Plus Apple launches MacBook bottom case replacement program, and how dangerous is mobile radiation?
A quick burst of 7 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology team
Schmidt Says Google's Social Networking Problem Is His Fault >> AllThingsD
"I clearly knew that I had to do something, and I failed to do it," Eric Schmidt said. "A CEO should take responsibility. I screwed up."
So, how dangerous is mobile phone radiation? >> Bob Park
On the phone-in about mobile phones and cancer: "Bob Park: The frequency of cell phone radiation is about 1 million times too low [to cause DNA damage].
"Caller: Wow! When did this news break?"
"BP: Albert Einstein let it out in 1905."
This Guy Has My MacBook >> Tumblr
"On March 21, 2011, my MacBook was stolen from my apartment in Oakland, CA. I reported the crime to the police and even told them where it was, but they couldn't help me due to lack of resources. Meanwhile, I'm using the awesome app, Hidden, to capture these photos of this guy who has my MacBook."
He doesn't any more, though, because the Oakland Police Department picked him (and the computer) up. Have you got any tracking software installed?
Software updates shouldn't need to ask permission >> Slate Magazine
The pain of stuff always wanting an entire separate download needs to end. Like this: "Chrome updates itself automatically, constantly, without asking for permission. Google calls this 'silent updating', because Chrome applies the new code in the background, where you won't notice (unlike the way many programs, including Firefox, ask you to hold on while it refreshes and then demands to be restarted). As a result, every time you start Chrome, you're running the latest 'stable' version available."
Fake Firefox warnings lead to scareware >> Naked Security
"While most of the talk for the past month has been [scareware scammers'] move to Mac with fake Finder pop-ups that appear to scan your computer, they haven't stopped innovating on Windows either.
"Their latest scam? They detect your user-agent string from your web browser and display a fake Firefox security alert if you are using the Mozilla Firefox web browser."
New algorithm impressively depixelates pixel art >> Geekosystem
"In a new research paper, Microsoft's Johannes Kopf and The Hebrew University's Dani Lischinski describe a new algorithmic method for converting pixel art into sweet, smooth vectors."
Completely ruins the look of Space Invaders, though. Those things are *meant* to look pixellated - not like some weird crab with attitude problems.
Apple launches worldwide MacBook bottom case replacement program >> 9 to 5 Mac
"Per Apple's support document, they will now fix the issue with the rubber bottom on the white unibody MacBook coming off due to issues with glue. This applies to any MacBook purchased between October 2009 and April 2011. The program is available free of charge via your local Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Providers."
There's also a self-service option. Not that great if it's been affecting devices through to April.
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2011/jun/01/1
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