January
21-23, 2005
 At The Top - Sure...Out in the "world"
you can get your money for nothin'. But here you get your Fun for free!
And that's just what you'll find as we roll out this week's Friday
Icon Edition! There's a slew of GOO, Community News, SW News On The Net, and
of course our specialty, a bit of Bananas to tickle your funny bone's fancy!
Also, just a quick note to all of you Monkie Heads. Me Monkie
Mum is having some scheduled maintenance at the local human parts and fix
'er up shop. So I will be taking the weekend off to spend some time with
the family of Apes. Whilst away, if you can't get enough of pixel fixin's,
feel free to take a gander at our latest Wednesday
Desktop Edition.
That said, have a great weekend and let's get on to the fun!
New GOO!
New Icons -
Fire in the hole, mates! It's time to burn up the pixels pages with a hot
new release of your Friday Icon Edition. As tradition would have it and time
doth allow, there's 3 New Icon Sets at the
Gallery's bow. So let's set a sail in the cyber space wind. The cruise is
a comin' as fun now begins!
 elpincho
Designs - Back in the groove and rolling down the road of digital
success,s is a hot rod new number from the creator of elpincho
Designs! From around the world to your cozy nest at home, New
Drivers Vol.2 provides a wide array of home base replacements
with simplicity and style that will add extra points to your frequent
flyer miles.
 Design Mood - It's not that the iPod or
icons thereof are new, but everyone's always in the mood for a pixel melody
from the delicious designs of Design
Mood! And always up for an interesting
look into new ideas, iPod
Set is a fine gathering of icons by TAB that
reflect a different design to define the times...most delicious!
 David Kersten - There seems to be quite
the craze of digital camera icon collections on the waves of the web as
of late. And you're about to find another great snapshot of these GUI wonders
with the latest in pixel portraits with Nikon from
our friend David
Kersten. Front, back, and side to side, they're a fine set of "pics"
for your eye candy eye! Enjoy!
Thanks Department --
elpincho, TAB, and David...
Your talents never cease to amaze these Monkie
eyes!
THANK YOU!
Wanna share your work with the world?
Send Us Your Icons!
Community News
StockIcons - The pixel perfectors from The
Iconfactory and StockIcons.com  have
just announced another round of purchasable stock icon offerings for developers
and designers with the release of
Xponential: Multimedia. This set of 52 add-ons
extends the original collection into the audio & visual realm. With
icons covering concepts such as mixing, effects, video and many others, this
collection is an important addition for anyone needing icons for multimedia
software development. The set is available today for a mere $179.00
USD and can be grabbed simply by making your way to StockIcons.com.
Go get em'!
Live Pencil - Emoticons, emoticons, emoticons!
So what do you think you will find at Live
Pencil this week? Why, emoticons
-- of course! And what else is in store? Let's have a look:
- More EMOTICONS - You're such an angel...
- More EMOTICONS - Surprise!!!
- More EMOTICONS - Cool!!!
- Just for fun SLIDE PUZZLE!!!! -
Smiling face.
- BARS for your e-mails - Pencil drawing a line...and
more.
There's always a pile of top notch GUI smiles ready to take you the extra
mile at Live pencil. Check 'em out!
On The Net
Default Folder X 1.9.7 - A fanciful thing
happened on the way to your  folder
favorites! The fine folks from St.
Clair Software have just released Default
Folder X 1.9.7, the cool Mac tool that adds a
toolbar to your Open and Save dialogs, giving you fast access to various
folders and commands. This release adds numerous enhancements as well as
a performance boost. If you want your apps to remember specific Open and
Save locations, hurry over to St. Clair
Software for your download and detailed information
on the latest version of Default
Folder X!
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
That's Some Sick Ship, Man
Where does a ship go when it's sick?
To the dock.
Hilarious Signs
In a veterinarian's waiting room: "Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!"
Door of a plastic surgeon's office: "We can help you pick your nose!"
