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   Dropbox 2.0

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   While not a groundbreaking version jump, [1]Dropbox 2.0 does rejigger
   its static menubar item with a new scheme that provides an improved
   view of recently changed files as well as a new method for accepting
   shared folder invitations. Clicking the Dropbox icon in the menubar now
   opens a tray that displays a short list of recently changed items
   (limited to just the three most recent files). When you place your
   cursor over one of the changed files, a Share button appears. However,
   clicking the Share button doesn't engage an in-app sharing capability.
   Rather, this action opens a Web browser to the file's page on the
   Dropbox site, where you'll need to click a Share button again to send a
   file's link to an e-mail recipient, share it on Facebook or Twitter, or
   copy the link to your Clipboard.

   The redesigned menubar tray also includes notifications of new shared
   files and folders from other Dropbox users, which appear above the
   Recently Changed section. Mouse over an invitation to join a shared
   folder, and you can click the Accept button that appears to add it to
   your Dropbox folder (you can also click Decline). However, accepting a
   shared file (by clicking on it in the tray) requires a visit to the
   Dropbox Web site, where you are given the option to download the file
   directly from the browser or add it to your Dropbox.

   [2][tn_dropbox-menubartray.jpg]

   Other changes for the latest release include a fix for a bug that
   switched on discrete graphics for Mac laptops and added localization
   for Brazilian Portuguese. It's available for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard
   and later. (Free update, 26.1 MB, [3]release notes)

References

   1. https://www.dropbox.com/install
   2. http://tidbits.com/resources/2013-03/dropbox-menubartray.png
   3. https://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=97895

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