August
22-24, 2003
 At The Top -
Workin' workin', workin'...Eeeeeyuck! But ya gotta do
what ya gotta do! So why not give your eyes a nice optical
massage with some new Icon eye candy? Enter our Friday
Icon Edition! All this translated means we feature some fine
new icon GUI goodies combined with Community News and Bananas
too.
On a side note, we will
be taking the weekend off to take care of some extra business.
But there's plenty here for your eyes and ears to enjoy.
So let's get to the fun on the Monkie run. Shall we?!
New
GOO!
New
Icons - Let your eyes have a rest from all of
work's worries and let 'em wander a while in this week's
Friday Icon Edition. Three awesome Icon Sets from 3 outstanding
icon artists is what we have on hand for your relaxation
needs. Let's soothe with the GOO and get down to the arts
of excellence!
 Flax
Creations - Let's
get fantastique with Plastique by Flax
Creations' Dan Flax! The pixel craftsmanship of Mr. Flax
combined with his ultimate eye for style makes a great
GUI combination in creating just the flashy folders that
your dulling desktop ordered!
 miX
the piX - From the master miXer of miX
the piX comes a coool new set titled MiXthepiX
CoolboX 1.0. Hein Mevissen really pulls out
all the pixel punches with an iContainer for Pixadex
only collection of GOO that will really knock your socks
off! Get the iDea?
 Iconizer
Icon Studios - Ya say you want an evolution,
well we've got just the ticket to ride for you! Wessley
Roche travels down a historical tour from his home
base of Iconizer
Icon Studios with Apple
Evolution.
This great set of six covers the "first to last" changes
including the iMac, the iBook, and the G4. A must-have
set for all Mac buffs! Enjoy!
Thanks
Department --
Dan,
Hein, and Wessley...
I tip
my hat to your pixel pushin' abilities!
THANK
YOU!!
Send Us
Your Icons!
Community
News
Mandolux -
Just in from Mando Gomez is news of a new desktop pic
at Mandolux. Mr.
Gomez has issued a new SULFURIC desktop titled Canada;
a
token of appreciation to all Canadians. It is a Vector-based
picture influenced by the Canadian flag and a few other
things such as maps and techno themes. You don't have to
be from Canada to enjoy this great new selection. Get over
to Mandolux and check
it out!
Bananas
Just Plain
Nuts
LEAD GUITARTIST
Q: How many lead guitarists does it take to screw in a
light bulb?
A: One. The guitarist holds the bulb and the world revolves
around him!
BLUE LIGHT BABY
You might be a penny pincher if
your baby's first words were, "Attention, K-mart
shoppers."
UNLEADED, PLEASE
A woman at a gas station noticed
a spaceship landing in front of her. An alien stepped
out of the spaceship and
started to pump gas into it. The woman noticed the letters
''U.F.O.'' printed on the side of the ship. She turned
to
the alien and asked ''Does U.F.O. stand for Unidentified
Flying Object?''
The alien answered, ''No, it stands for Unleaded Fuel Only!''
August
21, 2003
Monkie
News | On The Net | Network
News
Monkie
News
 Tomorrow:
New Icons -
Another yummy batch of GUI goodies is coming your way for
Friday as we prepare another pixel plate for our Friday
Icon Edition! There's nothing like a good batch
of pixel punch to wind up the dreaded work week! So be sure
to stop by tomorrow for more Icons, News, and Humor while
we do the Friday Freak Out!
On
The Net
The Omni Group
- Good news from the folks at The
Omni Group: The release of two new product announcements
have just been let out of the bag!
 First
up is an ongoing series of "add-on" releases to
their products. The Export
to iPod add-on allows OmniOutliner
users to view Outliner documents from an iPod for quick
note review on the go. The Export to iPod add-on provides
the ability to export OmniOutliner documents to first, second,
and third-generation iPods.
Next up is the new beta
version of OmniDiskSweeper,
the Mac OS X disk
cleaning utility. OmniDiskSweeper is a tool for quickly
making space on your hard drive by finding and deleting
unwanted files. Use OmniDiskSweeper to browse through the
files and directories on your system, and delete the large
ones that you aren't using any more.
