New and Noteworthy: BusinessWeek: Mac mini "utterly unlike anything else on the market"; more

BusinessWeek: Mac mini "utterly unlike anything else on the market" Business Week is the latest publication to chime in with praise for Apple's Mac mini. "The new Mac Mini, starting at an impressively low $499, brings Apple into the consumer mainstream. As you would expect for a product from Steven Jobs's Apple, it is utterly unlike anything else on the market. Most desktops, even high-end ones, are metal boxes with the style and grace of a gym locker." More.

Computer recycling bill may pass ExtremeTech reports that two U.S. Representatives have resuscitated a bill to enact a national recycling program for electronic waste, following the successful launch of two state-run programs. "The bill, co-authored by Reps. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) and Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) last week, would create the National Computer Recycling Act. The act, if approved by Congress and signed into law, would tack on a $10 administrative fee to the sale price of computers and monitors to fund recycling efforts." More.

Previously on MacFixIt

• iPhoto 5.0.1: Installation fix; mixed reports on performance; book problems; Pages no longer seeing images
• Panther faxing: Auto-email problems; issue with names in number field
• Odds and Ends: MSN site doesn't work with IE; Knowledge Base updates

Resources