March
27, 2005
March
25-26, 2005
At The Top - When it's dark and late at night...Let
the light come shining  through! With this Good Friday before us (in more
ways than one), and Easter just around the corner, it's time we had some
additional fun. And what better way to do it than with a dose of morning
GOO from the Zoo with your Friday Icon Edition!
Your eyes will certainly shine with fine designs from around the web
along with Community News, SW News On The Net, and bunny Bananas to boot.
Now that the Easter Monkie is done bouncing off the walls, let's get right
down to the FUN!
Pro
Icons for Pro Developers - Miloszwl.com
New GOO!
New Icons -
The fun in the sun has nearly begun! All we have to do is break out the latest
GOO at the ZOO as we have 3 New Icon Sets for
this fine Friday Icon Edition. And since that's all we need to know before
we go, let's just hop on a horse and ride to the show!
 i...mac@dam - Got GOO? Of course you do!
But do you have the cool collection of pixel pleasers titled Candy
IconFactory that pay tribute to The
Iconfactory, the ultimate
pixel palace on the net? You do now! Isabelle Laffy of i...mac@dam provides
a class act GUI gala with this fine selection of dignitaries!
 Afterglow -
Doing what he does best, Cian Walsh of Afterglow creates
another most amazing icon collection titled
New Zealand!
Though some of the icons might be unfamiliar to someone not versed in Kiwi
culture. But it's a rough idea of the sights and objects that stayed in
my memory as a sun burnt Irishman!
 elpincho
Designs - Always adding a fresh
new look of elegance and intelligence to the world of web apps is the pixel
crafter from elpincho
Designs! This trip out into cyber space sports the
face of iFTP,
the FTP tool that seems to have vanished from the net. Nevertheless, it
makes a great makeover for any FTP clients. Enjoy!
Thanks Department --
Isabelle, Cian, and elpincho...
How much cooler can you get?
GREAT stuff!
THANK YOU!
Wanna share your work with the world?
Send Us Your Icons!
Community News
miX the piX - With his biggest and perhaps
best icon creation to date,  maXter
piXel miXer Hein Mevissen has announced the release of Simple
Tiger System! This most
amazing selection of 78 smooth 'characters' from
miX the piX is filled with
fun that can replace all the system icons and a lot of extras. Top it all
off with cool blue desktop design and you have just the right mix from miX
the piX...Go get 'em!
Live Pencil - Spring is about to be sprung!
And that means more GUI fun from Live
Pencil. Let's have a look and see what's
been cookin': 
- EMOTICONS - More SPRING coming, Had enough? Hee hee!
- EMOTICONS - And this is the last SPRING set for this year.
- ANIMATIONS
- Time goes by.
- SLIDE PUZZLE!!!! - Yummyyyy.
WOW! You can almost taste it already! So if you want to get a load of the
full feast, hurry over to Live Pencil and
get the treats!
On The Net
Shoebox 1.1 - The folks from KavaSoft, creator
of iConquer and iTunes Catalog, have announced the release of Shoebox
1.1!
This sophisticated OS X alternative to iPhoto is an application
for organizing digital photos by content. New to this release, it can
now display RAW files, enabling professional photographers to organize their
collections of high-quality image files. It also features dramatic
speed improvements. Now that you know what's new in the Shoebox, get yourself
over to KavaSoft and get updated!
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Bunnunies
What is the difference between a crazy bunny and a counterfeit
banknote?
One is bad money and the other is a mad bunny!
The First
When Ted was putting flowers on his Grandmother's grave
he noticed a man, very distraught, in front of a tombstone several yards
away. The man was on his knees, hands tightly clasped in front of him, rocking
back and forth, head tilted upward to heaven, tears streaming down his cheeks,
moaning softly, "Why did you die? Why did you die?" Over and over
again.
Ted was overcome with emotion at this sight and went over to the poor
man to try and console him.
"Why did you die? Why did you die?" bellowed
the man again and again.
Ted gently put his arm around the man and half
whispered to him, "My Grandmother is buried just over there. Is a
loved one of yours buried here?"
"No," sniffled the man, "It's
my wife's first husband."
Hop To It!
Q: What would you get if you crossed the Easter Bunny with Chinese food?
A:
Hop suey!
Three-Legged Race
One day a traveling salesman was driving down a back country road at about
30 mph when he noticed that there was a three-legged chicken running alongside
his car.
He stepped on the gas but at 50 miles per hour. The chicken was still keeping
up. After about a mile of running the chicken ran up a farm lane and into
a barn behind an old farm house.
The salesman had some time to kill so he turned around and drove up the
farm lane. He knocked at the door and when the farmer answered he told him
what he had just seen.
