March 7, 2004

Monkie Business

Pic of the Day - And where were we yesterday?!! Hmmm...That IS a good question! But for those inquiring minds who really need to know, take a look at this week's Pic of the Day and put two and one together to draw your conclusions. No sense in self incrimination. Other than that, this cat's lips are sealed! Click it!

Enter Your Icons At Pixelpalooza 2004!

March 5-6, 2004

Icons | Community News | On The Net | Bananas

At The Top - Hot diggity Monkie Dogs! The work week is almost wrapped up and it's time to celebrate with a fabulous Friday Icon Edition. Packaged up with a great group of pixel pleasers is some Community News, Software News On The Net, and some Banana flavored grins to top it all off. Let's get this party started!

Quick Note - A special thanks goes out to Andrew of California for bringing to our attention the error we made regarding the number of Oscars won by "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" in our mention about Apple At The Oscars. Thanks Andrew!!

New GOO!

New Icons - Great bowls of fire! There's 4 New Icon Sets burnin' their way through cyber space just dyin' to find a place in your pixel perfect collection. Grab your hot pads and get ready for your desktop to sizzle!

grnluvbug - It's the little things in life that often make a big difference. And that's just what you'll find with Little Bears from Joy Tallant of grnluvbug. This great group of pixel pleasers features a great set of bears in a cool collection of chromes and colors to get your claws into!

Everaldo.com - Everaldo Coelho steps in with a huge selection of some of his best icon work called Kids! This absolutely delightful set from Everaldo.com contains tons of fun in almost every category imaginable. There's so many great GUI pieces in this set that it's a tough chore to pick just one favorite!

Steve Ansell - Attracting all the members of the alphabet is a most colorful group of characters titled Alpha Magnets by Steve Ansell. Not only does this great collection spell out a good GUI time for all, but you won't even have to drag out the refrigerator to display the message of your choosing!

Threeland.de - There's fire in the bowls! Mmmm, strike that! Guess that would be Firebowls in the icon alleys! Marcus Reimann of Threeland.de serves no gutter balls with this striking set of four, leaving nothing to spare but fine icon design. Enjoy!

 

Thanks Department --

Joy, Everaldo, Steve, and Marcus...

You all should be in the Iconists Hall of Fame!

Fantabulous work!!

THANK YOU!!

Send Us Your Icons!

Community News

Mandolux - Mando Gomez makes all things marvelous with a great week in desktop additions to the galleries of Mandolux! Let's take a peek at these sleek new selections:

Mandolux has issued four new desktops: two ViDRIO (Nature/Ice/Dual Monitor), one zenas | closer (Abstract), and one Morning (Nature/Gardenia).

The most recent desktop added to Mando's collections is a celebration of the wonderful weather in Southern California. The piece is is a new ViDRIO desktop named Dalia and for the first time, it is a Giant Dual Monitor set.Get your mouse makin' all the right moves by makin' its way to Mandolux!

On The Net

MacPad - The folks from Yazsoft and MacShareware have announced the welcoming of MacPad, a modern and dynamic software database for software developers and users alike. For developers, MacPad promises to make it easier for all users to find their software and get those updates out faster. While for users, it will make it extremely simple and fast to stay up to date on all their software. All of this is made possible by way of Yazsoft's slick download manager Speed Download. For more information on MacPad, swing over to Yazsoft and grab the details!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

WHO'S THE BOSS?

A boss was complaining in a staff meeting the other day that he wasn't getting any respect. Later that morning he went to a local sign shop and bought a small sign that read, "I'm the Boss". He then taped it to his office door. Later that day when he returned from lunch, he found that someone had taped a note to the sign that said, "Your wife called. She wants her sign back!"

PSYCHIATRIC HOTLINE

Ring...Ring...Click "Welcome to the Psychiatric Hotline."

If you are obsessive-compulsive, please press 1 repeatedly. If you are co dependent, please ask someone to press 2. If you have multiple personalities, please press 3, 4, 5, and 6. If you are paranoid-delusional, we know who you are and what you want- just stay on the line so we can trace the call. If you are schizophrenic, listen carefully and a little voice will tell you which number to press. If you are manic-depressive, it doesn't matter which number you press- no one will answer.

