September 7, 2003

Monkie Business

Monkie Mac to the Max: Top of the Line! - The top of the line Macintosh Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5 runs $2,999.00. Right? Well, maybe not! If you go to the Apple Store and add all the available options, you have a slightly higher price. How about $15,079.90??!! Not convinced? See for yourself! Now that's a system!

September 6, 2003

Monkie Business

Monkie Business

Odds and Ends

Think Fast!

The first electronic computer appeared about 50 years ago. It was about 80 feet long and weighed 30 tons. By comparison, a desktop computer today can store a million times more information and is 50,000 times faster.

Crock On The Bay

While filming the popular 90's television series Baywatch, its cast and crew went through 306 pounds of body makeup and one 50 gallon drum of sunscreen each season.

Friends

If you should die before me, ask if you could bring a friend.

- Stone Temple Pilots

I'll lean on you and you lean on me and we'll be okay.

- Dave Matthews

Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say. Best friends listen to what you don't say.

September 5, 2003

Icons | Community News | Bananas

At The Top - Welcome to our whacked out, crazy new, Freaked Out Friday Icon Edition! If things seem a little coconutz around here, well...They are! As for the Weekend Updates, they are tentative at this time, but not for certain. No time for the details now, but we continue to roll out that fine pixel platter of Icon eye candy along with Community News and some Bananas too! So let's get down, get funky, and get to the GUI goods!

New GOO!

New Icons - Run to the GUI platters and fill your pixel plates with some fine new Icon eye candy during this week's Friday Icon Edition! We've got 3 New Icon Sets on the Monkie Menu for your appetite delight. And with all that said, dinner's on!

Pictures and Adicons - Adam Dickson is back with a blast of his fine icon pixel design from the cool collections of Pictures and Adicons! This week we get another close up look at Adam's photorealistic icon set titled Adicons MK4. This exceptional set of 9 provides a wide range of "back-to-school" goods that pack quite the pixel punch!

miX the piX - It's a pretty tough chore making the best even better. But some how, some way, some where out there in GUI land, Master miXer Hein Mevissen manages to do just that! Hein's latest creative set for Pixadex from miX the piX is titled Hein's Hardware 9.0. It's sure to leave your GUI eyes in the utmost GUI amazement. We just wonder if his next Hardware installment will be a perfect X!

mbstuart.com - Our final Friday Icon selection is some BIG business from Mr. Michael B. Stuart, webmaster and pixel designer of mbstuart.com. A fantastic set titled Buffalo brings in the big guns from Michael's exceptional eye for icon design. You'll find a collection that roams on the range from professional sports to the back of an Indian head nickel. A fine, fine set. And that ain't no bull! Enjoy!

Thanks Department --

Hein, Michael, and Adam...

Your pixels continue to please the masses!

Thanks for your incredible work!

CHEERS!!

Send Us Your Icons!

Community News

Mandolux - Always sending his best in Desktop design is Mr. Mando Gomez from the galleries of Mandolux! Here's this week's run down of all his latest additions:

Mandolux has issued ten new desktops: four Clouds & Skies (Cloudscape), four Giants: Los Angeles (Abstract), and two Japan (Art).

The latest of these fine selections is a new addition to the Clouds & Skies theme: Elaine. The photograph is a cloudscape taken just yesterday of an approaching cloud formation in Southern California. So now that you've got the abbreviated scoop, make your way to Mandolux and get the whole eyeful!

Send Us Your Site News!

press@macmonkies.com

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts

ACTUAL ANSWERS FROM RADIO CONTESTANTS Part II

13. Something you wear on a beach ...A deck-chair

14. A famous Royal...Mail

15. Something that flies that doesn't have an engine ...A bicycle with wings

16. A famous bridge...The Bridge Over Troubled Waters

17. Something a cat does...Goes to the toilet

18. Something you do in the bathroom...Decorate

19. A method of securing your home...Put the kettle on

20. Something associated with pigs...The Police

21. A sign of the Zodiac ...April

22. Something people might be allergic to ...Skiing

23. Something you do before you go to bed...Sleep

24. Something you put on walls...A roof

25. Something slippery...A con-man

JESUS AND MOSES PLAY GOLF

Jesus and Moses are playing golf and they're on the tenth hole. Moses hits the ball and it heads straight for a pond. Just before the ball hits the water, the pond parts and the ball rolls up onto the green.

