Change Your Life With "If This Then That"

Ideal for apartment hunters, this Recipe sets up a specific Craigslist search query (with parameters for a certain neighborhood, places that allow pets, a rent maximum, etc.) and has IFTTT send an email to you every time a result matches those specifications.

When your Facebook profile changes, IFTTT will update your Twitter avatar, too, keeping social media accounts in sync.

Use this Recipe to back up all of your Instagram photos by sending new shots to a Dropbox file.

When the weatherbots at Yahoo! Weather detect precipitation in your zip code, IFTTT will shoot a text message your way letting you know it's going to rain. Similar Recipes send an email instead or mark sunny days right on your calendar.

Ex-boyfriend's got you cornered at a party? Blind date gone wrong? Never fear, Text to Escape is near. Escape by sending an SOS SMS, and IFTTT will give you a ring.

Never miss a due date again with this monthly text alert to pay your rent.

Create a beautiful screensaver from all of your favorite Instagram photos by designating your screensaver settings to pull images from the Dropbox folder where your Instagram likes are saved.

Airplane travel is tiring, and even something as simple as letting parents or your significant other know that you've made it to your final destination can seem like a chore. But this clever IFTTT Recipe will notify a contact via email once you've checked into an airport category.

Create a filter on Gmail that tags emails with "is now following you on Twitter!" in the subject, and IFTTT will tweet or send a direct message with "Thank you for the follow!" to the appropriate Twitter handle.

If you'd prefer to schedule tweets without a Twitter client, this Recipe is for you. Make Google Calendar entries with "Schedule Tweet" as the title, and it will notify IFTTT to tweet the description.