July 9-11, 2004

At The Top - Yay! I finally got that blue junk off of my fingers! But then I played mechanic for a day, replacing my brakes, rotating tires, and giving the ol' Punk Mobile a lube job. So now me Monkie hands are stained with grease and break dust! Hmmm...Like you would even be interested!

So, okay. Now that I am done rambling, the good news is that it is time for everyone's favorite Friday Icon Edition! There's great new GOO plus a smidgen of Monkie News and Bananas too. Let's dig in!

Note: There will be no updates over the weekend as we finish prepping for next week's fun! =)

New GOO!

New Icons - Okay! It's time to play as we open up the GUI Gallery for this week's Friday Icon Edition! There's 3 New Icon Sets on display for your pixel pleasures from some fantabulous artists. Let's dig in to the goodies!

Elpincho - As a sort of "Extras" set, Elpincho weighs in with a fine line of media drive designs with Remainders Discs. It's certain you'll see this collection worth its weight in heavy metal as every pixel sports Elpincho's eye for quality and style. Stylistic steel? You can bet on it down to the very last ounce of GUI goodness!

DV Graphics - Yowza! The pixel talents of DV Graphics' Paul Sahner just keep getting better all the time! The sharpening of his GUI skills is most evident in Paul's most excellent icon collection Random Icons 3. This great group of GOO covers just about everything imaginable to place on your desktop canvas!

Blurburger - Oh the fun! The creativity never stops for Blurburger's Peter Joison! Adding gobs of blobs in module fun form comes none other than Blobules. It seems that the choicest of innovative craftsmanship comes by the combining of things that normally would not be found together. The best of both worlds! Enjoy!

Thanks Department --

Elpincho, Paul, and Peter...

You're making for a tough act to follow!

EXCELLENT WORK!

THANK YOU!!

Wanna share your work with the world?

Send Us Your Icons!

Monkie News

Mysterious Monkie - Hee hee! What could it be? If you've been keeping your Monkie eyes open, it's not much of a mystery. Just a simple invite to stop back next week for a very special Giveaway. With some fabulous prizes and tons of fun, it's one you won't want to miss. All ya gotta do is come back next week for all of the details. See ya then!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

BYTE THIS

Why was there a bug in the computer?

It was looking for a byte to eat.

SOUTHERN EBONICS Part II

Ignert - Adjective. Not smart. See "Arkansas native."
Usage: "Them N-C-TWO-A boys sure are ignert!"

Far - Noun. A conflagration.
Usage: "If my brother from Jawjuh don't change the all in my pickup truck, that things gonna catch far."

Bahs - Noun. A supervisor.
Usage: "If you don't stop reading these Southern words and git back to work (or studying), your bahs is gonna far you!"

Tar - Noun. A rubber wheel.
Usage: "Gee, I hope that brother of mine from Jawjuh don't git a flat tar in my pickup truck."

Tire - Noun. A tall monument.
Usage: "Lord willin' and the creek don't rise, I sure do hope to see that Eiffel Tire in Paris sometime."

Retard - Verb. To stop working.
Usage: "My grampaw retard at age 65."

SMART GORILLA

A gorilla walks into a bar. The bartender comes up to him and asks him what he wants. "A scotch on the rocks, please." He then lays a 10 dollar bill on the bar.

The bartender takes the money and goes to fix his drink. He thinks to himself, "Hey, this is a gorilla, he doesn't know about the prices of drinks" and takes 15 cents back. He sets the drink and the money on the bar.

Another bartender asks the first bartender about the gorilla and he says: "Yeah, he's nice. Go talk to him."

The second bartender goes to the gorilla and strikes up a conversation.

"Hey there. Ya know, we don't get too many gorillas in here."

The gorilla replied, "Well, at $9.85 a drink, I ain't coming back."

July 8, 2004

Monkie News | On The Net | Network News

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Icons - Hmmm...Me wonders whats Mr. Monkie has up his sleeve for tomorrow. Could it be by no mystery a Friday filled with fun by way of your Friday Icon Edition? By George, I think you've got it! And of course, we'll have plenty of grins on hand to wind up your work week and provide for a great way to begin your weekend. Slip on back by the Monkie Barrel this Friday for tons of fun!

On The Net

Menu Master 1.2 - Master your menu with the release of Menu Master 1.2 from the folks at Unsanity LLC! This all too cool tool allows setting, customization, and removal of keyboard shortcuts for menu items in Mac OS X. This update fixes compatibility with Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar. Now that the Jag cat has been included in the mastering of your menu abilities, it's time to stop over at Unsanity and download the latest update to Menu Master!