On an electrician's truck: "Let us remove your shorts."
On a maternity room door: "Push. Push. Push."
At an optometrist's office: "If you don't see what you're looking for,
you've come to the right place."
In the front yard of a funeral home: "Drive carefully. We'll wait."
Yodel Old Lady
Knock knock
Who's there?
Old Lady
Old Lady, who?
I didn't know you could yodel!
You Can't Count On It
Confucius say, "There are three kinds of people in the world. Those who
can count. And those who can't."
Stoned Drunk
How does one become stoned drunk?
Drink wet cement.
January
20, 2005
Monkie News | On
The Net | Network
News
Monkie News
Tomorrow: New Icons - As I
sit here and ponder the next page of fate, I see pixels dancing on a big
GUI plate. If there's one way to fulfill this mind's eye rendition, there's
no better way to get it than with your Friday Icon Edition! So if you fancy
a feast of iconized GOO, then a trip back on Friday is what you should do.
Still not convinced? Just not enough? Then there's News and Bananas -- The
usual stuff. We'll see you tomorrow. 'Til then, you behave. And when you
return, get the goodies you crave!
On The Net
A
Better Finder Launcher 1.9 -
Another great Mac app attack hits the web as PUBLICSPACE.NET announces
the release of A
Better Finder Launcher 1.9! This cool tool that provides users instant access to all your applications, documents, and folders, now allows
specific locations and items to be excluded from the index and lets you customize
the text color and window transparency. If you want something, and want it
now, visit PUBLICSPACE.NET for
your updated copy of A
Better Finder Launcher!
Network
News
the WebWorld -
BeanHead
iWork Has The Works -
Perhaps lost in the limelight at the MacWorld  Expo,
some are singing the praises of the unsung hero of the iWork suite. Also
introduced as an attraction, but hiding in the shadows behind the Mac mini
and iPod shuffle, this tantalizing tool is anything but timid. Most impressive
is a word processing program called Pages, which works with Microsoft Word.
Keynote is the program comparable to Powerpoint, and the price tag for both
is unbeatable. -
from MacMinute and The
Washington Times
Mac mini Could Be Missing Link - Though Apple
has been known for whistling its own tune rather than playing with others
in the PC world, Mac mini could be the missing link that will gel together
all the gadgets of the electronic world in the future. With PC compatible
connections and the ability to carry on the coolness, Mac mini could be on
the horizon of becoming an all-encompassing hub entwining anything to do
with entertainment, from video players to computers to stereos. -
from MacObserver
iPod To Play Playoffs - Football fanatics
can now play the playoffs on  their
iPods thanks to The National Football League and Audible Inc. Audible is
a company that distributes spoken audio clips online, and it agreed to make
clips of the playoffs available for iPods as well as other digital music
players. Sports fans can join in the digital scene as soon as this Sunday,
when the first recordings of football games will be available at the iTunes
Music Store. The Superbowl will also be up for sale on the internet this
season. - from Excite
January
19, 2005
Desktops | Community
News | Bananas
 At The Top - Are ya ready Steve? Uh
huh. Andy? Yeah. Mick? Okay. Alright fellas...Let's go!!!!!! Do you think
you're the passionate one? Then we've got just the right mix as we present
this week's Ballroom Blitz with your Wednesday Desktop
Edition...Yeah baby! All in store there's a great batch of GOO and
more with Community News and Bananas too. So if you're reaching out for
something, slide on down the page for an electric, so frightfully hectic
update here at the Monkie Zoo!
New GOO!
New Desktops -
Woo hoo! Are we in for some fun or what?! This week's Desktop Edition features
fun with
3 New Desktops and 1
New Monkie Bundle, no if's, and's, or but's. So no waitin' for next
Christmas, let's get right down to business!
Bundle -
Offering up a superhero, ultra-human feat is the ever  talented
abilities of XÅERO Graphics
Design Studio's Francisco Bennett! Saving the day in an animated way
is his rendition of Pixar's Incredibles.
