July 19-20, 2003

Monkie News

Workin' For the Weekend - Hi folks! Just a quick note to let you know that I am going to take the weekend off. It's been a long week and the duty of work calls for the weekend. Be sure to get yourself signed up for the Big Bang Birthday Giveaway by making your way to The Scoop and enter. That's all it takes! We'll be back on Monday with our usual antics and a fun packed week. So for now, feel free to Monkie about and browse around! Past la taco!!

July 18, 2003

Icons | On The Net | Bananas

At The Top - My my my! It's finally Friday and there's still fun to come! What kind of fun? Well, we just got word from widget : widget's Alexander MacLean of another fine prize to add to our Big Bang Birthday Giveaway! Howz about a set of 5 custom made Icons to go? We thought you would like that! And that brings out total prize package to WELL over $2,000! Me thinks you ought to get yourself over to The Scoop and get yourself signed up for a chance at these great goodies and a shot at a new iPod!

And that's not all! It would be that time once again to fire up the ole Friday Icon Edition accompanied by software News On The Net and a flavor or 2 of Bananas too! So let's get to peelin' and get to the GOO!

New GOO!

New Icons - Oh YEAH! It must be Friday! And you know what that means...Time for New Icon Sets (3 to be exact) for your downloading pixel pleasures. And everybody said, "Let's get to it!"

mbstuart.com - Just in from our latest contributor Mike Stuart, is 2003 iPod from the galleries of mbstuart.com. This hand-crafted set is just that -- drawn to look very much like the actual iPod. This was not made from product shots. Mike scanned his own iPod and rebuilt it using the drawing tools in Flash MX. Then he exported the separate layers and tweaked each icon to look like the real deal. Kewl iBeans!

Flax Creations - Sporting the "real thing" is Flax Creations' webmaster and GUI Editor of ResExcellence, Mr. Dan Flax. Real Aqua 3 - Stylish Folders is an absolutely amazing set from Dan's creative collections and is certain to catch your eye with style and class! Catch it while you can!

miX the piX - Man, oh man! When ya got the mix, you GOT the miX -- miX the piX that is! Master pixel miXer Hein Mevissen hits the hardware with Hein's Hardware 7.0. This great new collection is Hein Mevissen's latest piXel production and is sure to please those pixel eyes of yours. Enjoy!

 

 

Thanks Department --

Mike, Hein, and Dan...

Keep up the INCREDIBLE work!

THANK YOU!!

Send Us Your Icons!

On The Net

Colourfull Creations Bundle - The fine folks at Colourfull Creations have announced a Developer Bundle for REALbasic Developers at a special low price for a limited time. They are selling two different bundle offers -- the Developer Bundle with Source Code which includes: Code39 Class for creating bar coding projects, HLBClass for creating hierarchical list boxes, and CalendarClass a calendar creator for any REALbasic Project. The other bundle is without source and includes: Code39 Class, HLBClass, and CalendarClass. Both bundles are a great deal for any developer to save time and money. For all he details on this great deal, head over to Colourfull Creations and get informed!

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts - R. Westby

PROGRAMMING %#$*@#!!

Q: What is the first programming language you learn when studying computer science?

A: Profanity

FEDEX UPS MERGER

Did you hear about the FedEx-UPS merger?

The new company's gonna be called FedUp!

THE WORLD ACCORDIAN

There is a accordion player driving home from a late night gig. Feeling tired, he pulls into a local store for some coffee. While waiting to pay, he remembers that he locked his car doors but left the accordion in plain view on the back seat of his car! He rushes out only to realize that he is too late. The back window of his car was smashed and somebody had already thrown in two more accordions.

July 17, 2003

Monkie News | Community News | Network News

Monkie News

New Icons and More! - As good news would have it, the fun just keeps a thumpin' your way! Just added to our Big Bang Birthday Giveaway are some awesome new prizes from the great folks at The Omni Group and Bare Bones Software. Along with your chance to win a brand new iPod, this brings the grand total of Giveaway goodies to nearly $2,000 in prizes! And there's more to come. Too bad I can't sign up!

