March 26-28, 2004

At The Top - Let's get connected! Pick up the phone and tell all of your GUI pals that the latest Friday Icon Edition has arrived! This week offers up a fine selection of Icons, Community News, Software News On The Net, and to top it all off, a nice bit of Bananas. So slide back in that computer chair and enjoy all of the fixin's. Let's get down to it!

Enter Your Icons At Pixelpalooza 2004!

New GOO!

New Icons - This week's Icon Edition connects all the pixel dots as we whip out 3 New Icon Sets for every GUI occasion. Let's get a look at the goods!

Black Widow - Our most recent icon contributor known as Black Widow let's you get connected with Mobiles Pt 1. Featuring a fantastic set of mobile communications units will keep your desktop talking with a wide range of brands, styles, and designs!

Miloszwl.com - One of the finest iconists around, Milosz Wlazlo of Miloszwl.com, sends his latest with H3O. This eye popping set of hydro optics sends a cool sense of Aqua to cool off your already hot pixel collections. Milosz is quickly becoming the king of creativity!

Steve Smith - It's getting better all the time! The second icon entry from Steve Smith titled Media is a most cool collection of pixel pleasures that will give your desktop a hi-fi blast of GUI sound and design. A great way to categorize collections all kinds! Enjoy!

Thanks Department --

Black Widow, Milosz, and Steve...

My pixel eyes are officially in Icon Heaven!

Thanks for your OUTSTANDING work!!

Cheers!

Send Us Your Icons!

Community News

Live Pencil - Woo hoo! All "new" services for non-members have arrived at Live Pencil! Check out these grand GUI goodies:

Your CUSTOM signature, animation,mascot, logo. You don't need to be a member

• YOUR NAME : He will create your signature with many different styles to choose from.
• IT IS YOU: He will create crazy animations with the pictures you send me.
• MASCOTS & LOGOS: He will create your mascot. Use it on your e-mails, web site, banners...

So if you really wanna get a taste of what you may have been missin', point your clickers in the direction of Live Pencil and load up on the fun!

Mandolux - Once again, Mando Gomez sends a list of this week's great new desktop additions to the galleries of Mandolux! Here's the scoop:

Mandolux has issued four giant dual monitor desktops: two Graffiti (Abstract/Grunge) and two Spring Daisy (Nature/Close-up).

The latest Graffiti desktop is titled Pancho (as in Pancho Villa) and it is a vector-based giant dual monitor desktop in grunge style. Don't let the previews fool ya. This is a must see collection. Get over to Mandolux and check 'em out!

On The Net

Pixadex 1.5.1 - Hot diggity dog! The GUI world just got better as Panic and The Iconfactory have released Pixadex 1.5.1 for Mac OS X! The bestest way to store, organize, and search icons has just gotten groovier with the following improvements:

Several improvements and bug fixes including support for recognizing and importing older iControl icon packs as well as better support for Apple's iChat buddy icons.

Getting a handle on all of your favorite GUI icon treats is just a click away at The Iconfactory for Pixadex 1.5.1. Get it!

Maxi Bidder 1.91 - Those fabulous folks at Colourfull Creations have released Maxi Bidder 1.91, with improved Australian Support. The update for this popular eBay snipe tool for Macintosh eBay Bidders includes:

Setup Assistant, choose Country of origin, automatically sets default currency in accordance with country of origin, resolved a problem with the OSX bidding engine generating a possible error during a snipe, resolved a problem with Australian snipe adding, and resolved a problem of error messages not being retained.

Make like a Monkie at maximum speed to Colourfull Creations and pick up the latest version of Maxi Bidder!

OmniGraffle 3.1 - Just in from The Omni Group is the announcement of the important updates to their diagramming and drawing application for both OmniGraffle and OmniGraffle Professional. The latest version provides a large number of improvements including:

Updates have been made to AppleScript support, Panther compatibility, the Actions inspector, performance optimization, and much more.

If you're big on design and diagramming, grab your updated version of OmniGraffle from the fine software makers at The Omni Group!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

SAY CHEESE

What's the longest word in the dictionary?

Smiles.

Why?

Because there's a mile between the first and last letters.

CRAZY CLONE

There are 2 clones, one of the clones is real nice and well mannered, while the other one is real nasty and mean and always says bad words. So one day the 'good' clone pushes the 'bad' clone off the roof of a building. The next day the police come to his house and arrest him for making an "obscene clone fall"!

NON PROFIT ATHEISM

Q: Why is atheism a non-profit religion?

A: They have no prophets!

PAY THE PRICE

A man walks into a bar and says, "Excuse me, I'd like a pint of beer."

The bartender serves the drink and says, "That'll be four dollars."

The customer pulls out a twenty-dollar bill and hands it to the bartender. "Sorry, sir," the bartender says, "but I can't accept that."

The man pulls out a ten-dollar bill and the bartender rejects his money again.

"What's going on here?" the man asks. Pointing to a neon sign, the bartender explains, "This is a Singles Bar."

