August
27-28, 2005
 At
The Top: Weekend Edition - Well, well, well! This is kinda weird,
but welcome to your Weekend GUI Edition!
We're sure you got a preview yesterday of the already online Icons and
Desktops. But now it's time to do our thing as we set a little spin ala
Monkie style on all things GOO just for you. And added to the eye candy
extravaganza is a round of Community News, SW News On The Net, and Bananas
to boot! So kick back and enjoy the show!
Pro
Icons for Pro Developers - Miloszwl.com
New GOO!
New Icons and Desktops -
Wholly cow! It's been some time since we've seen a gathering of the Icons
and Desktops to provide for one outstanding GOO-fest altogether in one place!
But that's just what we have as there's 2 New Icon
Sets and 3
New Desktops for your viewing enjoyment. So let's kick off this
pixel party and have a blast!
 Icons -
Though his mysterious absence of web presence raises a question, there's
no doubt of James Cukr's excellence in icon
creation as you can most certainly see in the recent set titled Mac
mini HD! Sporting Apple's cool computer, James
includes variations of the mini as well as a couple other delights!
 Taking a short break from her all to cool MacKool collection, we head
into another great series of pixel pleasures by Leslie Javorek with
Opal StarterKit! Offering a replacement
set seen for its rich iridescence, Leslie has come up with a most unique
blend of Mac class combined with her talents and a smooth new view!
Desktops -
Looks as though me younger Monkie munchkin (okay, so  he's not small at
all) Todd Darland has had quite the creative streak as of late! With his
meekness in digital design, Todd finds a full spectrum of color and a whole
lotta muscle found in his latest contribution titled Strength. You're sure
to get a big splash of satisfaction once you lay your eyes on this new
number!
Back for the attack with an amazing new creation, long time desktop  contributor
Ed Allen returns with another fine design from Ed
Allen Design Studios titled Black
Steel! This remarkable piece of "heavy metal" provides all kinds of
twists and turns and continues to showcase his creative strengths and demonstrate
his pixel prowess! We're sure you'll agree that this pic "steels" your
desktop!
Once again lending tribute to the views of the vast desert of Africa, Bob
Wiley steps in with an abstract, impressionistic view of the
continent's masses of sand with Impression
of the Sahara. This trip to the dunes is taken from a photo he got,
and it's his representation of what the dunes really looked like. When
it comes down to it, we'd say Bob did quite the marvelous job...Enjoy!
Thanks Department --
James, Leslie, Todd, Ed, and Bob...
Thanks a million for your continuing creative
abilities!
You're the best!
THANK YOU!
Wanna share your work with the world?
Send Us Your Creations!
Community News
Live Pencil Updates - Another good group of
GOO has made its way into the galleries of Live
Pencil! Here's a look at
the latest:
- New EMOTICONS - MOREEEE HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
- New EMOTICONS - More...It's
your birthday!!!
- New EMOTICONS - And these are THE LAST!
- TIC TAC TOE - You'll love it.
So if you're looking for some sweet emoticons and more, grab your vine and
swing over to Live Pencil today!
On The Net
 Gideon Softworks Updates Dock-It - Now available
from Gideon Softworks is the latest software update with the release of Dock-It
2.4.2! This cool tool is a multifunctional dock and Finder enhancer
for the Mac OS X operating system. The latest version offers several fixes
and reduces the application's "size." So if you are looking for an easy to
use, yet powerful Dock alternative to the competition, move that mouse toward
Gideon Softworks and grab your copy of Dock-It!
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Automobile Acronyms Part I
AUDI
Accelerates Under Demonic Influence
Always Unsafe Designs Implemented
BMW
Beautiful Mechanical Wonder
Big Money Works
Bought My Wife
Brutal Money Waster
BUICK
Big Ugly Indestructible Car Killer
CHEVROLET
Can Hear Every Valve Rap On Long Extended Trips
Cheap, Hardly Efficient, Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time
DODGE
Drips Oil, Drops Grease Everywhere
After The Exit
Q. What is one of the first things that Adam and Eve did after they were
kicked out?
A. They really raised Cain.
A Namby-Pamby Place
The manager of a large office noticed a new man one day and told him to
come into his office. "What is your name?" was the first thing
the manager asked the new guy.
"John," the new guy replied.
The manager scowled, "Look, I don't know what kind of a namby-pamby
place you worked at before, but I don't call anyone by their first name.
It breeds familiarity and that leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer
to my employees by their last name only - Smith, Jones, Baker - that's all.
