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Google Docs optimized for iOS Viewing

After yesterday’s announcement of the official Google Voice application for iPhone, Google has kept iOS fans on the edge. The official Google Docs blog announced a updated version of the Google Docs interface for mobile devices, particularly the iPhone. By pointing your mobile browser to http://docs.google.com/m, you have access to the “mobile-optimized versions” of your documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. However, these features will only be accessible from the iPhone for now with read-only privileges. Bummer!

Hopefully, Google will implement editing on the iPhone and bring these features to the rest of the iOS family. For any regular Google Doc user, like us at The Real Mac Genius.com comes in handy!

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The Mac Pro. 12 cores. Fast.

The Mac Pro delivers more processing power, more graphics performance, and more storage availability. It is pretty much a super computer. The Mac Pro offers two advanced processor options from Intel, the Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processor and the “Westmere” series. “Nehalem” is available in a single-processor, quad-core configuration at speeds of up to 3.2GHz. “Westmere” is available in both quad-core and 6-core versions. The Mac Pro comes with one or two processors to make a total 12-core system if you like. Often, system memory is connected to a processor through a separate I/O controller. Unlike in typical computers, the Mac Pro’s Intel processors feature an integrated memory controller, giving the processors faster access to data stored in memory. The Mac Pro also features Turbo Boost, a dynamic performance technology that increases the speed of active processors. The Intel Xeon processors support Hyper-Threading, which allows two threads to run per core.

The Mac Pro also comes with high-performance graphics cards from AMD. The ATI Radeon HD 5770 with 1GB of GDDR5 memory comes standard. You also have the option to upgrade to the ATI Radeon HD 5870 with 1 GB of GDDR5 memory. The Mac Pro comes with an enormous amount of storage, up to 8TB. You also have the option to add up to four 512GB solid-state drives, which have no moving parts and are capable of accessing data speeds up to 230MB per second. The Mac Pro RAID Card with 512MB of RAID cache, a 72-hour cache-protecting battery, and hardware RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 0+1 enhance SATA hard drive performance and data protection. The Mac Pro also comes with one 18x SuperDrive, but you have the option to upgrade to get another.

In general, the Mac Pro is one of the fastest computers out there. Released on August 2010, the new Mac Pro comes with various different options and can be customized to fit your lifestyle. Does it sound like the computer for you? What do you think?

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Google Voice App, Now Live!

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The void has finally been filled with the launch of the Official Google Voice App for iPhone. Granted, a few brave souls have created Google Voice iPhone app, the Official Google Voice App provides features that are not present in the other applications such as Push Notification. Download the Google Voice App today, just sign in and your ready to place a call! It all begins here (Opens iTunes).

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Best Mac Setups: MacBook Pro and iMac

This week I am going to do something new, and instead of giving you my usual tip or trick I am going to show you some cool MacBook Pro and Mac setups.

Let’s get started talking about this first photo of the MacBook Pro setup. In this photo you see a 13-inch MacBook Pro being held up by a stand, an apple wireless keyboard, a 17-inch Samsung monitor mounted on the wall, speakers on the side, and a mouse. Some things that I like about this is how the screen is mounted on the wall and how much extra desk space that gives you. Something that would make this set up better would be if you mounted the speakers on the wall too, get a larger desk, and add a printer on an extra table.

This one might seem a lot better then the previous setup and I do agree. In this photo there are three Apple Cinema Displays, a Mac Pro, an iSight, speaker system, and a 13-inch MacBook. I don’t kno

w where to start so I will start with the triple action Cinema Display that gives you tons of room to multitask with, and on top of the third Cinema Display to the left i

s an iSight. Then there is an extra MacBook that comes in handy for travel. Also if you haven’t notice they have a very cool and comfortable looking chair to sit in. There isn’t very much that you need to change with this setup, but one thing that I would change would be to add a Powermat so that you can charge your phone and iPod with no messy wires.

What do you think? Leave a comment below and let us know.

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Want to type faster on your iPhone?

Have you ever had a hard time typing on you iPhone, iPod Touch or even iPad, or just wanted to type faster. Here is a quick tip that can save you time and will allow you to type a little less. If you ever have to type .com, .org, .net, .edu, or .us on the iphone, then try holding down the “.” for a second and you should be present with a few different choice to choose from. However, if you are on the iPad, hold down the “.com” key and it will show you the .org, .edu, and .net buttons. This works in both Safari and Mail. Holding the key down for about a second works on a few different keys. Go ahead and check it out, and save yourself a little bit of time.