How to Add Bookmarks in IOS 8

This video will show you how to Add Bookmarks in IOS 8.

Hi All,
I always cringe a bit when I see people that use their iOS device everyday. But still have the same old default Apple, Bing, Google and Yahoo Bookmarks icons in their Safari browser. This also goes for any Mac running OS X Yosemite as the home page on these Mac’s now defaults to a bookmarks screen bringing them inline with their iOS devices.

Mac OS Bookmarks Page

I really don’t like this page as I feel its locking people in. However its here to stay so we may as well work with it.

So the steps to add a Bookmark in iOS is pretty straight forward, all you need to do is go the website you want to add. For the example in the video I used the www.123myit.com website. Once you have browsed to your website. Press the up arrow icon in the middle of the page at the bottom.

iOS Bookmark 1

Once this is done you will see a menu which contains the Add Bookmark, Add to Reading List, Add to Home Screen, Add to Shared Links buttons, press the Add Bookmark button and this will take you to the next screen.

Add Bookmarks in IOS 8

The next screen will have the Bookmark that you want to save, at this stage you can change the heading of the Book mark if you wish. In the video I have removed the “Your complete IT help portal” from the 123myit.com Bookmark. Once you have adjusted the heading simply press save.

Save iOS Bookmark

Once saved the Bookmark will show up every time you start a new Safari browser session.

Saved iOS Bookmark

If you want to know more about iOS 8, you can find the official Apple site here.

How to Add Windows 8 Start Menu

This video will show you how to Add Windows 8 Start Menu.

Step 1. Go to the 123 my IT Downloads page and click the Classic Shell download link found here.

Classic Shell Download

Step 2. Download and install the Classic Shell program. The start menu will appear after this.

Windows 8 Start Menu after Shell Install

How to add Emoticons to iPhone

This video will show you how to add Emoticons to your iPhone. A friend of my asked me recently how to add Emoticons to her iPhone. Well I didn’t know off the topof my head so I thought I would do a video on it.
As it turns out this feature doesn’t work for iPhone 3G, but does work for iPhone 3GS and upwards. For the iPhone 3G I suggest you see if you can find an App on the App Store.

Step 1. Go into Settings > General > Keyboard.

iPhone Keyboard

Step 2.In the Keyboards menu, tap Keyboards and then Add New Keyboard scroll down to Emoji. Add the Emoji Keyboard to your Keyboards list.

iPhone Emoji Keyboard

Step 3. When you go to send a Message you should now have a Emoticons world icon. See the Red square in the picture below.

Emoticons World Icon

Step 4. For 3G or older models you can try getting a free Emjoi App from the App Store.

Emoji App Store

How to redeem an iTunes gift card on an iPhone

Hi All,
I’ve had a few people who cant seem to find the combined video on how to add an iTunes gift card to your iPhone or iPad, so I have made two separate videos on how to do so.

Step 1.Open App Store and make sure your have an internet connection.
Step 2.Scroll to the very bottom of the App Store and press Redeem.
Step 3.Scratch the grey sticker on the back of your iTunes card and enter the code in the redeem code section on your iPhone.
iTunes Gift Card
Step 4.Press done then press Redeem and you will be prompted for an Apple Id.
Step 5.Enter the Apple Id that you want to redeem the code to and you are done!!!

So easy!! 🙂

Good luck

How to add a the Pinterest Pin It button to your iPhone

If you want to add the Pinterest Pin It button to your iPad see the video here.

Step 1. On your iPhone go into the Settings icon, then Safari. Under privacy make sure Accept Cookies is set to From visited. And under the Security menu make sure JavaScript is set to on.

Step 2. Open Safari and browse to www.123myit.com. Press the Share button within Safari and then Bookmark. Delete out the title and then type Pin It then press Save.

Step 3.Copy the code below. This code is what you need to paste into your Pinterest Pin It bookmark to allow you to Pin webpages or websites that you are interested in.

javascript:void((function(d){var%20e=d.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);d.body.appendChild(e)})(document));

Step 4. Go into your Bookmarks, then press Edit. Press the Right Arrow beside the Pin It button you just created, then delete out the 123myit.com address and copy the code above into your Address area.
Press Done, Done and Done one last time.

If you want to download the Pinterest App you can download it here.

Good Luck and Happy Pinning !!! 🙂

How to add a the Pinterest Pin It button to an iPhone or iPad

Watch the iPhone Video here.

Hi All, so a few people including my wife have asked me to do a video on how to add the Pinterest Pin It button to the bookmarks of a iPhone or iPad.
The video above will show you step by step, however you need to java code to make it work and I have added it to mysite to make it easier to find.

Step 1. On your iPhone or iPad go into the Settings icon, then Safari and make sure that Open New Tabs in Background is on.
Make sure that Always Show Bookmarks Bar is turned on. Under privacy make sure Accept Cookies is set to From visited. And under the Security menu make sure JavaScript is set to on.

Step 2. Open Safari and browse to www.123myit.com. Press the Share button within Safari and then Bookmark. Delete out the title and then type Pin It.
Select the Bookmarks Bar and then save the Bookmark. Don’t worry about the address being set to www.123myit.com.
You should now see your Pin It Bookmark saved in the top of your Safari browser.

Step 3. Go into your Bookmarks, Bookmarks Bar then press Edit. Press the Right Arrow, then delete out the 123myit.com address and copy the code below into your Address area.

javascript:void((function(d){var%20e=d.createElement('script');e.setAttribute('type','text/javascript');e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8');e.setAttribute('src','//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);d.body.appendChild(e)})(document));

Once you have done this you are ready to Pin any pages.

If you want to download the Pinterest App you can download it here.

Cheers
Matt

How to add a Windows 8 Start Menu Tip 2.

This video will show you how to add a Windows 8 Start Menu.

One of the things that annoys people about Windows 8 is the missing Desktop’s Start menu. Microsoft tried very hard to remove the Start menu but fell short as you can use free or paid add-on programs to get the Start menu back.
If your cheap like me and don’t want to spend the money to get an app to put the Start menu back then you can add a Start menu on the taskbar by doing the following steps.

Step 1. Right click the Desktop.
Step 2. Go to New then Folder.
Step 3. Paste the following string.
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu
You need to replace username with the name of the user you are logged in as.
Paste the url above into the Folder bar and you are good to go.
You should then see the new menu bar in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

Win8 Start menu

To remove the Start menu you can just right-click and select Toolbars, then untick the Start Menu Toolbar.
When you right click the taskbar and go into Toolbars you will see a whole heap of other pre-built toolbars which you can add to the taskbar.
Here is a list and description of what each one does:

Address: This adds a box on your Taskbar, which allows you to type URLs. Simply type a URL, press Enter and you will go to that website.
Links: This shows your Explorer favorites on the Taskbar.
Touch Keyboard: This shows a keyboard icon on the Taskbar. When you Click on it, it will display an onscreen keyboard.
Desktop: The Desktop toolbar displays every icon on your Desktop. It even displays items such as Homegroup.