A Better Finder Launcher 1.5 - Just announced by PUBLICSPACE.NET is the release of A Better Finder Launcher 1.5, their keyboard-based application and document launcher for Mac OS X. The new version offers direct access to the system preferences panes of Mac OS X. Now you can make your Finder even better with your updated copy of A Better Finder Launcher. Make your move to PUBLICSPACE.NET and check it out!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

iPod Mini Goes International - Apple has decided to color the whole world by making its iPod mini available around the globe this month. The computer company is excited to sell the world's smallest music player around the world on July 24. International mini hopes to impact the lives of people everywhere, becoming just as big of a hit as it has in the US. It will continue to change the listening habits of populations one person at a time, while promoting individuality through its color choice. - from Apple

A Hard Day's Night Turns 40 - Paul McCartney enjoyed a private viewing on Tuesday of the Beatles' hit production A Hard Day's Night. The movie celebrated it's fortieth anniversary since its release date in 1964. A DVD featuring the fan-crazed film has been released internationally to mark its fortieth year. McCartney viewed the show with his wife Heather, who had never seen the movie before. The star himself enjoyed seeing it again, as he hadn't watched it since the year it came out. - from Excite

July 7, 2004

Desktops | Community News | Bananas

At The Top - Never, and I mean NEVER attempt to retrieve that 4 month old blue water apparatus (do hickey) from the bottom of toilet bowl tank! You might find it fun to be known as GUI Fingers, but that blue stuff stains like you would not believe! Take my word on this one.

And now that the Blue Blues are outta the way, it's time to attack the Hump Day yuckies with a fine line up of goodies for this week's Wednesday Desktop Edition! You'll find plenty of pleasurable pixels followed by Community News and Bananas too. And no, the Tidy Bowl Man was not invited. Let's get to the fun and flush them blues away!

New GOO!

New Desktops - Whoa! Look at this! Of the 5 New Desktops for this week's Wednesday Desktop Edition, the GUI gals out number the guys! That oughta add a bit more finesse to your desktop view. Now let's get right to the goods!

3-D Rendered - Kickin' off this week's kollection of desktop wonders is the kewl kreativity of KaraKelly.com! Krafter Kara Kelly sports an out-of-this-world number with the smooth grooves of Alien Rings. Kara's natural eye for soothing shine is most evident in this most excellent work from her pixel portfolio. Too Kewl!

Me thinks I be seein' spots...No, them are Dots (Black)! Always putting emphasis on color via vivid exhibition, grnluvbug's Joy Tallant really livens up your desktop spot with this work of brilliance. Once you have this number placed squarely on your desktop face, take a long look. You may just find those dots breathing a life of their own!

 

Desktops - Parlez-vous la conception fine de GUI? Your eyes will have no need for translation once they get a glance of Victor Emert's latest artistic work titled Amourette. If you look closely at this clever piece of creativity, you'll find a few remnants of Victor's earlier works embedded to provide for a delectable slice of Déjà Vu!

 

Nature - Living on island time...Or is that time for island surf 'n' sun fun? Either way, Island Time by Laurie Kramer is certain to offer a special seat on the beach for your desktop to enjoy the incoming rays. This fine selection is one of Laurie's favorites that was taken in Jamaica and will bring the premier caribbean travel destination to your desktop!

Oh my goo goo googlin' GUI eyes! Want your desktop smellin' GUI sweet? Then get a good look at Oh! The Roses by the ever creative Bob Wiley. Ever apparent in his growing abilities, Bob's efforts in this effervescent selection are well rooted in excellence and artistic quality. One might say that he has a bit of perfectionist in his mix. Enjoy!

Thanks Department --

Kara, Laurie, Joy, Victor, and Bob...

Oh! The desktops!

Your works make it GUI time 24/7!

THANK YOU!!

Have a piece you want to display?

Check out our Submissions guidelines and then send it in!

Community News

The Iconfactory - Another fantastic freeware release can be found at The Iconfactory! With the final chapter in icon artist Kate England's Private Eye series, Private Eye Act 3 concludes this story of mystery and murder. This great icon set is now available at The Factory's Showroom as either standard Mac or Win icons, or as a handy Pixadex iContainer. Hot foot it over to The Iconfactory and grab these icons while the trail is still warm!

Mandolux - You don't need to read the writings on the wall to know a great desktop work when you see one! Mandolux has issued a new killer desktop titled Skewed Eye - part of Mando's graffiti theme. The work is a tilted photograph of a wall completely covered in graffiti. And you know it...It's a must-have addition to your desktop collections. If you haven't already, you best boogie over to Mandolux and get to downloadin'!

The Creative Box - Time to think outside the box! The innovative folks from The Creative Box have updated with a new desktop picture named Stop, Drop, Roll! This cool Aqua desktop picture contains the stoplight that every Mac user knows and loves. And you can get to know it to with a simple click over to The Creative Box. Check it out!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

Why don't seagulls fly over the bay?

Because then they'd be bagels!

SOUTHERN EBONICS Part I

Heidi - Noun. Greeting.

Hire Yew - Complete sentence. Remainder of greeting.
Usage: "Heidi. Hire yew."

Bard - Verb. Past tense of the infinitive "to borrow."
Usage: "My brother bard my pickup truck."