This fine piece of flash and pizzazz makes its way into the Logos section,
and comes in a complete set of colors in the Monkie
Bundles Department!
Desktops -
Le Voilà! As promised, Bob
Wiley would be back  behind
the pixel pallet plunking away at what he does so very well with a brand
new desktop titled Patches.
This superb selection is rather reminiscent of taking a perfectly fine
piece of desktop clothing (minus a few rips and tears) and weaving it into
an all new eye candy canvas!
Aaack!
I can't see!!! Are you blind? Then look out of your Third
Eye, silly! If finding color in your desktop life has become
a problem, then this louder than life array of chromaticity by
Nate Dashiki ought to be just the
right prescription to remedy your ailing eyes' necessities. Besides,
with all of this optical attention, how could you ever become third
eye blind?
Logos -
Sometimes it seems an endless task plugging the pixels  that
arrive here at the Zoo. But every once in a while, someone such as Francisco
Bennett and company comes along and makes it all worth the while! How so?
Take a peak at MacMonkies,
an exclusive made-for-MacMonkies design from the fine folks at XÅERO
Graphics Design Studio. Hats off to you, gents! Enjoy!
Thanks Department --
Francisco, Nate, and Bob...
Simply amazing work!
Your talents are ALWAYS welcome here!
THANK YOU!
Have a piece you want to display?
Check out our Submissions guidelines
and then send it in!
Community News
theDeskStop - Great news just in from the
swingin' sister site of The Iconfactory!
Ms. Mindy "Glamour Girl of GUI" Weaver has updated theDeskStop with
ultra-cute
desktop pictures that are sure to put a smile on your face. Two new pictures
are now available from the anime series Azumanga that kids and anime fans
alike will just love. And if that's not enough, check out the latest QuickPix
single shot icon set Octo from the big bro's at the Factory. Now that you're
in the know, check out the latest in the pixel show from theDeskStop and The
Iconfactory!
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Banana Peel
A not-so-bright person walks down the street and sees a banana peel a hundred
yards ahead, and sighs.
"Here we go again."
Good News, Bad News
"I have good news and bad news," the defense lawyer says to his
client.
"What's the bad news?"
The lawyer says, "Your blood matches the DNA found at the murder scene."
"Crap!" cries the client. "What's the good news?"
"Well," the lawyer says, "Your cholesterol is down to 140."
Chinese Phone System
Why do they have so much trouble with the phone systems in China?
Because
there are so many Wings and so many Wongs that someone's always Winging
the Wong number.
The Difference
Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a herd of buffalo?
A: The lawyer charges more.
January
18, 2005
Monkie News | Network
News
Monkie News
 Tomorrow:
New Desktops - Still
got a case of the post MWSF blahs? Then Dr. Monk has just the right remedy
for your afterglow blues...Your Wednesday Desktop Edition! Not only will your
eyes be delighted, but you'll be excited as this pleasing prescription serves
as a double dose to cure your mid-week yuckies without an ounce of horse
pucky. Smell to good to be true? Well maybe it is. But you'll only be able
to see with a swing back to the Monkie Zoo in about a day or three plus negative
two. Grab a vine...
Network
News
the WebWorld -
BeanHead
Experts Say Invest In Mac - News of Apple's
success is spreading far and  wide among investors. Just three years ago no
one would have advised investors to place stock in Apple, and now some are
recommending Apple over Dell. That is because Apple's stock is up 176 percent
to Dell's 13 percent. iPod has played a huge role in the turn around of Apple,
but records show that its computer sales are up as well. This turnover has
put Apple back on the investors table. - from MacMinute and The
Globe And Mail
Apple Comes To The Commoner - There is no
question that products such as Mac mini and iPod shuffle are being pushed
to produce more switchers. However, there is more to this strategy than meets
the eye. Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, is interested in finding a way to bring Mac
to the common public, people who may not even try a Mac due to their budget.