For all the details
on these great new Omni additions, grab your vine and swing
over to The Omni Group
today!
Network
News
the WebWorld
- BeanHead
 Consistent
Apple Care
- The ACSI, a group that monitors customer satisfaction,
has shown that Apple came through as the second-highest
company in the computer category. Results revealed that
Apple came up only one point behind Dell. Apple has always
fallen within five points of Dell, but has never taken the
top spot. Customer service has remained consistent with
Apple, however, as the point value they received this year
equals the point value determined upon their first evaluation
nine years ago. - from MacObserver
Beatles: From
TV To DVD - Billboard has found that the Fab Four
will be favored  on
a four-hour collection which will feature their performances
on The Ed Sullivan Show. For the first time ever, all twenty
of the Beatles' Sullivan performances will be together on
one pair of DVDs. The revolution of the DVDs will reveal
the revolutionary stage shows which broadened the boundaries
of Beatlemania. The band's faces will grace us once again
on "The Ed Sullivan Show Featuring the Beatles."
- from Billboard
August
20, 2003
Desktops
| Community News | Bananas
At The Top
- Goodness gracious! My how time flies. It's Wednesday
already and time for our Wednesday Desktop Edition! New
Desktops, Community News, and Bananas too is what we have
in store for you at ye ol' Monkie Zoo. So I guess it's time
to quit the Monkie rhyme and get down to the Monkie Business
before Christmas (Sheesh...Does he ever
stop?).
New
GOO!
New
Desktops - Thumpin' man! We got some fine desktop
pixels pumpin' through the veins of this Edition from the
brew made with GOO! How about we pop a sock in the mouth
of the Ramblin' Monkie and light your eyes on fire with
5 New Desktop delights! Lezzz boogie!
 Desktops
- Did somebody say a fine line in desktop design? That's
just what you'll find with Isolated
from EA Design's
master "crafter of disaster" Ed Allen! This
artistic piece of excellence from Ed's White Void Series
will by no means be a disgrace to your desktop collections.
But it might 'isolate' all the others to a big old bucket
of desktop jealousy!
 Slipping
into the artsy side of the Apple mode is Michele
Bugliaro as he presents Art
Apple. Michele really brings all the
pieces together with this mosaic selection that belongs
in the finest of Apple art galleries. We're proud to have
this work of art hanging amongst the Monkie archives!
 'X'
marks the spot! And Jack Juliussen will stamp your desktop
approval with OSX
Logo I. An exceptional selection from
the former galleries of Prevision,
Jack adds a most amazing look to Apple's legendary trademark.
An awesome addition to your cool collections it will be!
 And
if you're looking for some cool Aqua to beat the heat
of the hot Summer, how about Watery
treat from Mr. Marty Leone?
Adding the liquefied look to your eye-drooling experience,
Marty adds a wave a serenity to calm those in need of
a fix for fantastic GOO!
 3-D
Rendered - Alas! The meteored Monkie has finally
crawled out of his crater and created a new number to
plaster on your desktop pixel plate! Gettin' beat by the
heat and twisted by the fun comes Cyber
Sun from MacMonkies'
MonkieMaster Bradford Wiles. Just a simple splotch on
the web, this new number ought to take you for a twisty
turn across the Net. Enjoy!
Thanks
Department --
Ed, Jack,
Marty, and Michele...
One look
at your work
and I know why the world wide web glows!
AWESOME!!!!!
THANK YOU!!
Community
News
The Iconfactory
- Trash the trash! Them fine pixel pleasin' folks at The
Iconfactory  have
just released a brand new set of freeware trashcan replacement
icons titled Garbage In, Garbage Out! Factory
artist Anthony
Piraino created this cool collection containing renderings
of five different items, each with an "empty"
and "full" state for a total of 10 icons. And
switchin' is a cinch with The Factory's CandyBar.
Get yourself over to the Showroom at The
Iconfactory and get to grabbin'!
Mandolux - Another
fine desktop selection has made its way into the galleries
of Mandolux. Mando
Gomez has announced the availability of his latest Austere
Petal titled Tilda. It is a photograph
of a yellow rose petal with some depth and texture. Let
your desktop blossom with this latest piece from Mandolux!
