The system here uses a cheap Arduino board, a few sensors, and a magnetic contact switch. It’s then hooked into the Adafruit IO and connected to IFTTT, so you can set up alerts in any way you like.

If you have Philips Hue lights and want to take them to the next level, here's how to use Philips Hue with IFTTT to create all sorts of actions and events.

With 18 million users running more than a billion applets a month, IFTTT wants to become a service that connects pretty much everything — though some users say it still has room for improvement.

Have you ever wanted your online tools to interact with each other automatically? If so, then the features offered by “if this then that” are for you.

Take your smart home to the next level by integrating Google Home into productivity powerhouse IFTTT. Learn how to use IFTTT with Google Home.

I'm a big fan of the Harman Kardon Invoke with Cortana, and while I previously only really used it as a glorified Spotify jukebox, combined with IFTTT, you can do some pretty complex things. As an ...