The farmer said that his son was a geneticist and he had developed this
breed of chicken because the he, his wife and his son each like a drumstick
when they have chicken and this way they only have to kill one chicken.
"That's the most fantastic thing I've ever heard," said the salesman. "How
do they taste?"
"I don't know," said the farmer. "We've never caught one."
March
24, 2005
Monkie News | On
The Net | Network
News
Monkie
News
 Tomorrow: New Icons - WHOA!
It's Thursday already??! Hard to believe! But I guess that's a good thing
for the weekend is near and another pixel party is almost here as your Friday
Icon Edition is but a day away. And with that fine GUI brew comes a smidgen
of News and Bananas ala Monkie style stew. So be sure to stay tuned and we'll
have a hot time in the old house tomorrow morn...Fire, fire, fire!
On The Net
OmniGraffle 3.2 - They're everywhere, they're
everywhere! Just when you  need them the most, the folks from The
Omni Group have released another update to a pair of great apps: OmniGraffle
3.2 and
OmniGraffle 3.2 Professional! The aforementioned
is a cool Mac diagramming and drawing tool for OS X. The latest release
features Japanese, German, French, and Italian localizations, improvements
to the Action inspector, a number of overall fixes, and more! For complete
details and to get your updated copy of OmniGraffle,
click on over to The Omni Group and get to grabbin'!
A Better Finder Rename 6.8.5 - The folks at PUBLICSPACE.NET are
pleased to announce the release of A
Better Finder Rename 6.8.5, their Mac Finder enhancement.
It is a contextual menu plugin for the Finder which allows
users to quickly rename multiple files and is ideally suited for webmasters,
users who need to transfer files from or to Windows or Unix, as well as for
all other Macintosh users who deal with large numbers of files. The new release
extends the pattern vocabulary for renaming MP3/AAC music files with new
tags for sentence case and title case conversion. You can purchase A
Better Finder Rename for only $19.95 and get the latest version at PUBLICSPACE.NET!
Network
News
the WebWorld -
BeanHead
Mac mini Boost Or Bust -
Desktop computer sales have been rising at a  steady pace for Apple over the
last couple financial quarters. The verdict is still out on the Mac mini
however, since it has not made a significant impact according to the most
recent records. So the question still remains as to whether Mac mini will
boost Apple's buck. Experts believe that Mac mini will most certainly cause
a significant boost in Apple sales. - from Yahoo
Apple Logic Makes Sense -
The uncanny new upgrade to Apple digital audio program Logic Pro is unbeatable.
Logic Pro 7's workstation has a wide number of wonderful time-saving whirls.
It is also packed with pounds of plug-ins for plenty of prime piddling or
to perfect performances. The plug-ins make this program worth the price,
but the fresh feel and likeable look definitely add icing to the Apple loop-loving
Logic Pro 7 cake. - from MacNewsWorld
Macs In Motion - Apple's top of the line
technology could lead to  "mouseless"
laptops. The sudden motion sensor that Apple's latest laptops were equipped
with was intended to sense hard movements and guard the hard drive from any
infraction. Hackers have taken hold of this technology, however, and can
control the computer in certain ways simply by positioning the screen to
the front or to the back. As soon as Macs can be controlled mainly by motion
the mouse will be out of the picture. -
from Wired
March
23, 2005
Desktops | Community
News | Bananas
At
The Top - What do you get when you cross an Apple with
a Monkie?  A
crazy ape in the Garden of Eden telling Eve to eat the oranges, invest
in the Apple, and watch out for the Mac trucks! Now **that** was BAD! Actually,
that was Brad. Or maybe that was just the Head
Monk being Brad to the Bone. Or perhaps he's Brad, he's nation wide (how
wide is he?)...SHEESH! Does the madness **ever** end?? All we gotta do
is grab the duct tape and let the keys take up the talk from here. And
since they make much more sense, they'll make room for a warm welcome to
your Wednesday Desktop Edition! That seems
to be the best news yet. And since the Ramble Mouth has taken up so much
of the time and space, we'll simply get right down to the Community News
and Bananas found in this round of cyber space!
New
GOO!
New Desktops -
Wow! Did you make it passed "The Top" without losing your lunch?
It was a close one. But me thinks that since all appears safe and sound,
we can now enjoy a nice round of pixels found in this week's Desktop
Edition. And with
4 New Desktops hangin' out in the Gallery,
there's certainly something you can sink your eyes into. Let's get to it!
Nature - Big, bold, bright, and beautiful!
That's what your eyes  are
about to behold as they get a load of Spring with Bright
Purple Daisy by Joy Tallant of grnluvbug.
Joy always has a knack for finding the most brilliant displays of Nature
and capturing the exhibition in the spotlight. And this wonderful selection
is certainly no exception!