Send Us Your Site
News!
press@macmonkies.com
Bananas
Just Plain
Nuts
A KODAK MOMENT?
What do eskimos get
from sitting on the ice too long?
Polaroids!
WHACK GOES THE
DIFFERENCE
What's the difference
between a bad golfer and a bad skydiver?
A bad golfer goes, whack,
dang!
A bad skydiver goes
dang! Whack.
SIGNS YOU'RE GETTING OLDER
1. You sink your teeth
into a steak and they stay there.
2. Old ladies offer
to help you cross the street.
3. Everything hurts
and what doesn't hurt, doesn't work.
4. The gleam in your
eye is from the sun hitting your bifocals.
5. You have all the
answers but nobody is asking you the questions.
6. You sit in a rocking
chair and can't get it going.
7. All the names in
your little black book end with MD.
August
19, 2003
Monkie
News | On The Net | Network
News
Monkie
News
Tomorrow: New
Desktops! - Tomorrow
we're back in the GUI saddle once again as we resume our
mid-week Wednesday Desktop
Edition! We'll have some new desktop GOO for your
eyes to drool upon so you'll want to be sure to tune in
right here at MacMonkies! See you then!!
On
The Net
MacMaid 2.1
- Clean up your desktop! Realmac
Software has just released MacMaid
2.1, a desktop organizational tool for Mac
OSX. The latest update includes the following enhancements
and fixes:
- Added favorites
menu to let you remember checked rules.
- Added Drag
and Drop support for the Fileguard table.
- Added View
menu to customize and hide toolbar.
- Relaunching
MacMaid is no longer required for preferences.
- Fixed major
bug that made fileguard not work in some situations.
- Fixed bug
that didn't allow you to remove scheduled folders.
- Minor changes
to the interface to follow the Apple guidelines.
- MacMaid
now runs in 10.3 (Panther)
- The stripes
in the settings tableview now show up
There's no need to worry
about the desktop clutter any longer. Hire the MacMaid
from Realmac Software
to do the chores for ya!
Network
News
the WebWorld
- BeanHead
Mac In Motion
- New Powermac G5s have jumped the Apple ship! They are
 now
being shoved onto shipping vehicles across the nation and
delivered to Apple stores and customer doors. The Mac known
as the world's fastest personal computer will soon be in
the hands of over 100,000 eager beavers who have pre-ordered
this product. Models currently being carried to the crowds
are two single processor G5s, and dual processor G5s will
be moved on to the masses later this month. -
from Apple
 Apple
Website Is Grade "A" - Apple is often
acknowledged for its advanced products, but B-to-B Magazine
has highly recommended the Apple website for its visual
excellence. It was actually assessed on more than meets
the eye, things such as navigation, use of graphics and
customer service. Apple was ranked number five on the magazine's
list of the top 100 Business-to-Business websites. And with
a score of 96 out of a possible 100, Apple easily earned
an A from B-to-B. - from MacMinute
and B-to-B
August
18, 2003
Community
News | On The Net | Bananas
At The Top
- Gooooood morning, Vietnam!! And of course the rest of
the web world
as well! This Monkie "radio announcer" has been
off twiddlin' his Monkie toes this last week taking a bit
of a breather from all of the recent festivities here at
MacMonkies. Strange though...Sometimes it seems like there's
more work when you are off from the business than when you
have your nose to the grind stone. But anyhoo...Just a couple
of notes before we begin this week's coconutz.
One more thanks to all
of those who participated in our 2nd Birthday Celebration,
The Big Bang Birthday Giveaway! It was
a real blast!!
Finally, if your name
is Aaron Reardon,
James Goodman,
or Dennis Noble,
please Contact Us
ASAP as your e-mail address went haywire somewhere along
the cyber waves.
Now, let's begin this week with a big old
Monkie grin and have some fun...Shall we!
Community
News
burntcanvasdesign
- Roll up! Roll up for the Mystery Tour! Mr. Alan Sherwood
brings you a massive update at the fine art galleries of
burntcanvasdesign!