And to keep the thump a pumpin', we have another fine selection of icon pixel pleasers coming your way tomorrow for the Friday Icon Edition. Did anyone say "fun?" You got it right here at MacMonkies.com!

Community News

DV Graphics - Along the lines of X-citement, Digital Vision Graphics is proud to show you a sneak peek of it's upcoming summer enhancements. Changes include a radical new site design, one that is much easier on the eyes and is much easier to maintain.

Also coming August 5th, will be various improvements to DV Graphics' "Premium" pay services: Iconize Me! and DVGDesign. While he won't cannot divulge the details, Paul will keep you posted as August 5th draws nearer. You will not be disappointed! Check it out!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

iPod Unites Apple And VolksWagen - Volkswagen and Apple have teamed up to show that different minds think similarly. The dealership has made a deal with Apple to give away iPods with their vehicles. iPod displays will also be viewable along with Volkswagen vehicles inside VW showrooms. The iPod Unite promotion is under way and United States consumers purchasing the 2003 Volkswagen Beetle sedan will also pocket the supplementary sleek song players until the end of September. - from Yahoo

New York Without Jobs - The final New York City Macworld Expo is here, but Steve Jobs will not be there. Dubbed the CreativePro Conference, it is expected to harbor only half the number of hopefuls as last year. Some liken the end of Macworld’s sad New York saga to the happy face Mac icon being laid to rest, but Mac maniacs are crazy for better things to come! CreativePro in the big Apple still features Apple, including iDay 2003, a day to coach computer crews on how to get creative using Mac iSoftware. - from Wired

July 16, 2003

Desktops | Community News | On The Net | Bananas

At The Top - Phew! What a week. And it's only half over! =) But that won't stop us from our whacked out Wednesday mid-week watch-a-ma-call-it. You know...that thingy where we bring you some of the bestest desktops on the face of the web!

And that's not all! Nope! We've got new prizes for our Big Bang Birthday Giveaway on their way, including some great goodies from Proteron LLC. Need more? We got it! We will be announcing more fun stuff in the next day or so. See what I mean? BUSY!

Now, wipe that brow and let's cool off with some New GOO, Community News, News On The Net, and Bananas too!

New GOO!

New Desktops - Time to get wild with the web's finest desktop designers as we add 5 New Desktops to our Gallery collections! How about we skip the formalities and get down to what we're here for...Shall we!!

Desktops - The fun begins with a fine new desktop face from Marty Leone titled Faces. This smooth selection is certain to add the expression that your desktop has long been longing for! And an awesome one at that. Dig it!!

Grab a vine, or at least a branch, and get to swingin' with Night Tree by Evan Kaufman! This cool blue selection from the galleries of EMKdesign will do everything but make you blue! Matter of fact, we're confident it will make you feel cool as cool can be!

Pushin' toward the official release of Apple's next generation OS is the pixel perfect piece from Xiupe Créations titled PantherX. S. Stéphane pours on his pixel expertise with this fast cat purrfect for the up-and-coming Panther release!

 

3-D Rendered - How did we miss this one?! The Otherside II from EA Design's master of madness Ed Allen is quite the amazing work that no desktop should do without. You've already gone too long without this twist of fate!

Last up in the lineup is a pondering piece from ShiftedReality's Juergen Eilts. Last Walk delves deep into into the contemplative side of life with a walk beyond life's comprehension. This beautiful work was created using Created with Vue d'Esprit 4.1. Awe-inspiring stuff! Enjoy!

 

Thanks Department --

Ed, Juergen, Evan, and S. Stéphane...

Thanks for the privilege of displaying your work and
making MacMonkies one darned good site!

THANK YOU!!

Have a piece you want to display?

Check out our Submissions guidelines and then send it in!

Community News

PlasmaDesign - Rob Randtoul just keeps pumpin' out the pixels at PlasmaDesign! Just added to his amazing pixel galleries is one new wallpaper titled Splash. This image is available only to members and is rendered at 1600x1200 pixels. Plus, you get your choice of 3 version: An aqua version, a graphite version and a marine one. All three versions can be found in the 'Aqua Collection.' You know the drill -- get to PlasmaDesign and clickin'!

warrior~poet - If you're shopping for a new home icon, check out the digital real estate at warrior~poet. His new Domicile set has ten houses of historical architectural styles used in America: Cape Cod, Carpenter Gothic, French Colonial, Greek Revival, Log Cabin, Pueblo, Second Empire, Spanish Cottage, Tidewater Cottage, and Wigwam. Grab a look!