I am to be referred to only as Mr. Robertson. Now that we got that straight,
what is your last name?"
The new guy sighed and said, "Darling. My name is John Darling."
"Okay, John, the next thing I want to tell you is..."
Addicted
George answered the phone and on the other end of the line was Dr. Thomas
calling to remind George's wife Tyna about her upcoming appointment. George
said that he would remind Tyna about her appointment but that she did not
know where his office was located.
Dr. Thomas instructed that his office was located at the hospital in the
west wing - room W. George quickly jotted down the information and thanked
the doctor. He then hung up the phone and went to the bedroom to take a nap.
Later on, Tyna returned home and was perplexed when she saw the message next
to the phone that read:
"WWW @ Hospital Doc Tom"
August
26, 2005
At The
Top
At
The Top - Tomato, tamata...Today or tomorrah! No matter how you add
 'em up, only one thing has relevance for your Almost
Friday Icon and Desktop Edition. Though the newest Icons and Desktops are
currently on line, time constraints have limited us from having a full blown
GUI Edition. So rather than gipping our pixel artists of their full fledged
features, we will simply postpone the eye candy gala until Saturday. Until
then, you can get a view of the GUI preview by slipping over to the Gallery and get a glance of what's to come. Until tomorrow, have a blast!
August
25, 2005
Monkie News | On
The Net | Network
News
Monkie
News
 Tomorrow: New GOO? -
Welcome back, folks! The last couple of days of fixing things up went somewhat
smoothly, only containing a couple of snags due to exhaustion and a very
busy schedule. That said, we are tentatively planning a "GUI Friday" if
time allows. If not, we will still be here tomorrow in some form or another...Howz
about that for confused! Anyhoo, there's plenty of News now to tend to, so
let's get right down to it!
On The Net
Unsanity Releases ShapeShifter 2.2 - Always
on the endeavor to make your GUI  view all the more cool, the folks from Unsanity have
released ShapeShifter
2.2! This amazing tool allows users to change
the overall appearance of your Mac using themes that bring a makeover to
the look of your windows, menus, apps, buttons... absolutely
everything. And now, ShapeShifter is SO much better as it adds the spiffolicious
new module "guiTweak" that provides the ability to tweak a theme
that you like into a theme that you love. It also lets you move variants
between guiKit files, rename variants, remove variants, or change the preview
image or description for variants. And there's so much more! So much so that
you best hurry over to Unsanity, check
out the latest details, and get your copy of ShapeShifter!
 Gideon Softworks Updates - David J. Clark
of Gideon Softworks has announced
the immediate availability of both xBack
3.5.1. and SSH
Helper 1.2.2. xBack is a utility that allows you replace
your desktop with a screen saver. The latest version alphabetizes the
Media menu, contains one binary for all versions of Mac OS X, and includes
internal changes to make xBack more efficient.
SSH Helper is the only OpenSSH configuration utility for Mac OS X that allows
you to easily control who's allowed to access your account, generate new
OpenSSH keys, view/export your Public Keys, and setup and control the OpenSSH
Server. In version 1.2.2, UsePAM is now set to NO when Password Authentication
turned off and the app size is smaller. Now that you have the skinny on xBack and SSH Helper, swing over to Gideon
Softworks and check 'em out!
Network
News
the WebWorld -
BeanHead
Apple-Intel Inspires Innovation - Apples
partnership with Intel has made some Mac fans leery, worrying that Apple
may be giving in to the common PC. It has the power to do just the opposite,
however. Since Apple has never sacrificed style and innovation, it likely
never will. This means that, rather than Macs succumbing to the ordinary,
Apple will influence all things PC to take a step up in the innovative direction. -
from MacNN
School Of Apples - What better way to go
back to school than with an education friendly Apple computer? That is the
goal of Chatham County, N.C. for all of its high school students. One thousand
brand new iBooks are being handed out this year, and more will be handed
out each year until every student in the district has a laptop in their laps.
The district hopes this will get everyone on board for technology. -
from MacNewsWorld
Windows WannaBe's - Pirating has not been
a bad practice when it comes to pirating the Windows operating system. Some
versions of the OS finding their way through file sharing seem to run more
smoothly than the real thing. Of multiple viable versions one can get anything
from a stripped down copy of Windows to a beefed up one. And copies of Windows
even run rampant with security software. - from Wired
August
22-24, 2005
Community News | Monkie
Business | Bananas
At The Top: Short Break -
Good day, mates! Hope your weekend was filled with  fun and fruitfulness
that filled your funny bone's desire. As for the "two crew" here at the
Monkie Boat, we'll be taking a short break as to tend to the remaining
mess due to the flooding situation we mentioned a couple weeks back. The
carpet cleaning folks were also flooded with a number of jobs due to the
excessive rain, so they couldn't get to the Monkie Hut till now. And with
the task at hand, many things must be moved about to get the job done appropriately.
