On this week's episode of Lifehacker, we're diving into various pieces of technology that allow us to automate everyday tasks on our computers, on our phones, and in our homes.
This is the eleventh episode of season two of Lifehacker. Today's episode highlights:
How to automatically convert video in a folder to device-friendly formats
How to automate your home's lights, doors, air conditioning, and more (see the video for this one)
How to automate common tasks on Windows with Actions and on your Mac with Automator
We set up automatic backups on our iPhones, our Android phones, and our Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs
Our top posts included what you should always buy generic, a non-designer's guide to making attractive presentation slides, and an easier way to install Lion on your Hackintosh
Today's downloads include:
Volume Concierge for Windows (original post)
Tasks Till Dawn for Windows and Mac (original post)
JuiceDefender for Android (original post)
System Silencer for Windows (original post)
Hungry for a little more? Check out all the episodes in our summer series or the entire first season of Lifehacker.
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