March 25, 2004

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Icons - Don't know about you, but this Monkie is ready for Friday! It's more than enough to know that the end of the work week is near, but knowing there's a fun packed Friday Icon Edition makes it all the better! So grab your vine and swing back to the ol' Monkie Zoo for a great way to wind up your week this Friday with News, GOO, and Fun! See you then!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Double The Fun - New DVD drives that are soon to be released will deal double the DVD burning fun! They will store twice the data per DVD than current DVD burners do. Double doses of data storage will be possible because the DVDs will store data in two different layers. The discs may take a little longer to burn, but that adds up to a whopping 8.5 gigabytes per DVD! The new burners will still be able to burn regular DVDs and CDs as well. - from Excite

Computer Miscount - A computer which keeps track of High School attendance accidentally counted all students absent this week. Through an automated system the computer began calling student's places of residence reporting that they were not in school. The calls continued until every student had been reported absent. It is believed that some kind of bug caused the computer glitch, and the school secretary has arranged for a software specialist to search it out. - from cnews

March 24, 2004

Desktops | Community News | On The Net | Bananas

At The Top - Welcome to the GUI jungle, baby! It's time to swing into things with another great Wednesday Desktop Edition. There's some great new GOO, News from around the Net, and a few Monkie Grins to wash it all down. Grab your utensils and let's dig in!

New GOO!

New Desktops - This week's dive in the GUI pool features 5 New Desktops that are certain to create a big splash amongst your desktop favorites. So let's get all GUI wet and have a great time!

Nature - An amazing awe-inspiring view from the top comes your way this week with Aspen Highlands by the most amazing Bob Wiley. With every GUI step Bob takes, his work just keeps getting better and better! Guess that puts him one step closer to the top, just like this week's wonderful view. Pretty breathtaking, eh?

 

Desktops - Back with his most artistic flare is Victor Emert with a fantastic number titled Red Yellow. Though Victor is light on the words describing his own works, there's definitely no lack of letting his excellence in design let the picture do all the talking of its own! Too cool!

A new one-in-a-million class act piece comes your way from Mr. Creativity, Jameson Sasser. This week's master piece titled One Million grabs your attention and just goes to show you how many wonderful colors we experience and how much we should never take our sense of sight for granted.

 

Fun/Logos - Wake up and smell the sunshine! Milosz Wlazlo brings a bright beam of GUI sun to your desktop with Sunrise! This most enjoyable selection from the finely crafted pixel collections of miloszwl.com displays Milosz' talent for adding a cheerful outlook to your desktop view.

Though some of the works received at MacMonkies are categorically hard to place, it's not often that one comes as a sure shot in more than one department. With MacMonkies by FR4NK, we saw a bit of both the Logos and a definite Fun time just waiting to happen on your desktop. Plus we couldn't be more pleased to display this flattering work of desktop art! Enjoy!

 

Thanks Department --

FR4NK, Jameson, Bob, Victor, and Milosz...

WOW!

Let them pixels keep shinin'!!!

THANK YOU!!

Have a piece you want to display?

Check out our Submissions guidelines and then send it in!

 

Community News

The Iconfactory - They're at it again! The folks from The Iconfactory have released yet another amazing icon set of Smoothness for their Icon Tuesday! Corey Marion adds to the popular line of "smoothies" with Smoothicons Vol. 9. The latest installment to the series adds Adobe Creative Suite app icons plus several other frequently requested items. If you're lookin' for the best GUI good time on the planet, swing by The Iconfactory for this tasty new set!

On The Net

FileXaminer 2.0 - The creative Mac app makers at Gideon Softworks have just announced the release of FileXaminer 2.0, the award-winning File/Folder information utility for Mac OS X. This great piece of software allows you to modify file and folder attributes that the Finder cannot, making it the best "Get Info" application for Mac OS X. Version 2.0 is a paid upgrade and there is a discount for current users. All of the latest improvements and upgrade info on FileXaminer can be found by making your way to Gideon Softworks. Check it out!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

REVENGE OF THE BLONDES

Q: Why are there so many blonde jokes one-liners?
A: So brunettes can remember them.

Q: What do brunettes miss most about a great party?
A: The invitation.

Q: What do you call a good-looking man with a brunette?
A: A hostage.

Q: What is black and blue and brown, and lying in a ditch?
A: A brunette who has told too many blonde jokes.

JAM OUT, ADAM ANT!

Why do ants dance on jam jars?

Because the jar says "twist to open."

HELISOFT

A helicopter was flying around above Seattle when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position. The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, and held up a handwritten sign that said "WHERE AM I?" in large letters.

People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said "YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER."

The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely. After they were on the ground, the copilot asked the pilot how he had done it.

"I knew it had to be the Microsoft Building, because they gave me a technically correct but completely useless answer."

March 23, 2004

Monkie News | On The Net | Network News

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Desktops - Great gobs o' GUI! A fine time in desktop dining is headed your way for tomorrow's Wednesday Desktop Edition! So point your clickers right back this direction tomorrow for plenty of all around fun. See ya then!

