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+# dash_hack
+Python script to capture Amazon Dash button presses and trigger IFTTT maker events
+
+# How to use:
+   1. Setup an account in If This Then That (IFTTT): http://www.ifttt.com/
+   2. Create a new recipe using the Maker Channel for the IF command:
+       a. https://ifttt.com/maker
+   3. Update the MAKER_KEY variable below.
+   4. Connect your Amazon Dash Button to your network but skip the last step of the setup where they ask you which
+      product you want the button to purchase.
+   5. Run this program via `python dash-listen.py`.
+   6. Push the Amazon Dash Button and take note of its Mac Address.
+   7. Overwrite the sample Mac Addresses with your Amazon Dash Button(s) Mac Address(es).
+   8. Re-run `python dash-listen.py`.
+   9. Now you can configure IFTTT to do anything you want when you push the button.