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How To Stop Photo Booth From Flipping/Mirroring Pictures and Video

Posted on October 26, 2015 by theFakeGeek 8 Comments

Apple’s Photo booth software automatically flips your photos and videos. It does this in order to mimic what you see in the mirror. Here is how to stop it. Because we’re so used to seeing ourselves in a mirror (which flips how we really look) Apple decided to make their photobooth program also flip the […]
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How to fix the “Your Profile Could Not Be Opened Correctly” Chromebook error

Posted on October 23, 2015 by theFakeGeek 1 Comment

This is a frustrating problem but fortunately a simple one to solve. I know people who had trouble with this one for months! But it only takes a minute to fix. I’ve listed a few fixes here from easiest to hardest. Some are for Chromebook users and other are for Chrome users on a Mac […]
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How To Make Nested Folders iPhone – Folder Inside A Folder

Posted on October 22, 2015 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

Here is a quick and easy way to put a folder inside of another folder on your iPhone using a glitch in the iPhone software. Using this method you’ll be able to make more room on your home screen! Here’s How To Do It First we need to turn off some of the iPhone animations […]
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How To Enable “Hey Siri” Even If You Aren’t Connected To Power

Posted on October 2, 2015 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

“Hey Siri” is an amazing feature found on the iPhone that let’s you talk to Siri without having to even touch your phone. Officially it only works when your iPhone is plugged in and charging. Unofficially here is now to enable it to work anytime. The process is very simple. First make sure that “Hey […]
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How To Check Amazon KDP Earnings On Your Android or iPhone (Mobile App)

Posted on October 1, 2015 by theFakeGeek 1 Comment

If you’re selling your writing on Amazon you’re probably like me and check your earnings a gazzilion times a day. I’ve wondered if you could check your earnings and stats on your phone via an app and the good news is you can! For Android: If you own an Android smartphone (hint: if you don’t […]
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How To Speed Up And Fix Slow iPhone 6 Plus

Posted on September 24, 2015 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

If your iPhone 6, 6+, 6s, or 6s+ is working slow then try this simple tweak to speed it right up. Simply follow the directions: Step One: Tap on Settings Step Two: Tap on General Step Three: Tap on Accessibilty Step Four: Tap on Increase Contrast Step Five: Turn on Reduce Transparency And that’s it! […]
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How To Fix the iPhone White Blotch/Blur In Top Left Or Right Corner

Posted on September 21, 2015 by theFakeGeek 4 Comments

Are you getting a white blur when you unlock your iPhone or open and close some apps? I personally started to get this problem recently but it wasn’t difficult to find a fix. And it’s easy! First here’s what it looks like: That annoying white blur kept on appearing whenever I unlocked my iPhone and […]
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Solution to iTunes Not Letting You Categorize Audiobooks

Posted on September 18, 2015 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

If you’ve downloaded an audiobook from somewhere other than the iTunes story and you’re trying to categorize it as an audiobook but iTunes is only showing you “Music” in the Media Kind settings here is the solution: Delete the audiobook from iTunes (make sure you have a copy somewhere first!) Next steps are time-sensitive. Do […]
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How To Disable Chrome Notifications Icon On Mac and Windows

Posted on September 7, 2015 by theFakeGeek Leave a comment

The Chrome Notifications icon is a way for Chrome to deliver information to you from Google Now or from one of your Chrome extensions. For example if you use gmail it will alert you with a popup notification that you have new email. Pretty cool! But if you don’t want these notifications (and it’s totally understandable […]
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How To Use Android Pay On Rooted Devices

Posted on September 7, 2015 by theFakeGeek 2 Comments

If you have rooted your phone you’ve quickly found out that you can’t use it for Android Pay. Google and its partners are very careful about their Android Pay system and feel that rooted phones pose a security risk to their service and your data. Your phone will tell you “Access Denied” or “Your device […]
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