Mandolux - Another desktop treat has come your way from the maker of Mandolux! Mr. Mando Gomez has added yet another great selection to his Vector-based United Kingdom flag desktop: a flapping Union Jack. This is a must have selection and is now available at Mandolux. Check it out!

On The Net

FlashMath 1.2 - The good folks at St. Clair Software are happy to announce the release of FlashMath 1.2. FlashMath is an easy-to-use flash card program that teaches basic math. This new version delivers a much requested countdown timer, limiting the time students have to answer each question. The user interface has also been improved significantly, offering greater ease of use for parents, teachers, and students. Get yourself over to St. Clair Software grab your updated copy of FlashMath.

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts - R. Westby

SIGNS OF THE TIMES

On a bag of Fritos:

You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside. (The shoplifter special!)

On a Swedish chainsaw:

Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands. (Raise your hand if you've tried this...)

On Sears hairdryer:

Do not use while sleeping. (Gee, that's the only time I have to work on my hair!)

HOW TALL IS IT?

A man was walking down the street and on the corner were 3 drunks trying to raise a telephone pole. They worked and worked and finally got the thing in the air. Two of of the drunks held the pole and the other climbed on top. He let down a a tape measure. This fellow couldn't take it any more so he asks what they were doing.

They said, ''We are measuring this pole.''

The man asks, ''Why didn't you measure it on the ground?''

They said, ''We know how long it is, now we want to know how tall it is.''

CADDY COMMENTS Part II

Golfer: "Please stop checking your watch all the time. It's too much of a distraction."
Caddy: "It's not a watch - it's a compass."

Golfer: "How do you like my game?"
Caddy: "Very good sir, but personally, I prefer golf."

Golfer: "Do you think it's a sin to play on Sunday?"
Caddy: "The way you play, sir, it's a sin on any day."

Golfer: "This is the worst course I've ever played on."
Caddy: "This isn't the golf course. We left that an hour ago."

Golfer: "That can't be my ball, it's too old."
Caddy: "It's been a long time since we teed off, sir."

July 15, 2003

Monkie News | Community News | On The Net | Network News

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New GOO and MORE!! - Today brings great fun as we just got word from Realmac Software's Daniel Counsell who has contributed 3 copies of AudioX. to our Big Bang Birthday Giveaway. Wowzers! This brings our prize total to $1,415 dollars. Kewl beans!

Plus, tomorrow brings new Desktops for the MacMonkies mid-week Desktop Edition. Be sure to take advantage of all the fun right here at MacMonkies.com!

Community News

The Iconfactory - Principal pixel designer of The Iconfactory, Gedeon Maheux, has just appeared in an interview published by IT-Enquirer! In the interview, Ged discusses "the art of icon building and the role of Photoshop in the building process." Grab your vine and swing over to IT-Enquirer and grab the full scoop on Ged's icon expertise!

widget : widget - Just in from widget : widget and ready for public consumption is a brand new icon set entitled Blatand. This awesome new set features a grand set of communicative icons including Bluetooth Adaptor, Bluetooth App, Bluetooth App (Transfer), Bluetooth Document, Bluetooth Document 2, iSync, Sony Ericsson T68i, Nokia 6310i. Get yourself connected by making your way to widget : widget and "plug" in!

Happicon - The master of smiles and pixel perfection, Happicon's Rene, has updated with iFix©Total. All iFixes are now in one handy package! Contained in this fix are iFixes for iMovie 3, iTunes 4.0.1, iPhoto 2, DVD player 3.2, and an updated one for QuickTime Player 6.3. One click is all you need to make to pick up this great update from Happicon. Get to movin'!

