August 6-8, 2004

At The Top: Winners' Circle - Let's see...3 years on the net, 3 Monkie gifts, plus 33 third party prizes and what do you get? A Birthday Bash Finale with bunches of fun! With that said...

The day you've all been waiting for has finally arrived! We are pleased as purple pixel punch to Announce the Winners of our Monkie Boogie Birthday Bash. May I have a drum roll pulleaze...

The Grand Prize Winner

of a new iPod and a $30 iTunes Gift Certificate is:

Mr. Jason Carman

Congratulations go out to Jason and all of our entrants! Since we have such a slew of winning entries, the rest of the Winners as well as information on how to pick up your prize can be found with a simple scoot to The Scoop.

We'd like to extend a heart felt thanks to all of the companies who most generously contributed to the Birthday Bash. You made the Bash billions of bunches better!

And to our readers: None of this would have been possible without you! Cheers!!

New GOO!

New Icons - No need to stand in line! Everyone has a front row seat to this pixel picture as we pull out 3 New Icon Sets for your viewing enjoyment. So let's kick this Friday Icon Edition into gear before motor mouth Monkie starts rambling!

Blurburger - Setting this pixel ship off to sail is the Sultan of Smiles Mr. Peter Joison! Blurburger Pack No.5 is Peter's latest icon creation to be added both here and to his home base at Blurburger. This fabulous set of four is certain to bring a smile to your face and goes great with his desktop line-up!

 

Two Nerds and a Jock - Fancy a bit of ball, mates? If you really want to get rough and tumble, then you need to get outfitted with the classy clothes found in Rugby! The collaborative creators of Two Nerds and a Jock have crafted this cool collection of team colors ready for action. Ball included!

 

elpincho Designs - Woo hoo! Packin' quite the pixel punch is number 2 in elpincho's Alu series: Alu Part 2. This outstanding icon collection from elpincho Designs combines the Aqua shine with the full force of the G5's aluminum face. This set will be one tough act to follow, but we're certain there's more in the making. Enjoy!

 

Thanks Department --

Sydney, Amanda, Dominique, Peter, and Elpincho...

Passing your pixels all around the world

makes it a much better place!

THANK YOU!!

Wanna share your work with the world?

Send Us Your Icons!

Community News

Live Pencil - Oh good golly YES! A fantazztic new batch of GUI goodies has entered the galleries of Live Pencil! Let's take a looksee!:

• 3 new BACKGROUNDS - For your e-mails.
• More SMILEY EMOTICONS - HELP!!!
• ALPHABETS. For your e mails -Smiling letters.
• SLIDE PUZZLE - Go inside the deepest jungle.
• Last week's HIDDEN IMAGE.

While the rest of the world is filled with news of the un-fun, a smile is always available at Live Pencil. Check 'em out!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

DUDE! BRIGHT IDEA

Q: How many dumb dudes does it take to change a light bulb?

A: One hundred: one to hold the light bulb, the other 99 to rotate the house.

OUT OF COLLEGE Part I

You don't know what time Taco Bell closes anymore.

You keep more food than beer in the fridge.

You have to pay your own credit card bill.

You haven't seen a soap opera in over a year.

8:00 a.m. is not early.

You have to file your own taxes.

You hear your favorite song on the elevator at work.

You carry an umbrella.

Your friends marry and divorce instead of hook-up and break-up.

You start watching the Weather Channel.

W.T.

What do you call a hiker who likes to gossip?

A walkie-talkie.

CLOCK TALK

What did the baby digital clock say to his mother?

"Look ma, no hands!"

August 5, 2004

Monkie News | On The Net | Network News

Monkie News

Monkie Minder - Hmmm...Me wonders what evident event might be occurring just around the corner? Could it be a lottery? Might it be spending spree? Maybe we've an ephelant, packing clothes inside his trunk!

Since I'm no Dr. Seuss, I'll discontinue the Monkie madness and move on with the mystery. Really, REALLY soon, there's gonna be some happy campers as they may find they have a shiny new iPod in their pocket; or one of several other fantabulous gifts offered up by our amazing sponsors. So keep your Monkie toes crossed and your eyes peeled as we will announce the winners on...Don't you just hate it when I do that!

Tomorrow: New Icons - Another no brainer here! Plenty of pleasurable pixels on on their way as we ready things up for your Friday Icon Edition. But you knew that, right? 'Nuff said!

