7 INSANELY Useful Ways to Survive the Holidays, Thanks to the Internet

When the weather forecast detects snow, this Recipe will send you an email that the cold white stuff is on its way. Time to hit the slopes!

The days are — brr — cold. Wake up to a cozy home with this Recipe that will turn on your space heater connected to a Belkin WeMo plug once you've woken your Jawbone Up.

Know exactly when your last-minute package from Amazon arrives with this Recipe, which will send a text once your shipment arrives at its destination.

Don't let your parents or significant other stress — once you've entered a specified area, this Recipe will direct message your social-media-savvy loved ones of your arrival via Twitter.

Don't let large family meals and holiday parties keep you from working toward your fitness goals. With this Recipe, once your Withings scale logs a certain weight, it'll automatically beam that weight as an event in Jawbone Up for extra motivation.

If you're anticipating being, um, inebriated this New Year's Eve, then let this Recipe wish all your Facebook friends a happy 2014 for you.

Hosting this year's New Year's Eve bash? Let your guests know you've arrived with this Recipe, which will activate a snazzy color loop setting on your Philips Hue bulbs once you've entered an area.