Jesus winds up and hits one about to the same spot. Jesus' ball hits the water and skips across. All of a sudden, lightning flashes and a ball drops from the sky. A fish swallows it, a bird picks up the fish and drops the ball onto a turtle, that walks over to the hole and drops it in.

Moses turns to Jesus and says, ''I hate it when your Dad plays!''

BAD PICKUP LINE

I lost my phone number. Could I have yours?

September 4, 2003

Monkie News | On The Net | Network News

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Icons - Ooo la la! Can you smell those pixel fixin's cookin' up already? That's 'cuz there's another fine batch of Icons headed to the Monkie Menu for tomorrow's Friday Icon Edition. All ya gotta do to pick up the GOO is grab a vine and swing on by tomorrow for plenty of Pixels, News, and Bananas from Ye Ol' Monkie Zoo. See ya then!

On The Net

iPulse 2.0 - Our fine feathered friends over yinder at The Iconfactory have just announced the future feature & price upgrade for the fabulous iPulse 2.0! The Factory's popular OS X system monitoring utility is currently in beta testing for version 2.0. This version has over 30 new and compelling features including complete system reporting, mobility gauges, and the addition of iPulse skins or "Jackets" for increased customization. Registered users will receive the upgrade for free and new users will pay the well-worth-the-while price of $12.95. So if you've been thinking of purchasing iPulse, now is the best time to do so. Get your Monkie tail over to The Iconfactory and check out all the details on iPulse. GO! No, they really don't have feathers! Just plenty of fun!!

The Omni Group - Want great software for OSX? You got it! The fantastic app makers at The Omni Group have just released the latest versions of OmniOutliner and OmniDiskSweeper.

OmniOutliner 2.2.4 is an awesome outlining and organizational tool for OSX. The latest update provides localization updates recommended for French users and can be downloaded here.

Next up is OmniDiskSweeper 1.4, 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. The latest update provides a number of fixes to the program including improvements to the drive list, updated keyboard shortcuts, and improved stability. You can grab your updated copy with just a simple click.

So there you have it! Time to grab the latest greatest updates to OmniOutliner and OmniDiskSweeper from The Omni Group.

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Macintosh: Super Duper Super Computer - Virginia Tech has requested 1,100 of the new G5s to serve as a computer cluster to a supercomputer. The school is building what they hope will be one of the world's largest supercomputers, and they have decided to use the G5s as their next major building block. Macs do not currently make up any part of a world supercomputer, so this could become a big break for Apple. It has delayed some of the other G5 shipments in order to fill Virginia Tech's order. - from c|net

Panther On The Prowl - The word is out that Panther is about to attack! The newest Mac OS is not being sold or shipped yet, but the cat is crawling out of its beta cave and pouncing into the official standing of candidate status. Once Panther has been promoted to this status it will be beyond beta and into the final stages of feline fine-tuning. Apple said that this status switch will happen soon, bringing the release date of Panther even closer into focus. - from The Register

Spam Survey - There are a million things computer users would rather do than juggle junk e-mails. A recent survey proves it by showing that more than three out of four people would prefer scrubbing a toilet to shuffling through spam. Three quarters of the people also propose that e-mail perpetrators be punished whether by fines, jail time or reciprocated junk e-mail. However, there are still a slim quarter of those surveyed who believe spammers are simply doing their jobs and should not be shunned. So let the 'slim' scrub the toilets for a while! - from Yahoo

September 3, 2003

Desktops | Community News | On The Net | Bananas

At The Top - Gads! It's half way through the week already and this Monkie is still thinkin' it's Tuesday. But alas! We're all saved from extended Monkie Babel with another mid-week Wednesday Desktop Edition. This week's lineup features some fine fricasseed morsels of eye candy from some outstanding artists. And to make your Wednesday complete, we offer additional eye-info in the form of Community News, Software News On The Net, and Bananas too. Alrighty then! Let's get to it!

