Posts tagged Automation
How to Roll Your Own "Find My iPhone" for Android [Step-by-Step]
Aug 12th
iPhone users can pay $99 per year for a tool to find their lost iPhone. On Android, just under $6.50 (once) lets you build your own GPS-locating, SMS-triggered tracker for your lost-or-stolen Precious. Here’s how to do it. More »
Top 10 Tools for Managing and Automating Your Media Downloads [Lifehacker Top 10]
Aug 7th
You’re handy with BitTorrent, you’ve learned your way around Usenet, and you have all kinds of files streaming onto your hard drive. Learn how to automatically unpack, rename, convert, and otherwise make your media ready for viewing with these 10 helper apps. More »
Three Handy Tasker Profiles From Our Readers [What You Said]
Aug 6th
You might have noticed over the past two weeks that we’re really into the Android automation app Tasker. We walked you through setup, then pushed it further. In the meantime, our readers have submitted their own great use cases for Tasker. More »
Automate and Control Your Air Conditioner with Your Home Network [DIY]
Aug 4th
We love home automation projects, and if there’s one thing we’d like to control during the hot summer, it’s the A/C. Hacker Erik shows us how to control an air conditioner with just an ethernet cable, a relay board, and some PHP. More »
Open URLs in Safari Tabs Launches Multiple Links From Any Spot in OS X [Downloads]
Aug 4th
Mac OS X/Safari only: Opening multiple tabs from anywhere except the browser is painful. You click, Safari pops up, head back and repeat. John Gruber has coded a workflow you can install to open multiple URLs with a Control-Click. More »
Push Your Automated Android to Awesome Heights with These Tasker Setups [Automation]
Aug 3rd
We’ve shown you how Android app Tasker can make your phone a fully-automated wonder. Now we’re digging in deeper and providing some clever step-by-step profiles, along with an explainer on how to export and import profiles others have patched together. More »
Top 10 Tools and Tactics to Trim Your Bills [Lifehacker Top 10]
Jul 31st
Cutting down your cellphone, rent, credit card, and other bills is the gift that keeps on giving, all year ’round. Try these negotiation tactics, savings tips, reminder plans, and other tips to cut down your paycheck killers. More »
Create a Shortcut Key to Replace Text with Hyperlinks in Any Editor [Autohotkey]
Jul 30th
If you do most of your editing in a plain text environment, you don't get to take advantage of time-saving features like easily replacing text with hyperlinks—but a quick AutoHotkey script can make it much easier. More »
Use a Batch Script to Keep SysInternals Utilities Updated [Batch Scripts]
Jul 29th
Windows only: The SysInternals suite of utilities, including the excellent Process Explorer tool, are a must-have for any serious geek, but they don’t come with a built-in way to keep them updated. Here’s how to keep them automatically updated. More »