Mac mini and iPod shuffle provide the common public with an affordable way
to get its Mac feet wet, making it even easier to make the switch. -
from MacNewsWorld
Cool Pays Off With iPod - Cool has always
been the name of Apple's  game, but with the uncompromising attitude of the
company cool computers have always come at a high cost. Since Apple has brought
cool computing into the pocket of the public through the iPod, however, it
has been able to peak its profit margin. That is because it found a way to
make cool affordable. Still uncompromising, iPod has patented cool in such
a way that it is easily accessible to anyone. -
from MacNN
January
17, 2005
Monkie Business | Bananas
 At
The Top - Oh, the low after the MWSF glow.
It's like losing the highs after a summer camp go. And
even after 3.5 plus years of plunking my thoughts down
on this page, I pretty much am beside myself with nothing
to say. Not that I really **said** anything of use, but
I could always manage to make my way with a muse. So
to this strange Monday and its state of the blahs, there's
one thing to say...Que sarah, sarah. Other than that,
there's a glimmer of grin. So slide your mouse down and
let the madness begin!
Monkie Business
Odds and Ends
Stuff It! -
When female wasps return to the colony after foraging,
they may initiate aggressive encounters with males and
stuff them head first into empty nest cells.
Boxing: The Stars -
Entertainers who were boxers in the early days of their
careers include Roy Clark, Bo Diddley, Bob Hope, John
Huston, Martin Lawrence, Ryan O'Neal, and Rod Serling.
Times, They Are A Changin' -
Twentieth Century-Fox studio cut all scenes showing physical
contact between America's curly-haired darling Shirley
Temple and Bill "Bojangles" Robinson in The
Little Colonel in 1934 to avoid social offense and to
assure wide U.S. distribution. Pre-release showings of
the film, particularly in the southern U.S., shocked
audiences when the two actors touched fingers during
their famous staircase dance sequence.
Every Thorn Has Its Rose -
You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can
rejoice because thorns have roses.
- Ziggy
Help Wanted -
Good hours, excellent pay, fun place to work, paid training,
mean boss. Oh well, four out of five isn't bad.
- Help Wanted Ad,
PA newspaper, 1994
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Computer Gender Part
II
Another group of computer scientists (all female) think
that computers should be referred to as if they were
male. Their reasons are as follows:
1. They have a lot of data, but are still clueless.
2. They are supposed to help you solve problems, but
half the time they are the problem.
3. As soon as you commit to one you realize that, if
you had waited a little longer, you could have obtained
a better model.
4. In order to get their attention, you have to turn
them on.
5. Big power surges knock them out for the rest of
the night.
Voices! Voices! Shut up!
A teacher asked a pupil a question, but she could barely
hear the child speaking since the other kids were making
too much noise. In an attempt to quiet them, she said,
"I can hear voices!"
Two janitors outside heard the teacher and one said
to the other, "Jeez, she better stop telling the kids
about her mental problems!"
Bullish on Trousers
Why did the golf player take an extra pair of pants
when he went out on the golf course?
Just in case he got a hole in one.
Megastore, Megasale
The manager of a megastore came to check on his new
salesman.
"How many customers did you serve today?" the
manager asked.
"One," replied the new guy.
"Only one?" said the boss. "How much
was the sale?"
The salesman answered, "$58,334."
Flabbergasted, the manager asked him to explain.
"First I sold a man a fishhook," the salesman
said. "Then I sold him a rod and a reel. Then I
asked where he was planning to fish, and he said down
by the coast. So I suggested he'd need a boat - he bought
that 20-foot runabout. When he said his Volkswagen might
not be able to pull it, I took him to the automotive
department and sold him a big SUV."
The amazed boss asked, "You sold all that to a
guy who came in for a fishhook?"
"No," the new salesman replied. "He actually
came in for a bottle of aspirin for his wife's migraine.
I told him, "Your weekend's shot. You should probably
go fishing."
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