MY PIG BELLE

I once had a pet pig named Belle. One day I decided to let Belle have his freedom. When I let Belle go, he ran as fast as he could into a fence post. I could see three ribs exposed. Belle was dead! I decided to take Belle to a vet. The vet did an autopsy, he concluded Belle died from Suey Side.

March 4, 2004

Monkie News

Monkie News | On The Net | Network News

Tomorrow: New Icons - Just around the corner is another fine batch of almost edible GUI food in the form of your Friday Icon Edition! Time for a quick GUI diet to make room to plump up with new icons, come tomorrow right here at MacMonkies! See ya then!

On The Net

iClip 2.8 - Just in from the folks at Inventive Inc. is news of the release of iClip 2.8. iClip is a multiple clipboard/scrapbook application designed to improve user efficiency and productivity for various computing tasks. The latest release improves picture clipping handling and features enhanced drag and drop. If you're lookin' to move your Mac's productivity to the next level, swing over to Inventive and download the latest version of iClip!

Network News

the WebWorld - Bean Head

iPod To Bust A Billion - A financial analyst for Merrill Lynch has concluded that Apple's iPod could bring in a billion bucks by the end of the year. Part of that billion would be gained through iTunes downloads, but the bulk of it would be brought in through the iPod. The report that was released also mentioned that many Windows users will be switching to Mac because of the iPod. According to the financial analyst, a "Photo iPod" could also be developed in the future. - from MacObserver

iTunes Markets Clapton Tunes - Eric Clapton has chosen iTunes to help market his new album. He is releasing the album on March 22, but is giving his listeners a sneak preview of some of the songs at the iTunes Music Store. At least four tunes from the new release will be available in the preview. Clapton's new album is called "Me and Mr. Johnson," and is a tribute to Robert Johnson. The sample of songs became available on iTunes Tuesday, March 2nd, 2004. - from MacMinute and NME.com

March 3, 2004

Desktops | Community News | On The Net | Bananas

At The Top - Good golly, Miss Molly! Mother nature may bring a sum amount of snow, but we're about to melt it all with a hot new collection of pixel pleasures for your Wednesday Desktop Edition! There's fine dining in Desktop Design, Community News, Software Updates, and some fuzzy green Bananas too. So put on your party shoes and let's boogie with Stu. Shall we?!

New GOO!

New Desktops - Big, bold, and beautiful! That's what's in store as we roll out 6 New Desktops for this week's Wednesday Desktop Edition! So pull out your best pixel peering shades and get ready to soak in the desktop rays. Lezz doo it!

Desktops - Wanna warm up your Winter? Howz about a nice bright Winter Sunset from the ever artistic Max Vrooman? Oh yeah! This finely crafted vector-drawn desktop is certain to thaw things out in a cold environment and send a symbolic wave goodbye to mother nature's chilly time of year!

Once again adding an artsy scenario to your desktop view is Victor Emert with a full pocket full of pixels titled Pouch. This most interesting artistry contains all kinds of imagery that will capture your imagination in a most vivid way. Plus it's all sealed up and ready to place in your desktop favorites!

Always having a keen eye for Flash and flare, WatiWorks' own Wati Larke brings a bold bit of Flare straight to the heart of your desktop. This vibrant piece will also add warmth to the cold days of pre-Spring fever and send those icicles to the boiling pot with the utmost certainty. The future's so bright, ya gotta wear shades!

 

Nature - Wow! Showing all kinds of different sides to his talent in desktop design is Bob Wiley, this week adding a sweet selection to the Nature Department. Bob scales things up a bit with Spider In The Flower, where the actual size of the hosta flower is only about 2 inches long. So the little guy in the background is truly an itsy bitsy spider!

 

3-D Rendered - If England swings like a pendulum do, then we're certain you'll enjoy a good Sway from the ultimate in digital desktop collections of Alan Sherwood's burntcanvasdesign. Alan's awesome ability to keep it simple yet amazing to the eyes is once again displayed in this grayscale selection from his Motheaten series!