So until we return on Thursday, enjoy the current categories of News and
crazies and we will see you on Thursday!
Community
News
StockIcons Releases Plateau Stock Icon Collection -
The folks from The Iconfactory  have let us know that their icon design site
for developers and designers - StockIcons.com - has released a new royalty-free
collection titled Plateau. Fun and playful,
its bold colors and quirky lines will bring a retro feel to any application
or website for a mere $349.00. It is also available as scalable EPS's
for use in large format, print and web applications for $249.00 USD. Need
just the right look for your application needs? Head over to StockIcons and
check out their latest!
Live Pencil Updates - Another
great day in GUI goodness has come to the galleries of Live
Pencil with their most recent update! Here's what's new:
- New EMOTICONS - MOREEEE HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
- New EMOTICONS
- More... It's your birthday!!!
- New EMOTICONS - And more, yes more,
yet to come...
- Just for fun. MATCH GAME - You too played this game
before.
Get just what the GUI Doctor ordered by making a bee line to Live
Pencil and your dose of goodness and fun!
Monkie Business
Odds and Ends
Heavy Fashion - The multi-layered space suite
worn by astronauts on the Apollo moon landings weighed 180 pounds on Earth
and 30 pounds on the moon with the reduced lunar gravity.
Cat Scratch Fever - Cats are the only domestic
animals that walk directly on their claws, not on their paws. This method
of walking is called "digitigrade." When cats scratch furniture,
it isn't an act of malice. They are actually tearing off the ragged edges
of the sheaths of their talons to expose the new sharp ones beneath.
Not So Wild And Crazy Guy - Steve Martin
studied philosophy at California State University at Long Beach, and for
a time, considered becoming a philosophy professor instead of an actor-comedian-writer.
Edison's Medicine - The three great essentials
to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-iveness,
and third, common sense.
- Thomas Edison
Paperback Stopper - The paperback is very
interesting, but I find it will never replace the hardcover book - it makes
a very poor doorstop.
- Alfred Hitchcock
Meaning Of Music - The whole problem can
be stated quite simply by asking, "Is there a meaning to music?" My
answer would be, "Yes." And "Can you state in so many words
what the meaning is?" My answer to that would be, "No."
- Aaron Copland
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Zoomin'
Two crows were sitting on a fence amazed at how fast a jet with smoke pouring
out the back was going.
First crow: Man, look how fast that guy is going.
Second crow: You'd fly that fast too if your tail was on fire!
Zackly, What is a Census?
A census taker walked up to an old, run down cabin on the back side of a
mountain and knocked at the door. After a long pause, an elderly man opened
a screen door and asked, "What can I do for you, young feller?"
The census taker replied, "Sir, I work for the United States government
and I'm here to take the census."
"Well, I don't rightly know what yo'ens is a talking about. Zackly,
what is a census?"
"Sir, every ten years the United States government needs to know exactly
how many people live in our wonderful country, and I've come to you to help
them find out."
The old farmer removed his straw hat, scratched his head, wiped his face
with a bandanna, and looked the young man straight in the face before exclaiming, "Well,
son, you've come to the wrong place. I ain't got no idda how many people
live in the United States."
The Thousand Dollar Sermon
One beautiful Sunday morning, a Minister announced to his congregation:
"My good people, I have here in my hands three sermons...a $1,000
sermon that lasts five minutes, a $500 sermon that lasts fifteen minutes,
or a $100 sermon that lasts a full hour. Now, we'll take the collection and
see which one I'll deliver."
Twisted Nursery Rhymes
Mother McGee went to drive C:
to find her poor Windows a byte
But, when she enquired, all drive space expired
And not even Stacker would put it right.
Little Miss Muffet opened her notebook and called on WordPerfect to write
Along came a spider, who sat down beside her, and explained how the function
keys worked.
Mary had a little Lan Then, she wanted more
First she bought a lot of RAM
Then part interest in a computer store.
In honor of Elvis Presley the Clintons have decided their new home in New
York will be called Disgraceland.
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