On The Net

The Fontz 3.7.1 - Just released by To•The•Point Software is their versatile font utility: The Fontz X 3.7.1. This great tool makes finding that special font for a particular situation fast and easy as well as providing a simple, effective way of organizing font collections. The latest version includes:

• Resizable font Groups drawer
• Improved font display in Groups drawer font list
• Font show uses group font list if Groups drawer is open
• Font groups now display the current Fontz Viewer phrase at the same size as chosen in the Fontz Viewer popup menu
• Double-clicking a font in the Groups font list opens the Display Window with the selected font displayed

Now that you've got the news on all things new, jump start your scooter and ride over to To•The•Point Software for your updated copy of The Fontz!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Apple Ripe As Ever - The state of Steve Jobs' health has caused some questions as to the state of his company. BusinessWeek presents a mix of multifaceted pieces, coming up with the conclusion that Apple is doing better than ever. Beyond the success of the iPod, Apple has also extended itself into the areas of higher education and government and raised cash reserves in the amount of $4.6 billion. All in all, Jobs' company is justified in doing just fine for itself. - from MacObserver and BusinessWeek

Jobs Jump Starts Fans - Ever since Steve Jobs had surgery, Apple fans have been stepping up to bat in support. They have been crawling out of the woodwork to show their sympathy, high-trafficking Mac sites and flooding forums. Even Apple has been overwhelmed with notes from fans willing to offer Steve Jobs whatever he needs. Such a strong reaction can be expected from the Mac community when the chief executive who started it all shares close encounters of the surgical kind. - from Wired

August 4, 2004

Desktops | Community News | Bananas

At The Top - Whew! What a week. Sicker than a dog in a Monkie cage, but am now finally shaking it all away. But hey! It's the middle of the week and you know what that means: Time for fun with your Wednesday Desktop Edition! And this one is a real hum dinger. Plus you'll find your dose of News and Humor to get you over the bump of the hump. So let's mute the Monkie and get to the goods!

New GOO!

New Desktops - Oh yeah! This week's pixel party is packed with eye candy fun as we pull out 6 New Desktops for your viewing pleasures. No need for me to ramble. Let's let the pixels do the talkin'. Shall we?

3-D Rendered - Flowers are forever! At least these cool pixel petals by Bob Wiley will be forever in bloom in your desktop garden. Flowerage 2 is yet another unique selection from the talented hands of Mr. Wiley. Though the content may appear man made, it actually comes from photography by Ed Phelps.

Just as aluminum makes for a great case for Apple's new Power Book, Alu X Three Balls by the clever pixel pusher at elpincho Designs weighs in as a most masterfully made desktop selection for your eye candy collections. Though simple in style, this outstanding number will stand out without making a mess of your desk!

 

Nature - Nature is calling! How to you get knee deep in the river without setting foot outside your door? Simply place Austin on your desktop and you'll be floatin' down the river in no time! It seems Stephen Anderson knows no limits in combining nature's beauty with his own stylistic creativity. Way cool!

 

Desktops - Monkies and Tigers and Bears...Okay. There's been no bears in this neck of the woods, but along with FR4NK's recent Monkey work, Mac Tiger makes for a great chase in the race of fine pixel portraits! With this bright and bold creation, you'll find all eyes will be on you. Just think: A watch Tiger is better than a watch dog any day!

The second selection of professional works from XÅERO Graphics Design Studio sports the symbolism of the Chinese dualistic philosophy Yin & Yang. The original symbol comes from the Chinese' observation of the Sun's cycle, thus creating a Sun chart. Now you have both history and philosophy along with Francisco Bennett's amazing talents!

Sometimes simply adding the touch of a Photoshop filter can give a whole new look to an already rendered pic. This would be just the case with Blur by MacMonkies' Bradford Wiles. Having gone through a number of previous turns, this particular piece is simply a touched up version of About To Break. Which, of course, was a rework of a rework of a...Well, you get the picture. Enjoy!

 

Thanks Department --

Bob, Stephen, Francisco, FR4NK, and Elpincho...

Your talents are out of this world!

Keep on rockin'!

THANK YOU!!

Have a piece you want to display?

Check out our Submissions guidelines and then send it in!

Community News

The Iconfactory - Riding though the storm for this week's icon freebie from The Iconfactory are the talents of Talos Tsui! The latest collection of sweet selections is the newest set titled Storm Riders Swords. Talos has created these icons based on the various swords from the series that will delight any anime or manga fan and make slick additions to any desktop. Slide on over to The Iconfactory and check 'em out!

PlasmaDesign - Hot diggity doggities! PlasmaDesign has released a whole slew of 23 high quality desktop wallpapers designed for use on Apples new range of flat panel displays. Each image is available in resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 ensuring a highly detailed and crisp appearance across all three sizes of monitors. All of these beauts can be previewed with this simple click. This new collection is available to members of PlasmaDesign. Membership can be purchased for a small one time payment with no monthly subscription. Get yourself over to PlasmaDesign and get to grabbin'!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

GROWL FOR HELP

What do you get when you cross a rottweiler with a collie?

A dog that will tear your leg off and then go for help!

I GUESS THAT'S FAIR

Two rednecks meet on a dusty country road. One of them is carrying a big bag labeled, "chickens."