Jawjuh - Noun. A state just north of Florida. Capital is Hot-lanta.
Usage: "My brother from Jawjuh bard my pickup truck."

Munts - Noun. A calendar division.
Usage: "My brother from Jawjuh bard my pickup truck, and I ain't herd from him in munts."

Ranch - Noun. A tool used for tight'nin' bolts.
Usage: "I think I left my ranch in the back of that pickup truck my brother from Jawjuh bard a few munts ago."

All - Noun. A petroleum-based lubricant.
Usage: "I sure hope my brother from Jawjuh puts all in my pickup truck."

EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGED

A not so smart person was filling out an application form for a job. He promptly filled the columns entitled NAME, AGE, ADDRESS, etc.

Then he came to the column: SALARY EXPECTED....Yes.

TRASHED!

What has four wheels and flies?

A garbage truck!

July 6, 2004

Monkie News | Network News

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Desktops - Weee doggies! Tomorrow will usher in a fun filled eye candy extravaganza as we pull out the pixel plugs for your mid-week Wednesday Desktop Edition! A little blast from the past and current creativity will make for a big splash amongst your desktop collections. Since seeing is believing, guide your eyes back to MacMonkies on Wednesday for barrels full of fun!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Recording Industry Recognizes Downloads - The recording industry has decided to start rewarding top online music downloads with gold and platinum status, just as they have with records and CDs for years. One hundred thousand downloads will earn a song gold status, two hundred thousand Platinum status, and four hundred thousand or more downloads will earn a song multi-platinum status. The count will begin in August, marking an important digital milestone by doing justice to legitimate download services. - from PC Pro

Gimme A Mac Break - The Military MACH 5, made with Macs, may be a key component in opening the market door for Macs. Apple has been wanting to make a mark in the major business world of computing for quite some time, but has never been taken seriously as a contender. Now that Mac has proved it's server expertise, powered up it's G5, and switched to Unix, it is much more marketable. The Military getting on board with Mac may be Apple's big break into the big business market. - from FCW.com

July 5, 2004

Community News | Monkie Business | Bananas

At The Top - Biff! Boom...Oh, wait. That was last week! Okay...Today is the second day of our fourth year in the fourth year of the second millennium since the second half of...QUIDDIT!

But seriously, yesterday marked the beginning of our 4th year on the net as we celebrated our 3rd Birthday. Yay! And with that in mind, we will once again kick off another Birthday Giveaway beginning next week. Up for grabs is a new iPod along with fabulous prizes from some wonderful folks from around the net.

With that said, let's get the week started by gettin' Monday on the run and outta the way so we can see Friday on the horizon!

Community News

Mandolux - The fun never stops at Mandolux! Just issued is a new Morning/Spring desktop titled Mirasol. Mando describes this new piece as a close-up picture of a simple white flower (unknown genus) with a radiant stamens and anthers. Simply put, this beautiful selection is a must-have addition to your desktop collections! Hurry over to Mandolux and see what we mean!

Monkie Business

Odds and Ends

Big Mac Attack - The number of hamburgers the McDonald’s fast-food chain has sold is 12 times the world's total population.

So Long - The longest word currently listed in Oxford dictionaries is rather of this kind: it is the supposed lung-disease:

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (45 letters)

Counting Stars - If you attempted to count to stars in a galaxy at a rate of one every second it would take around 3,000 years to count them all.

Done In - The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents.

- Nathaniel Borenstein

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

NUMBSKULL

Why did the numbskull throw the butter out the window?

He wanted to see a butterfly.

HOLLYWOOD MARRIAGE Part II

If Liv Ullman married Judge Lance Ito, then divorced him and married Jerry Mathers, she'd be Liv Ito Beaver.

If Shirley Jones married Tom Ewell, then Johnny Rotten, then Nathan Hale, she'd be Shirley Ewell Rotten Hale.

If Javier Lopez married Keiko the whale, and Edith Piaf married Rose Tu the elephant, they would be Javier Keiko and Edith Tu.

If Ivana Trump married, in succession, Orson Bean (actor), King Oscar (of Norway), Louis B. Mayer (of MGM), and Norbert Wiener (mathematician), she would then be Ivana Bean Oscar Mayer Wiener.

BENEFITS OF BEING A WOMAN

1. Women got off the Titanic first.

2. Women can scare bosses with mysterious gynecological disorder excuses.

3. Women can be groupies. Men groupies are called "stalkers."

4. Women can cry and get off speeding tickets.

5. Taxis stop for women.

6. Free dinners, free drinks, free movies. Do the math.

7. A new lipstick can give a woman a whole new lease on life.

8. No one has to know if a woman forgets to shave.

9. Women can congratulate their teammates without ever touching their rear.

10. Women never regret piercing their ears.

DOCTOR, DOCTOR

Son: Father, Can I ask you a question?

Father: Ok ask.

Son: When a doctor doctors a doctor, does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored wants to be doctored or does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor.

Father: !!!??????!!!!