New GOO!

New Desktops - Yesirree Bob! No canned tomatoes or leftover stew. Just a fresh new batch of Desktop GOO for your eye-craving pixel appetite. There's 6 New Desktops for us to view, so let's slip on some sandals and head to the Monkie Zoo!

3-D Rendered - Is it possible to experience the freshness of May in the month of September? Well, maybe! But one thing is for certain: May from ShiftedReality's Juergen Eilts will have all of your senses reeling from the wondrous landscape beauty of this amazing digitally crafted selection. Made with Vue d'Esprit 4.1, this is a must have pic!

 

Nature - Surfin' in with a brand new digital photo is the ever talented Marty Leone! Marty gives your desktop a big splash with his amazing new selection titled Wave. With this fine piece of digital imagery, your desktop will be ridin' high on the tides of fun in the sun with no need to be a beach bum!

 

Desktops - The ever amazing Ed Allen knows all the right buttons to press! With his ultra artistic and minimalistic style and flare, we are pleased to present Bleach Button from the galleries of EA Design. This fine selection is part of Ed's White Void collection that he dedicated to a certain Monkie that you just might be familiar with. Thanks Ed!

Gettin' really far out and funky is a really groovey piece by Jameson Sasser titled Chrome Pool. This great work puts the pedal to the GUI metal and pours a great deal of creativity into the pixel pot. As this one certainly sizzles on your desktop, you don't want to slip in to the hot chrome brew!

Ahhh...The Rampant 1 graces the crazy coconutz once again with a real GOOsterpiece titled ArtDesk no. 14. From the wonderful GUI world of Rampant Mac, Sir Scott Chitwood (A.K.A. ResExcellence Head Honcho Dude) whips up his special and most amazing taste of desktop munchies that your monitor will enjoy down to the very last pixel!

The final selection comes your way from MonkieMaster Mr. Bradford Wiles. Sometimes when your head and heart are weakened by the wearies of the world, one needs a renewal of the Spirit. This simple whispering of the wind is most thoughtfully dedicated to my friend and "cohort in crime" - Ms. Tina 'BeanHead' Spicer. Enjoy!

Thanks Department --

Scott, Jameson, Juergen, Marty, and Ed...

Absolutely fantabulous work, gentlemen!

Excellence at its best!

THANK YOU!!

Have a piece you want to display?

Check out our Submissions guidelines and then send it in!

Community News

Mandolux - Mando Gomez adds to his desktop galleries at Mandolux with a fantabulous new version of Los Angeles: Version Four. In this version, you once again see the reality he sees in living in Southern California. This is a slow-shutter photograph with zoom of a chain link wall and a CAUTION yellow tape. Get yourself on the move to Mandolux and grab this excellent new number!

The Iconfactory - My my my! The wonderful Ms. Mindy from The Iconfactory has added some pixel pizzazz to The Factory's New Icon Tuesday! Mindy pitches the Par-Cheesiest in new GOO with the pixel pleasurable Parcheesi. This awesome new icon set is based on Hasbro's newly updated version of India's ancient national game of the same name. Come on, come on and do the Parcheesi pixel twist over yonder at The Iconfactory!

Send Us Your Site News!

press@macmonkies.com

On The Net

Complete Collector - Adding collectable colour to all of your collection needs are the good folks from Colourfull Creations. Just released is their latest app for OSX called Complete Collector. This fine app will help you organize your collections with ease. With features like built in search, the capability to put pictures with the items, and the ability to Applescript, Complete Collector will be a helpful tool to organize and keep track of those important collections. From baseball cards to antiques, Complete Collector is just what the collector ordered from Colourfull Creations!

Xounds 2.0 - Tired of the silence? How about the latest xounds from Unsanity LLC! Now available for download is Xounds 2.0, a haxie that brings back Appearance Sounds to Mac OS X! Check out all the latest additions to this new version:

• Plays sounds when you work - when you pull down menus, drag windows, select menu items, empty trash, and more.
• Assign freely which events you want to be voiced and which not.
• Assign any AIFF sound to supported events.
• Ability to import Mac OS 8 or 9 sound sets for use in Mac OS X.
• Stereo or mono output - so you actually hear sounds for each side you click menus.
• Exclude list to remove certain applications from being affected by Xounds.
• Easy to configure as it comes in usual Preference Pane form, accessible through System Preferences.