Markin' the final slot spot with all kinds of eXcellence is Apple X from Joy Tallant of grnluvbug.com. There's no stoppin' this girl from fun in the Mac OS sun. Once she combines her Mac Genius with her big heart for true Mac flash, you'll find her flare for design the perfect compliment for your Aqua appetite. Enjoy!

Thanks Department --

Wati, Joy, Alan, Victor, Bob, and Max...

A BIG round of applause goes out to you

for adding a bright collection of

GUI sunshine to our day!!

THANK YOU!!

Have a piece you want to display?

Check out our Submissions guidelines and then send it in!

Community News

The Iconfactory - Drivin' your GUI appetite to delight is another exceptional icon set from The Iconfactory! For this week's Icon Tuesday, the Factory's Dave Brasgalla whipped up a most splendifferous set titled World of Aqua: Rev 2 Drives. This cool collection was influenced by the current industrial design of Apple's iBooks and iPods and lends a clean, slick look to any desktop. A must have set, Rev 2 Drives is available for immediate download simply by slippin' that clicker in the direction of The Showroom at The Iconfactory. Go get 'em!

On The Net

Maxi Bidder 1.84 - The fine developers from Colourfull Creations have announced the release of Maxi Bidder 1.84. This ultra popular Mac app is an eBay snipe tool for Macintosh eBay Bidders. The most recent update resolves a problem of an incorrect status message when a bid is successfully placed, adds auto-save after adding a new item for bidding, and added an in-program tips and help window. For all the details on this fine piece of software, head over to Colourfull Creations and check out all the latest on Maxi Bidder!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

ONE TOUGH TEACH!

A school teacher injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. It fit under his shirt and was not noticeable at all. On the first day of the term, still with the cast under his shirt, he found himself assigned to the toughest students in school.

Walking confidently into the rowdy classroom, he opened the window as wide as possible and then busied himself with desk work. When a strong breeze made his tie flap, he took the desk stapler and stapled the tie to his chest.

He had no trouble with discipline that term.

THE FLORIST'S TWINS

Did you hear about the florist's twins?

Why yes! One was a budding genius and the other was a blooming idiot.

DATING DINOSAURS

Some tourists in the Chicago Museum of Natural History are marveling at the dinosaur bones. One of them asks the guard, "Can you tell me how old the dinosaur bones are?"

The guard replies, "They are 3 million, four years, and six months old."

"That's an awfully exact number," says the tourist. "How do you know their age so precisely?"

The guard answers, "Well, the dinosaur bones were three million years old when I started working here, and that was four and a half years ago."

March 2, 2004

Monkie News | Community News | Network News

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Desktops - Okey dokey GUI heads! Get yourself ready for another round of big and beautiful Desktop wonders as we're warmin' the griddle for tomorrow's Wednesday Desktop Edition! Some slick new sights are headed in your direction for what promises to be an eye appealing experience. All this and more this Wednesday at MacMonkies!

Appetite For Snow? - As we mentioned yesterday, our home country at MacMonkies - Casper Wyoming - got the usual dose (dump) of pre-Spring snow. I am not exactly sure of the total, but I am guessing we got around 8-9 inches in a couple of days. If you have an appetite for that fluffy stuff, here's a glimpse of some of the flakes we received. Put on your winter wear!

Community News

PlasmaDesign - Mr. Rob Randtoul, master of all things good and GUI at PlasmaDesign, has announced the release of a new freeware version of Aqua Screensaver for Mac OS X; a slideshow of aqua-style artwork created by Rob himself. This most awesome eyeful showcases a most excellent collection of desktops for all of you Aqua lovers. Get yourself to PlasmaDesign or make a quick click for immediate download and get your copy of Aqua Screensaver!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Apple At The Oscars - Apple was once again an underlying presence at the Academy Awards, as the film taking best visual effects was created using Shake. Steve Jobs wasn't too shaken up by this showing because it is the seventh year in a row a Shake film has taken the category. The winning wonder was "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," which won all of the seven categories in which it was nominated. Shake was credited as the cornerstone of the films visuals by the supervisor of effects. - from Apple