Desktops - KABOOM! Ready for a BIG blast
of GOO from  FR4NK?
Then watch out as your desktop is about to erupt with an amazing array
of color collaboration found in Volcano!
Almost like a lava lamp, this fine spectacle will keep your eyes entertained
for hours on end. Just don't gaze too long if you are feeling "woozy!"
No need to mess with the wrong wrap when you can simply lock  in
the desktop freshness with Zippered
Edge by Neil
Roberts! Leaning toward his inclination to pick preference amongst
his passion for the hue between that of violet and red, Neil combines
a mind bending effect with a simplistic edge creating a successful "desk!"
Logos - Looks like me brother Todd Darland
has been doing the  bungle
in the jungle and monkeying around with some Monkie Biz! The "Master of
Disaster" (respectfully speaking) from Meninx
Studio offers a little swing For
The Monkies out and about the Zoo. Let's just hope he hasn't gone
quite as coconutz as his older bro...Enjoy!
Thanks Department --
Joy, FR4NK, Neil, and Todd...
Your work is always and forever amazing in
these Monkie eyes!
THANK YOU!
Have a piece you want to display?
Check out our Submissions guidelines
and then send it in!
Community News
The Iconfactory - Wanna add some spice to
Your iLife? Then you will be  pixel
pleased to know that The
Iconfactory's very own David
Lanham has released his latest freeware
icon collection - iSystem Extras. This set
of over 50 icons extends the original iSystem look and feel to gobs of application
icons like Safari, BBEdit, Acrobat,
Firefox, Pixadex and Unison. And The
Iconfactory offers you an open invitation
to grab a vine and swing over to the Showroom for a peek at this cool collection
and to download the set as standard Mac or PC icons as well
as a handy iContainer. Go get 'em!
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Irish Spring
What's Irish and comes out in the spring?
Paddy O'Furniture!
Road Repair
The road by my house was in bad condition. Every day, I dodged potholes
on the way to work, so I was relieved to see a construction crew working
on the road one morning.
Later, on my way home, I noticed the men were gone and no improvement in
the road. Where the crew had been working stood a new, bright-yellow sign
with the words, "Rough Road."
Hotel Is Full
A Jewish lady named Mrs. Rosenberg who many years ago was stranded late
one night at a fashionable resort - one that did not admit Jews.
The desk clerk looked down at his book and said, "Sorry, no room. The
hotel is full."
The Jewish lady said, "But your sign says that you have vacancies."
The desk clerk stammered and then said curtly, "You know that we do
not admit Jews. Now if you will try the other side of town..."
Mrs. Rosenberg stiffened noticeable and said, "I'll have you know I
converted to your religion."
The desk clerk said, "Oh, yeah, let me give you a little test. How
was Jesus born?"
Mrs. Rosenberg replied, "He was born to a virgin named Mary in a little
town called Bethlehem."
"Very good," replied the hotel clerk. "Tell me more."
Mrs. Rosenberg replied, "He was born in a manger."
"That's right," said the hotel clerk. "And why was he born
in a manger?"
Mrs. Rosenberg said loudly, "Because a jerk like you in the hotel wouldn't
give a Jewish lady a room for the night!"
Invention of the Copper Wire
Do you know how copper wire was invented?
Two lawyers fighting over a penny.
March
22, 2005
Monkie News | Network
News
Monkie
News
 Tomorrow:
New Desktops -
Yabba, dabba, doo! A little GOO will do ya. Tomorrow at the Zoo, we'll bring
some Desktops to ya. And all you gotta do is swing back here the day after
today, the day before tomorrow's tomorrow, for your Wednesday Desktop Edition
and grab some eye candy to swallow. Sounds simple. Right? Well I don't know
about digesting digital designs, but some fun in the Monkie sun sounds like
a tasty delight. Got all that? GOOD! Now let's look at some News!
Network
News
the WebWorld -
BeanHead
Many Faces Of iPod -
The Apple iPod is much more than meets the ear. Sure, it is best known for
it's role in playing music, but iPod wears many more hats than just the music
one. For example, the music player is equipped with games to play. It also
comes with a handy calendar and address program for keeping track of daily
data. iPod will even play audio books that can be downloaded through the
iTunes Music Store. - from The
Mossberg Report
Macintosh At Your Service -
Apple's understanding of aesthetics has won the company some fans for life.