Just in time for his 18th Birthday (Happy B-Day Dude!),
Alan brings you 16 new 'motheaten' desktops in your
face and in 3-D! All of these fine selections are in widescreen
and normal ratios, amazing 3d bryce work, and come to you
in grayscale glory. Get your Monkie butt over to burntcanvasdesign,
wish him a happy 18th, and let The Magical Mystery Tour
begin!
PlasmaDesign
- Mr. Rob Randtoul keeps pumpin' out the pixel pleasures
as he  has
added a new landscape wallpaper to PlasmaDesign.
His latest selection is titled Mill Pond
and two versions are available. Plus, you now can find out
if the pixel master is online as to ask him questions by
heading over to the site's
homepage. Everything's cool all the way around and it's
your chance to beat the heat by heading over to PlasmaDesign!
Mandolux
- Not only did Mando Gomez add some great desktops to the
galleries of Mandolux
last week, but just in from the desktop master is a new
addition to the Japanese Art theme titled The Scholarly
Accomplishments of Calligraphy and
Painting. And it's a two-panel screen with gold
leaf! You can always count on Mando for fine desktop designs
from the cool collections of Mandolux.
Grab a look!
Live Pencil
- If you're looking for a great big GUI smile, then you
need to check out all the latest additions from the smile
center at Live Pencil.
Here's a list of the great goods that Ramon Gonzalez has
just added:
- EMOTICONS: SMILY Laughing!!!
- ANIMATIONS: More stuff
for you to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY with.
- IT IS YOU: - Terry will
make us all smile and laugh.
- LIVE TEXT: See those
letter moving around... ALL THE BEST.
- HEADER LETTERS: Written
in the sand, again. This time with some sand on the background.
- HIDDEN IMAGE: A new
one every week...Please look for it, keep searching!
There's no sense in
drudgin' your way through the week with a set of the Monday
blues. Grab yourself a look at all the happy items at Live
Pencil.Go already!
The Iconfactory
- Those oh so wonderful pixel crafters at The
Iconfactory released some really tasty eye candy for
your pixel taste buds. The most recent additions at The
Factory are Smoothicons Vol. 6 and Satin
from Stockicons.com.
These terrific new additions are just begging you to get
your icon eyeballs over to The
Iconfactory and Stockicons.com
and have a GUI good old time. What are you waiting
for? GO!
Send Us Your Site
News!
press@macmonkies.com
On
The Net
Photologist 1.2.3
- And a 1, 2, 3! The latest version of Photologist
pops into place at version 1.2.3! Photologist is a versatile
image management, manipulation, and presentation solution.
The most recent update includes the following:
- Added ability to display EXIF
picture data
- Changed User's Guide to Help Viewer
format
- Disabled qtslideshow controls
if processing is in progress
- Added abort instructions to qtslideshow
window
- Resizing problem on Photo Finder
window fixed
This update is free to registered
users and can be downloaded from the fine folks at To•The•Point
Software. Get to grabbin'!
While We Were Away
- Whiles we were taking a break, some other great app info
was added to the charts:
Be sure to get the full scoop by
swinging over to these great app makers and get all the
details!
Bananas
Just Plain
Nuts - R. Westby
A GIANT PROBLEM
Did you hear about
the giant with diarrhea?
You didn't?! It's all
over town!
IN-LAW VS OUTLAW
What's the difference
between an in-law and an outlaw?
Outlaws are wanted.
STUPID ACID HUMOR
What happens when two acids collide?
An acid-dent.
JOB APPLICATION
Two young engineers applied for a
single position at a computer company. They both had the
same qualifications. In order to determine which individual
to hire, the applicants were asked to take a test by the
department manager.
Upon completion of the test, both
men had each missed only one of the questions. The manager
went to the first applicant and said, ''Thank you for your
interest, but we've decided to give the job to the other
applicant.''
"And why would you be doing
that? We both got nine questions correct," asked the
rejected applicant. "
We have based our decision not on
the correct answers, but on the question you missed,"
said the department manager.
"And just how would one incorrect
answer be better than the other?" the rejected applicant
inquired.
''Simple,'' said the department manager,
''Your fellow applicant put down on question #5, 'I don't
know.' You put down, 'Neither do I.'''
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