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iOS 8 tip: A new, super-easy way to add a “Pin It” button to your iPhone or iPad

iOS 8 tip: A new, super-easy way to add a “Pin It” button to your iPhone or iPad

by ben patterson | Sep 18, 2014 | apps, how-tos, phones, tablets

Remember those incredibly elaborate instructions I wrote a couple of years back on how to add a Pinterest “Pin It” button to your iPhone or iPad? Well, go ahead and toss ’em. Thanks to the new iOS 8 update (which you’re not going to install...
Pinterest tip: How to download an archive of your Pinterest boards

Pinterest tip: How to download an archive of your Pinterest boards

by ben patterson | Dec 17, 2013 | desktops, how-tos, social networks

Cindy writes: Ben, can you do this  – download an archive of your Pinterest boards? I am terrified that all the hard work I have done on [my boards] will float off one day into cyberspace. Hi Cindy! Well, bad news first: Unlike Google and Facebook, Pinterest...
Pinterest for iPhone tip: Pin goodies on the web (finally!)

Pinterest for iPhone tip: Pin goodies on the web (finally!)

by ben patterson | May 16, 2013 | apps, how-tos, phones, shopping

Until just recently, the official Pinterest app for iPhone did practically anything you could do on the Pinterest web site, from browsing and sharing pins to creating new boards—anything, that is, save for actually pinning something you’d found on the web. A new...
iPad tip: 10 free, gotta-have iPad apps

iPad tip: 10 free, gotta-have iPad apps

by ben patterson | Mar 7, 2013 | apps, how-tos, tablets

So, just get your first Pad, or looking for must-have apps for your old iPad that you may have overlooked? Read on for 10 free iPad apps that you shouldn’t miss, from Amazon’s Kindle reader and Flipboard’s customizable “social” digital...
20 free must-have apps for Android phones (updated)

20 free must-have apps for Android phones (updated)

by ben patterson | Jan 3, 2013 | apps, phones

Just getting started with a new Android handset? I’ve rounded up 20 apps from the Google Play app store that’ll have you posting status updates, watching videos, pinning the latest fashions, reading e-books, and checking the weather in no time—and best of...
Pinterest tip: How to create a secret shopping board

Pinterest tip: How to create a secret shopping board

by ben patterson | Nov 21, 2012 | how-tos, shopping, social networks

Share and share alike: that’s the main idea behind Pinterest, the red-hot social site that lets you share your style with the world by “pinning” your favorite fashions, books, furniture, restaurants, articles … you name it. But what if...
Hands-on with the new Pinterest app for iPad

Hands-on with the new Pinterest app for iPad

by ben patterson | Aug 17, 2012 | apps, reviews, social networks, tablets

Thanks to Pinterest’s new iPad app, you can finally pin items to your Pinterest boards without the hassle of installing a “Pin It” button on the iPad’s Safari browser. That’s the good news, anyway. The bad news? Well, read on. Pinterest,...
How to add a Pinterest “Pin It” button to the iPad (video)

How to add a Pinterest “Pin It” button to the iPad (video)

by ben patterson | Mar 19, 2012 | how-tos, social networks, tablets

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8szrFilYJU&w=600&rel=0] Karen writes: Hey Ben, do you have any suggestions for how to get the Pinterest pin button to work on an iPad 2? I had no trouble installing it on my PC laptop, but the directions for adding one...
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