This is a must have FREE update for all users. And of course, if you don't already own a copy, you best get to grabbin' Xounds 2.0 from Unsanity. Xounds good!

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts

REALLY FUNNY

What has more lives than a cat?

A frog - it croaks every night!

Please somebody! Stop the insanity!

ACTUAL ANSWERS FROM RADIO CONTESTANTS Part I

On Irish radio there is a guy called Larry Gogan who has been running the "Just-a-Minute quiz" every lunchtime for years. These are actual answers from some contestants:

1. Something a blind man might use? A sword

2. A Song with the word Moon in the title? Blue Suede Moon

3. Name the Capital of France? "F"

4. Name a bird with a long neck? Naomi Campbell

5. Name an occupation where you might need a torch? A burglar

6. Where is the Taj Mahal? Opposite the dental hospital

7. What is Hitler's first name...Heil

9. Some famous brothers...Bonnie and Clyde.

10. A dangerous race...The Arabs

11. Something that floats in a bath...Water

12. An item of clothing worn by the Three Musketeers...A horse

AND IN HE FLU

The patient sat there looking ill and asked, ''Flu?'' The doctor replied, ''No, I came on my bicycle actually!''

September 2, 2003

Monkie News | Community News | Network News

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Desktops - Are your Monkie ears itchin' already? Must be 'cuz we've got some great new Desktops on the menu for our mid-week Wednesday Desktop Edition! Once you get a look at this new batch, your eyes will be goo-goo-googlin' with satisfaction. Plus we bring you News and a grin or two with Bananas to round off the festivities from the Monkie Zoo. Be sure to swing back by tomorrow for plenty of fun right here at MacMonkies!

Community News

PlasmaDesign - Are you ready for some BIG news? How about three big new dual monitor wallpapers added to the members area at PlasmaDesign! You betcha! All 3 are rendered at 3200x1200 pixels. These and the rest of Rob Randtoul's collection of dual monitor wallpapers can be previewed with just a click of the wrist. Get to moving to PlasmaDesign and grab an eyeful!

Live Pencil - Another great GUI update comes your way from the ear-to-ear grins of Live Pencil! Let's grab a look at all the latest:

• EMOTICONS: SMILY has gone CRAZY!!!!  
• ANIMATIONS: Ice cream... Yummm! Jumping around.
• WALLPAPERS: 3 new wallpapers. Includes the month of September calendar.
• IT IS YOU: - As always...Lot's of fun! It'll make you laugh!
• HIDDEN IMAGE: A new one every week...Please look for it, keep searching!

There's always tons o' fun in store from Ramon Gonzalez Teja and all you have to do is point your browser to Live Pencil and have a blast!

Send Us Your Site News!

press@macmonkies.com

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Apple Can't Live With Or Without Jobs - Apple is the subject of an essay seen in September's issue of Wired. The company is given credit for reshaping the face of the computer industry with virtually every new product it produces. Because of this, businesses want a piece of Apple even though it only holds 3 percent of the market. But no one buys it out because of CEO Steve Jobs. Though he is the single creative genius behind the business, he is just as much of an explosive live-wire. The companies with the big bucks can't take his heat. - from Wired

Puppy Eyed Pupils - "Srinuan," a stray dog in Thailand, has been looking at people with those big, puppy eyes for six months. But now, thanks to a local vet, he will actually be able to see those people. Perceiving that the puppy's eyes had a correctable problem, the pet-friendly vet proceeded to provide him with prescription goggles. The mutt no longer meanders around bumping his head, but dons his doggie glasses, which were funded by a foundation for stray friends. Umm...Does that make Srinuan a 'seeing eye dog'? - from ABC

September 1, 2003

Labor Day

Happy Labor Day - To everyone everywhere, who keeps this world a rollin', we salute you with a ten toes up Monkie salute! Thank you!!