August 11, 2003

At The Top - G'day mates - Primates, that is! Wow! What a BUSY month. Work, Monkie Business, site traffic...You name it, it's been busy! So, all of the chimp chumps here at the MacMonkie Zoo will be taking the rest of the week off to enjoy some much needed Monkie Zzzzz's.

Until we return, be sure to slip by the Winner's Circle to see if you be a winner of our Big Bang Birthday Giveaway (if you haven't already done so), check out the latest in our Very Ape department, and grab all the latest in Community News, On The Net, and bust a coconut with some fuzzy green Bananas!

Also, thanks again to everyone for making this year's Giveaway a huge success. We have begun contacting the winners and the prizes will be sent out this week. Congratulations to all! Have a fantabulous week!

Community News

Live Pencil - Ramon Gonzalez Teja continues the GUI amazement with a brand new update at Live Pencil. Let's get the low down on these tasty goodies:

• EMOTICONS: SMILY. 3 collections: - surprised, - confused, - DUH! I don't know...
• BACKGROUNDS: for your e-mails. The sea seen from the shore.
• TICKLE ME : Always awesome. Always real fun!
• HIDDEN IMAGE: A new one every week...Please look for it , keep searching!

If you're looking for a great big GUI smile, then you best head over to Live Pencil and get to grinnin'!

Mandolux - Just in at the desktop galleries of Mandolux is a new Fire REDUX 2K3 desktop titled Clarimond. This is a slow-shutter photograph of a fire crest in a bonfire! Put a blaze of awesome art on your desktop with this must-have selection from Mando Gomez of Mandolux. Get it while it's hot!

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On The Net

Power ToDo 2.1 - The good folks at Colourfull Creations have released a minor update for Power ToDo. The update includes a few minor bug fixes and a few other trivial improvements were made. A new feature was also added - the ability to select the color of the adornment bars on the main window! Get your Monkie tail over to Colourfull Creations and grab your updated version of Power ToDo!

Very Ape

Now Software - Got an important date? Don't be siftin' through those sticky notes plasterin' your dash! You gotta grab a look at Now Up-to-Date & Contact from the folks at Now Software! Now you can roll up all your important events and contact info into one powerful app that packs a feature-rich punch! How about these for starters:

• Shared calendars and contacts
• Internet integration
• Palm Synchronization
• iPod Support
• Cross platform

And much, much more! If you gotta date and you can't be late, then Now Up-to-Date & Contact is just the power tool for you!

Sig Software - Hey! Don't you dare litter up that beautiful OSX Desktop of yours! But how do you get away from all the clutter if you want all your important stuff within a mouse click's reach? We've got just the answer: Drop Drawers from the slick app makers of Sig Software! Drop Drawers is an absolutely incredible app that keeps everything near and dear to your computer's heart just a click away. Place your customized "drawer" where ever you want and you have access to URL's, thumbnails, e mail addresses, sounds, aliases...the list goes on! Top it off with Classic Menu to customize your Apple Menu the old Classic way, and you've got a great combo that just can't be beat! Grab these and other great apps from the folks at Sig Software. Do it!

YazSoft - When you have to get from point A to point Z, why hop in a stock '64 Volkswagen Bug when you can speed down the road in a new Ferrari? And when it comes to downloading your favorite files, why rely on your browser's stock features? Why not add some rocket power with Speed Download from Yazsoft! Speed Download is simply the fastest download manager available. Speed Download can take dial up and broadband connections and add a great big boost of nitrous to grab that file in a real big hurry! You have total control of the throttle on this beast, you'll wonder why you don't just put the pedal to the metal and grab at lightning speed! Make your way to Yazsoft and be prepared to fly with Speed Download 2!

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts - R. Westby

A WRINKLE IN TIME

A little girl got on her grandpa's lap and said, "Did God make me?"

"Yes," the grandpa replied.

"Did God make you too?"

"Yes," the grandpa said.

"Well," the little girl said, while running her fingers down his wrinkles and looking at his thinning hair, "He sure is doing a better job nowadays!"

BLOOPERS OF CHILDREN Part II

11. Afterward, Moses went up on Mount Cyanide to get the Ten Amendments.

12. The first commandment was when Eve told Adam to eat the apple.

13. The Fifth Commandment is humor thy mother and father.

14. The Seventh Commandment is thou shalt not admit adultery.

15. Moses died before he ever reached the UK. Then, Joshua led the Hebrews in the Battle of Geritol.

16. The greatest miracle in the Bible is when Joshua told his son to stand still and he obeyed him.

17. David was a Hebrew king skilled at playing the liar. He fought with the Finkelsteins, a race of people who lived in the biblical times.

18. Solomon, one of David's sons, has 300 wives and 700 porcupines.

19. When Mary heard that she was the Mother of Jesus, she sang the Magna Carta.

20. When the three wise guys from the East Side arrived, they found Jesus and the manager.

AND IN A YEAR I'LL BE FIVE

A man escaped jail by digging a hole from his jail cell to the outside world. When finally his work was done, he emerged in the middle of a preschool playground.

"I'm free, I'm free!" he shouted.

"So what," said a little girl. "I'm four."