On The Net

Pixadex - The coolest pixel pleasers on the face of the planet have done it again! The good folks at Panic & The Iconfactory, creators of the popular icon-changing software CandyBar, have teamed up once again for another icon-related software masterpiece: Pixadex! This "iPhoto for icons" -- and much, much more -- lets users quickly import, organize and search huge numbers of icons easily. It also allows users to instantly export their icons in a variety of graphic formats -- even copy and paste them directly into Photoshop. This is the program that Mac OS X icon lovers everywhere have been waiting for! Top this all off with a chance to win a free copy right here during out Big Bang Birthday Giveaway and your pixel pleasures will be complete! Hurry over to The Iconfactory for all the details on Pixadex.

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Apple Passes The PC Test - When service and reliability are put to the test, Apple passes with flying colors! A recent poll in PC Magazine put Apple computers at the top of the report card with an A+ in desktops and an A for notebooks and servers. Aside from Apple showing second-to-none service, readers also reported that Mac OS X was the least likely operating system to crash. Results from respondent revealed that half of them have never even experienced a freeze from Mac OS X. - from PC Pro

Bush In The Bush - It was far from being a yellow brick road, but President Bush and his wife sat in the back of a yellow pickup as they rode through a dusty African game reserve in Botswana last week. They managed to muse at the mating elephants, and also took in the sites of warthogs, rhinos, and probably a few monkeys as well! Bush felt familiar with the terrain, even commenting that it had hints of home, since Crawford Texas gets very brown and dry during the summer season. - from Excite

Editor's Note: The BeanHead is currently in Botswana Africa visiting relatives.

July 14, 2003

Community News | Monkie News | Bananas

At The Top - Pump up the jam! Pump it up, keep them prizes thumpin'! The Big Bang Birthday Giveaway, our 2nd anniversary celebration giveaway, just keeps gettin' better! Just added to the festivities are 5 bundled copies of Drop Drawers and Classic Menu from Sig Software, bringing your barrel of fun to a whopping total of $1,355! And of course you have a chance at winning a brand new iPod.

So there's no time like now to get yourself over to The Scoop, check out all of our awesome prize contributors, and get yourself signed up. Watcha waitin' for?!

Community News

Live Pencil - In from the master of desktop smiles are new GUI goodies from Live Pencil. Let's grab a gander:

• EMOTICONS: More Smilies weeping and crying.
• ANIMATIONS: LOVE again...Why not?
• IT IS YOU: - Judy and her sisters at a wedding.
• LETTER HEADERS: Write on the sand. Don't miss it!!!
• BACKGROUNDS: For your e-mails, use them with the sand letters.
• HIDDEN IMAGE: A new one every week...You have to look for it, keep searching!

Tis the season to seek out a great big GUI smile and there's place better than Live Pencil! Grab at it!

Mandolux - One of the awesomest desktop designers has just added new works to his collections. Mando Gomez updates Mandolux with a new Graffiti desktop titled CHIN. This is a wonderful abstract picture of a section of a graffiti mural. The wonderful composition and colors makes this one of the best graffiti pictures to date. Direct your mouse to Mandolux and check out this great new work!

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Monkie News

Monkie Poll - Due to changes in Bravenet's services, we will be looking for another way by which to bring you out Monkie Poll. As a result, The Poll will be temporarily suspended. We'll keep ya posted!

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts - R. Westby

CADDY COMMENTS Part I

Golfer: "Think I'm going to drown myself in the lake."
Caddy: "Think you can keep your head down that long?"

Golfer: "I'd move heaven and earth to break 100 on this course."
Caddy: "Try heaven, you've already moved most of the earth."

Golfer: "Do you think my game is improving?"
Caddy: "Yes sir, you miss the ball much closer now."

Golfer: "Do you think I can get there with a 5 iron?"
Caddy: "Eventually."

Golfer: "You've got to be the worst caddy in the world."
Caddy: "I don't think so sir. That would be too much of a coincidence."

DRIVING MISS DITZ AWAY

A ditz was at home watching TV with her friends when she heard a noise. She ran out just in time to see a thief drive off in her car.

"Did you see their face?" her friends asked when she came back inside.

"No, but it's okay -- I got the license plate number!"

COSMOPOLITAN REDNECK

You know you might be a redneck when the biggest city you've been to is Wal-Mart.