Correction: We stated that 'The winning wonder was "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," which won all of the seven categories in which it was nominated.' It should have read: "...won all of the eleven categories in which it was nominated.'- Brad

While My Hit Songs Gently Weep - Eric Clapton has decided not to perform his hit song, "Tears In Heaven," in concert anymore. He says he needs to feel a certain heaviness to sing the song effectively and he is simply too happy right now. Now that he has had sufficient time to grieve he is, in effect, putting the song to rest along with his grief. Clapton is also bringing the song "My Father's Eyes" to a close. Both songs got him Grammies. - from Excite

March 1, 2004

Community News | On The Net | Monkie Business | Bananas

At The Top - Sheesh! In our neck of the Monkie woods, mother nature dumped bunches of precipitation for our annual "And You Thought Spring Was Near" Spring blizzard. So Spring must be near! Oh well. In between diggin' things out, we've prepared a nice hot batch of News and Grins to start the week out with a warm smile. As for the snow and work: Look out! 'Cuz we be a diggin' for fun!

Community News

Mandolux - Mando Gomez adds a touch of Spring to Mandolux with a new Morning desktop titled Gardenia. This is an interesting close-up photograph of a Gardenia with droplets of water (morning dew). So if you're looking to add an early Spring to your desktop view, it's the least you can do to bounce on over to Mandolux and feast your eyes on this great new desktop creation. Dew it!

Live Pencil - All kinds of new GOO comes your way this week from Live Pencil! Here's a look at the fun:

• LIVE TEXT: Insert this word in your ordinary text...TREMBLING WORDS.
• ANIMATIONS: Once again...our Advent Calendar animations. PUPPET.
• WALLPAPERS: March calendar...and more!!!
• HIDDEN IMAGE: A new one every week...Please look for it, keep searching!

In addition to the usual GUI goodies, Ramon Gonzalez Teja introduces a new Slide Puzzle for your mind picking enjoyment! All this fun and so much more, this week at Live Pencil!

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On The Net

Safari Extender 1.1.0 - Wanna extend your web surfing experience? Check out Safari Extender 1.1 from Batista.org. This cool tool adds functionality to Safari in the form of a contextual menu item. Now you can do things Safari never allowed you to do before, such as Save a complete Set of Tabs, Load a Set of Tabs, Cut and Paste a Tab, even paste it to a different window! The latest version adds several new enhancements and bug fixes. For all the details on Safari Extender, head over to Batista.org and check it out!

Monkie Business

Odds and Ends

Go Figure - When he was a child, Blaise Pascal once locked himself in his room for several days and would not allow anyone to enter. When he emerged, he had figured out all of Euclid's geometrical propositions totally on his own.

Drop A Load! - Bird droppings are a chief export of Nauru, an island nation in the Western Pacific.

The Glass - It's not that my glass is half empty or half full. I've got the content but no glass to put it in! Does that mean I'm all wet?

- Bradford Wiles

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts!

WORDS OF WISDOM?

1. If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

2. Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.

3. It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

4. Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you don't have a leg to stand on.

MEMORIES

The children had all been photographed, and the teacher was trying to persuade them each to buy a copy of the group picture. "Just think how nice it will be to look at it when you are all grown up and say, 'There's Jennifer, she's a lawyer,' or 'That's Michael, He's a doctor.'"

A small voice at the back of the room rang out, "And there's the teacher, She's dead."

SURVIVOR

A Canadian, an American and a China man are stranded on a deserted island. The Canadian tells the others that he will be in charge of food. American volunteers to be in charge of water and the Chinese man says he will be in charge of supplies. They split up to do their jobs and decide to meet up later.

When the Canadian and the American return, there is no sign of the Chinese man. Days pass by, but they still can't find their friend. One day as they are walking along a path, the Chinese man jumps from the bushes and yells "SUPPLIES!!"