp;quot;recipes&amp;quot; the developers have provided, quickly edit them to fit your needs, or use the tools provided to create your own--afairly simple process that doesn&amp;#039;t require extensive programming knowledge.. Tasker is another Android offering, but it definitely doesn&amp;#039;t cater to the everyman as well as on{X} does.  ifttt (If This, Then That, but pronounced like lift - &amp;quot;l&amp;quot;): Similary, for If This, Then That, if something happens (this), then something else will happen (that). The app is less restricted in terms of upfront functionality than on{X}, as it pulls information from various services and devices you likely use, like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and more. So, for instance, you can set a rule that will automate the process of saving all of your Instagram photos directly to your Dropbox account.  These apps basically take out the &amp;quot;what comes next&amp;quot; step for many of your phone&amp;#039;s functions. Whether you want a text sent to your husband every day when you are leaving work (smartly using your phone&amp;#039;s geotagging and phone book), or automate a tedious process like mirroring your updated Facebook profile picture with your Twitter one (accesses your Facebook and Twitter profiles) - these apps can take care of it for you! So set it and forget it! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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