"Chickens, eh?" says one guy. "Hey, if I guess how many chickens you got, will you give me one?"

"Heck," says the guy with the bag, "iffin you guess right, I'll give you both of 'em."

The other scratches his head and guesses, "Um... five?"

HOLDING IT IN

What do you call someone who doesn't fart in public?

A private tutor!

BULLS EYE

What do you call a sleeping bull?

A bulldozer.

August 3, 2004

Monkie News | Network News

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Desktops - Tomorrow, tomorrow, there's desktops, tomorrow! Yumpin' yimminee yesirree! Your Wednesday Desktop Edition offers a set of six succulent selections to satisfy your GUI appetite. And of course you'll find a heapin' helpin' of fun to get you over those hump day blues. Swing on back to the Monkie Den for plenty of pixel pleasure and more...All this Wednesday at MacMonkies!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Surgeon Gets The Jobs Done - Apple's Head Honcho has successfully come out of surgery for pancreatic cancer. Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, went under the knife over the weekend. He is recuperating from his rare condition this month and says that he will step back into action in September. Jobs thanked God in an e-mail to his employees that his cancer was not the more common kind, and thus is not expected to recur. Professionals give him a very promising prognosis. - from MacCentral

iPod Points To Perpetrators - An Apple iPod has come to the aid of police when capturing a gang of car criminals. Upon seeing a long line of top-of-the-line vehicles parked in front of the same place, police performed a search. Eyeing the iPod, police determined that there was loads of data stored on it, including forged documents dealing with the car thefts. The cops were then able to capture the entire gang of criminals. - from C/net

August 2, 2004

Community News | On The Net | Monkie Business | Bananas

At The Top - All righty then!! Shall we start at the bottom and work our way to the top? Mmmm...No way! Let's just dive in and see where we land.

The first plop would be a reminder that this year's Monkie Boogie Birthday Bash is now over. If you signed up by 11:59 pm MST on July 31, 2004, then you have a chance at winning a brand new iPod or one of many fantabulous prizes from our amazing sponsors. The prize winners will be announced later this week, so keep your bananas peeled!

A big thanks for another successful Birthday Bash goes out to those who entered, our most generous prize contributors, and of course our readers. None of this would have been possible without all of you!

Now that we've landed in the midst of fun, let's hit the ground running and get this Monday on the run with News, Monkie Business, and plenty of fun!

Community News

DV Graphics - Pixel portraiteer Paul Sahner has let us know of new changes at DV Graphics. Along with changing over to a faster, more reliable web host, Paul has made it easier for visitors to get to what they need. Added to the original address of dv-graphics.com are two more domains: iconizeme.com - for people who wish to only access DVG's popular Iconize Me! services, and dvgdesign.com - for those who only want DV Graphic's top-of-the-line design services.

In addition to these technical changes, DVG has also released a stylish new single shot icon portraying the back of Apple's new iPod titled iPod Reversed. Like all of DVG's icons, this is hand rendered and is not based on photographic material. Move your Monkie tails to DV Graphics and check out all of the changes!

On The Net

TaskTime 1.6.3 - Time for another update from To•The•Point Software! Just released is TaskTime 1.6.3, a straightforward method of tracking time spent on jobs you do for your clients. It can generate invoices which can be emailed, printed, and saved to disk. New in this version:

Keep track of your time with the latest version of TaskTime from To•The•Point Software!

Monkie Business

Odds and Ends

5 Cents On the Dollar - The first paper notes printed in the United States were in denominations of 1 cent, 5 cents, 25 cents, and 50 cents. The U.S. Department of the Treasury first issued paper U.S. currency in 1862 to make up for the shortage of coins and to finance the Civil War.

Name That Tune - Good with lyrics? Name this tune:

Old man waitin' by the monkey bars
Tradin' all his ball cards
And they promised him a gold star
And they told him he could go far

Answer: Click here

Lightning Strikes - You're just as likely to die by falling out of bed then you are to get struck by lightning; each is a 1 in 2,000,000 chance. You have a 1 in 3,000,000 chance of being killed by a snake.

Too Much Junk - Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.

- Paul McCartney

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

LET US SEE

Out loud, SAY the word "lettuce" and SPELL the word "cup."

FAMOUS LAST WORDS Part III

This doesn't taste right.

I can make this light before it changes.

Nice doggie.

I can do that with my eyes closed.

Well, we've made it this far.

That's odd.

Don't be so superstitious!

OVERSEAS ECONOMIES

Why are there no Wal-Marts in Afghanistan.

Because they are all Targets!

LALOO FLIES THE FRIENDLY SKIES

Once as Laloo from India was coming out of airport, there was huge rush and the security guard told him, "Wait Please."

To which Laloo replied, "65 kgs," and moved on.