When Apple came out with its first computer it automatically aided those
who are visually impaired because of the ability to change font sizes. Now
Apple is aiding all kinds of professionals in all kinds of professions. Musicians
appreciate the built-in software, accountants appreciate the power and program
directors appreciate the multi tasks. - from MacNewsWorld
'Puter Up The Pandas - China has decided
to chip its Giant Pandas to  keep better track of the chaps. The computer
identification chips will be implanted into captive critters only, tracking
information such as pedigree and age. After entering information into the
panda through the sensory computer chips, officials plan to leave the chips
in the giant pandas even after they are released into the wilderness to continue
keeping track of them. - from Yahoo
March
21, 2005
Community
News | Very Ape |
Monkie Business |
Bananas
At
The Top - Monday fun day...La la, la, la la la! No sense in letting
the  beginning
of the week blues get you down. So psych 'em out! Make believe that Monday
is Friday and Friday is Monday and you'll have...Boy! What **will** you
have? Perhaps a week and a brain so twisted with turns that it will be
time to make a trip to the head doctor! Okay. Since it really **is** Monday,
let's just begin with our usual dose of spin and also point out that we
added a new Featured Link that can be found
down in the Very
Ape section. Now that me thinks everything is done covered, let's crank
up the "tunes" and get this party started. All aboard!!!!!!!
Community
News
Live Pencil - After a short hiatus due to
a server problem, Live
Pencil is back on track with a brand new GUI attack! Let's look
at what's in store:
- EMOTICONS - Spring is just around the corner.
- EMOTICONS
- More SPRING coming.
- EMOTICONS - Little chickens in Easter.
- MATCH GAME -
Easter!
Now that you have the scoop on all things new at to Live
Pencil, hurry over and get your fill of GUI goodies while they're fresh
and ready to go!
Very
Ape
Featured Link - Hey, hey, hey! The Featured
Link is back and it's flashing  a
winning flag with the wonderful works of Afterglow! You've
certainly seen the fun filled creations by Cian Walsh here and around the
web. So now it's time to take a ride on the roundabout with our take found
in the left hand column. Once you've had a grab at our little snippet, make
a click over to our Links
Page and
check it out!
Monkie Business
Odds and Ends
Original Runner Up - Prior
to the adoption of the Twelfth Amendment in 1804, the
candidate who ran second in a presidential race automatically
become vice president. Thomas Jefferson became John Adams'
vice president in this way.
Not So Bright? -
Thomas Alva Edison was one of several geniuses who did
poorly in school. (Einstein, Newton, and Pasteur were
three others.) Edison's mother, a schoolteacher, was
so offended by his poor grades that she removed him from
school and taught him herself.
Also interesting to note: In 1878, Edison continued
to improve the phonograph. Later in the year, went with
an astronomical party to Rawlins, Wyoming for rest and
to test his new microtasimeter during an eclipse of the
sun. Associates key him in to the world-wide need for
a workable incandescent light bulb. Upon returning, he
began to investigate the "electric
light problem in earnest."
Expensive Babies -
Aside from medical costs, it's been determined that new
parents in the U.S. typically spend $7,000 in a baby's
first year on everything from diapers to formula to day
care.
Honest Arrogance -
Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance
and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have
seen no reason to change.
- Frank Lloyd Wright
Looking For Love -
Marriage is a matter of give and take, but so far I haven't
been able to find anybody who'll take what I have to
give.
- Cass Daley
Starz - Watch the stars,
and from them learn. To the Master's honor all must turn,
each in its track, without a sound, forever tracing Newton's
ground.
- Albert Einstein
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Son
The conservative businessman got on the elevator and
curtly asked the bellboy to take him to the 18th floor.
"Sure thing, son," replied the bellboy.
"How dare you call me son!" exclaimed the
outraged man.
"Well," replied the boy, "I brought you
up, didn't I?"
The Toaster Oven
One of my daughter's wedding presents was a toaster
oven. Soon after the honeymoon, she and her husband tried
it out. Almost immediately, smoke billowed out of the
toaster. "Get the owner's manual!" her husband
shouted.
"I can't find it anywhere!" she cried, searching
through the box.
"Oops!" came a voice from the kitchen. "Well,
the toast is fine, but the owner's manual is burnt to
a crisp."
Bovine Hijinx
What do cows do for fun?
They go to MOO-vies!
Vow of Silence
At a remote monastery deep in the woods, the monks followed
a rigid vow of silence. This vow could only be broken
once a year on Christmas, by one monk, and the monk could
speak only one sentence.
One Christmas, Brother Thomas had his turn to speak
and said, "I love the delightful mashed potatoes
we have every year with the Christmas roast!" Then
he sat down. Silence ensued for 365 days.
The next Christmas, Brother Michael got his turn, and
said, "I think the mashed potatoes are lumpy and
I truly despise them!" Once again, silence ensued
for 365 days.
The following Christmas, Brother Paul rose and said, "I
am fed up with this constant bickering!"
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