Tech Olive

Believe it or not, Dropbox has been in beta this whole time. I know, right? Finally, my favorite file-syncing/sharing tool has hit version 1.0 and it brings with it some improvements and new features that we’ve been waiting for. On top of the usual bug fixes (there were hundreds) and speed improvements, Dropbox now has an even easier setup wizard and the long-awaited “selective sync” feature is now available. With this, you “can choose which folders get downloaded to which computers. This saves you time so you don’t have to sync stuff you don’t need.” Hit up the links below to find out more and begin your download. If you don’t have a Dropbox account yet, you can get one here.

[Dropbox 1.0 via The Dropbox Blog]

Round 6 of Steam’s Treasure Hunt brings good tidings and great deals. Civilization V has been reduced to $37.49 and Zombie Driver is $2.50, while Bob Came in Pieces is also $2.50. New challenges are up for the achieving as well:

• Post a comment on a friend’s Steam Community profile page.
• Build a Wonder in Civilization V.
• Set a leaderboard score of at least 10,515 for ‘Slaughter, City Center’ in Zombie Driver.
• Build Me Up Buttercup in Bob Came in Pieces.

[Treasure Hunt Landing Page]

Finally responding to the community outcry, Treyarch released a new PC patch for Call of Duty: Black Ops that fixes tons of issues, bugs, exploits, and even adds ‘/connect’ feature in the console along with several performance improvements. Also included in the fun is Treyarch’s official Rcon server management tool, with bug fixes and feature improvements/additions. Steam will automatically download the update for you, as always. Follow the break for the full patch notes.

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We knew it’d be here within 90 days of Apple’s Back to the Mac event. At least that’s what Big Steve said and it seems like his word will hold true because Apple will officially launch their Mac App Store on January 6th, which will be right in the middle of CES. Good timing, Apple.

Sadly, the Mac App Store will only work with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and up. Those straggling behind with 10.5 will be SOL.

Naturally, the App Store will work just like how the App Store works on any iDevice.

“The Mac App Store lets you browse new and noteworthy apps, find out what’s hot, view staff favorites, search categories and read customer ratings and reviews. Like on iPhone®, iPod touch® and iPad™, you can purchase, download and install apps in just one click and start using them immediately. Purchased apps can run on all of your personal Macs and updates are delivered directly through the Mac App Store so it’s easy to keep all of your apps up to date.”

There was no word as to how many apps would be available right at launch, but we’re guessing around a few thousand.

[Press Release]

A while ago, Seagate launched the Barracuda LP, which was a low-powered hard drive for the environmentally friendly. This time, the company has launched its successor, the Barracuda Green. We must say it’s not the most unique of names (we’re looking at you, Western Digital), but it does server its purpose. Seagate calls it the highest performing eco-friendly desktop hard drive in the world by making it low-powered without sacrificing much performance. It spins at 5,900RPM and uses the company’s own SmartAlign technology to enable the benefits of the new 4K sector standard. It’s available now in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB flavors. A 6Gbps option is available for the 1.5TB and 2TB models.

[Press Release], [Product Page]

Twitter has unveiled a list of the top ten most retweeted tweets of 2010 and Stephen Colbert takes home the prize. His joke about the BP oil spill was the most retweeted out of the billions of tweets made over the last year. Others who made the list include Justin Bieber (obviously), Lady Gaga (obviously), Kanye West (obviously), and others. Just goes to show you what the world is coming to these days.

To see the complete ton ten list, click here.

We’re not really sure what Time Magazine was thinking when they named Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg as their Person of the Year for 2010, but they say it’s because of his work for “connecting more than half a billion people and mapping the social relations among them; for creating a new system of exchanging information; and for changing how we all live our lives.” Thing is, he accomplished that a whole six years ago when Zuckerberg created Facebook. This year, he didn’t really do a lot besides watch the numbers increase. Way to be late to the party, Time Magazine. Then again, a movie was made in his honor, which was insanely good. That might have had something to do with it.

Anyone else think that the headshot of Zuckerberg on the cover looks a little creepy?

[TIME via Reuters]

Epic Vid of the Week is a weekly series that showcases an awesome video that we or our readers discover. Some you may have seen before and others you may have not. If you’ve discovered any videos that are worthy of an Epic Vid of the Week title, let us know!

We all should know by now that Google has their own operating system for netbooks called Chrome OS. In this video, we’ll see the Cr-48 netbook get destroyed several times in creative ways, but at the same time we’ll learn about some of the advantages of using a Chrome OS machine.

Assuming you’ve still got any money left sitting in your Paypal account, Steam’s brought around the newest set of challenges and discounts. Metro 2033 has been cut to $9.99, Just Cause 2 is $7.49, and Beat Hazard will cost you only $2.50. This round’s challenges are as follows:

• “‘Steam Gimme’ Turns out this one is kind of hard to track. All eligible Steam accounts are now entered for this objective. Nice work!”
• Become a Nosalis Hunter in Metro 2033
• Create a Destruction Frenzy in Just Cause 2
• Set a leaderboard score of at least 3,770,488 for ‘Survival Best Score’ in Beat Hazard

Killing Floor, the co-op zombie shooter that is not Left 4 Dead, got updated today with tons more content. For starters, it’s 66% off for the weekend, making it only $6.80. The game also received a new character DLC pack called “London’s Finest.” It’s available for $1.99. Also launching today is a free Christmas-themed “Twisted Christmas Event” update that brings not only bug fixes, but also Christmas cheer all around: Over 100 new achievements, a new map, a new playable character, and tons more. Check out the patch notes after the break. The event runs from December 14th to January 4th.

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