On The Net

RapidWeaver 2.1.1 - Lookin' for a real good time with your website? Realmac Software has announced the release of RapidWeaver 2.1.1 for the Mac. This cool web tool is a revolutionary web design package allowing users to design, create and publish web sites faster than ever before. The latest update addresses the following fixes:

• Fixed crash on document close.
• Fixed problem where theme wouldn't install.
• Fixed footer cursor movement.
• Fixed accented page title.

Work wonders on the web by simplifying your site building with RapidWeaver from the folks at Realmac Software!

Speed Download 2.3.3 - The fastest download manager on the net just got skinnier! The folks from Yazsoft have announced that Speed Download 2.3.3 has now removed the MacShareware.net feature from the software, thus adding more focus for a lean, mean, downloading machine. Here's a summary of the latest changes:

• Updated and optimized the Speed Download plugin for more compatibility.
• Removed the MacShareware feature set; SD is optimized for all software sites.
• SD now handles downloading of huge files (over 1GB in size).
• Added Dutch localization.
• Updated and tweaked the floater.
• Floater is now on by default for using SD manually.
• Many tweaks to the localized versions of SD.
• Quite a few internal tweaks.

Your updated version of Speed Download is but a click away, simply by moving your mouse in the direction of Yazsoft. Get to grabbin'!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Jobs Jump Starts Apple - Apple has benefited from being reconnected with it's Chief Executive Officer, Steve Jobs. He is so intricately entwined with the company that some suggest to buy Apple products is to buy a piece of Jobs. This jump start comes at an opportune time, when the computer world is becoming digitally dominated. Apple is appealing more and more to the masses as they become comfortable using all computers, and Jobs' company may get more than a foothold in the big business door. - from Macworld

Digital Dieting - Shopping, communication and research have become uncannily convenient over the internet. And now, so has dieting. Many citizens are turning to the convenience of their computers, signing up online to drop the pounds through digital diet plans. Diet centers are discovering that they can reach loads more people when they can log on to lose the weight. Cyber diet centers are also cheaper than face-to-face counseling and offer menus, food logs, and support groups through chats. - from Excite

iPod Gets Personal - Apple's classy iPod can be found all over New York's classified ads. The iPod has been spotted throughout the personal ads, proving it to be a prominent part of people's lives. iPods are offered up in exchange for services, and even in exchange for dates! Some even list iPods as a prerequisite before going out with someone. So it is clear according to the classifieds that Apple's iPod has become a big part of the big Apple. - from Wired

March 22, 2004

Community News | Monkie Business | Bananas

At The Top - Come on in, folks! Prop up ye old eyelids and grab a big whiff of the caffeine that's brewing. Like it or not, it's time to brave the new week eyes wide open! And to ease the Monday punch in the eye, we offer our Monkie Spin in all things Mac (Monkies, that is)! Let's get caffeinated!

Pixelpalooza 2004 - Calling all creative Iconists! There's a mere 10 days left to enter your original icon designs in the Pixelpalooza 2004, the annual icon design contest from the folks at The Iconfactory. There's bunches of great prizes for designers, and a great time guaranteed for creators and collectors alike. So polish up your best pixels and get yourself entered in this year's Pixelpalooza!

Community News

Mandolux - Spring is blooming desktop style at Mandolux! Mando Gomez has issued a new desktop titled Daisy In Pink. This is a close-up view of a pink Gerbera Daisy (Gerbera Jamesonii) set against a black background. And since it is a dual giant desktop, you'll get left and right views. Let your desktop spring into action by grabbing the latest master piece from Mandolux!

miloszwl.com - Great news for all of you GUI fans! Milosz Wlazlo has been hard at work at miloszwl.com. First up is an updated site, now making it more Mac and Safari friendly. In addition, Milosz has released a new small icon set called H3O: Limited Edition, his official entry into the Pixelpalooza icon designing contest. A full version of H3O is currently being considered. If you're looking for some of the best GUI work on the net, point your mouse to miloszwl.com and make your Mac happy!

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Odds and Ends

Bunch O' Poop! - Before the enactment of the 1978 law that made it mandatory for dog owners in New York City to clean up after their pets, approximately 40 million pounds of dog excrement were deposited on the streets every year.

Smooth Move - Bruce Willis turned down the male lead in Ghost (1990), which co starred his then actress-wife Demi Moore. Patrick Swayze took the part of the murdered man whose ghost remains on Earth, and the film was a resounding success at the box office. In a 1994 USA Today interview, Willis was quoted as groaning, "I passed on it. Another one of my smarter moves."

The Real Me? - In every situation with it's tireless rage, step outside your cage and let the real fool show.

- Tears For Fears

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts!

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER VIRUS

Terminates and stays resident. It'll be back.

NATURAL BLIND

A blind man walks into a bar, taps the man next him, and says, "Hey, wanna hear a blonde joke?"

The man says back to the blind man, "Look buddy, I'm blonde. The man behind me is a 400-pound professional wrestler and he is blonde. The bouncer is blonde. The man sitting over to your left is also blonde. Still wanna tell that blonde joke?"

The blind man is silent for a moment and then says, "Nah, I wouldn't want to have to explain it five times."

REDNECK ANTHEM

You might be a redneck if you think the last four words of the national anthem are: "Gentlemen, start your engines!"