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September 10, 2004

Icons | Community News | On The Net | Bananas

At The Top - No need to fear...Monday is gone, Friday is here, and it's time to start swingin' in Monkie style as we pull the mat out from all of the blunders with your Friday Icon Edition! Always up for the action is plenty of fun packed with Pixels, Community News, SW News On The Net, and the sweet smell of fresh Bananas. Now all we need to do is find a good brain surgeon for the Monkie Master and we'll really be in business. Let's get to the pixels!

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New GOO!

New Icons - Whoa, MonkDoggies! Must be the week of the Mac Penguin as we have 4 New Icon Sets on hand, two of which sport the dignified Linux look. So for this week's Icon Edition, get ready to dress your desktop with the look of success by way of fine Icon and Desktop design. Now where's that taylor?

Tux'n'tosh - The pixels were poppin' off the page earlier this week as we were pleased to introduce the creative craftsmanship of Bandar Raffa from Tux'n'Tosh. But that was only the beginning! Bandar is one of many talents, as you will see with the icon artistry in Tux'n'tosh. Though some in this collection are not original, he was inspired by Crystal. You're certain to find the same eye catching inspiration yourself!

 

DesignMood - Everybody know what time it is? Why, it's tool time with your master of moods: TAB from DesignMood! No, Tim Taylor isn't available to break things. But you'll find a fine collection of Mac necessities in the pixel power of Tools Set 2. This colorful select set of system replacements is the follow up to TAB's previous Gallery entry, Tools Set. With both collections, your complete set of power tools will need a utility belt!

 

Everaldo.com - With the liveliness of the Linux platform spreading like wild fire, the place for its familiar face is always a welcome sign! And so you will find the classy characters in Penguin Icons, made by KDE's Crystal Icons theme creator Everaldo Coelho. This absolutely outstanding assemblage of icon collectibles features 21 of the most memorable Penguin personalities you won't soon forget. Awesome stuff!!

 

elpincho Designs - Though the cell phone communications began in just the last few years, recent months has seen quite the explosion of these digital devices in iconized form! So this week's award in modern mobiles goes to Motorola V600 from the pixel man at elpincho Designs! This collection offers a view from most every angle imaginable. So flip it, spin it, turn it about...a fine set all the way around! Enjoy!

 

Thanks Department --

Bandar, elpincho, Everaldo, and TAB...

It's always a privilege and honor to display

Your incredible work!!

THANK YOU!!

Wanna share your work with the world?

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Community News

The Iconfactory - C'mon, Mindy! Where's the felines from the fair? Okay...So there's no circus cats to be found in The Iconfactory's latest icon release, but those cool cats invite you to step right up and grab a copy of The Circus by Mindy Weaver. This icon collection was inspired by their friends and family with new babies on the way. Gaze in wonder as they balance gracefully on your desktop! Join the circus and download the latest collection now from the Factory's Showroom for your Mac, Windows PC or as a handy Pixadex iContainer. Now, on with the show (and you can ignore the Monkie in the geek act)!

On The Net

iDo 1.0 - I did what?? No wait...You do it. Now I am really confused! But you won't be, 'cuz now we can get to the point with To•The•Point Software's latest product announcement: iDo 1.0! What can iDo do? How about:

Manage multiple task lists in a single, simple to use interface. Keep notes on any task. Link folders, documents, and web addresses to individual tasks. Set priorities and/or due dates for each task. Create unlimited task categories, each with an unlimited number of tasks. Print out task lists, with or without task details. Automatically sort items by priority, date, or name. Search all task names and details quickly. Backup and restore data from within iDo.

Now that says and does a lot! So what are you waiting for? Slip on over to To•The•Point Software and grab your copy of iDo...Do it NOW!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

OPEN WHERE?

You know how most packages say "Open here". What is the protocol if the package says, "Open somewhere else"?

NOW THAT'S FINAL!

Two college basketball players were taking an important final exam. If they failed, they would be on academic probation and not allowed to play in the big game the following week. The exam was fill-in-the-blank.

The last question read, "Old MacDonald had a ________."

Bubba was stumped. He had no idea what to answer. But he knew he needed to get this one right to be sure he passed.

Making sure the professor wasn't watching, he tapped Tiny on the shoulder. "Pssst. Tiny. What's the answer to the last question?"

Tiny laughed. He looked around to make sure the professor hadn't noticed then he turned to Bubba. "Bubba, you're so stupid. Everyone knows Old MacDonald had a FARM."

"Oh yeah," said Bubba. "I remember now."

He picked up his No. 2 pencil and started to write the answer in the blank. He stopped. Tapping Tiny's shoulder again, he whispered, "Tiny, how do you spell farm?"

"You are really dumb, Bubba. That's so easy. Farm is spelled E-I-E-I-O."

ALL MAPPED OUT

I have a map of the United States...Actual size. It says, "Scale: 1 mile = 1 mile." I spent last summer folding it. I also have a full-size map of the world. I hardly ever unroll it. People ask me where I live, and I say, "E6".

- Steven Wright

September 9, 2004

Monkie News | Community News | Network News

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Icons - My how time flies! Ya just get stuffed with a delicious round of desktop desirables and its already almost time to plump you up with pixels as the Friday Icon Edition is just around the corner! You can just feel the vibe about to arrive as the Monkie tribe is prepping up for a fun filled Friday. It's so, so sweet to have bright eyed icon eye candy on hand, and your icon pixel creations are always welcome. Got some to share? Send 'em here. Need some to wear? Slide on over this Friday for your fix of fun!

Community News

Live Pencil - Nope...It's not Memorex! But one step better than that, it's the everlasting pixel preservations of Live Pencil! There's all new GOO at Ramon's pixel palace, so let's take a look at what's in store:

• More SMILEY EMOTICONS - The DEVIL!!!
• More SMILEY EMOTICONS - Rolling!
• More SMILEY EMOTICONS - OOPS!
• Just for fun SLIDE PUZZLE!!!! - You already know this image.

This new batch of GOO will last a lifetime, and so will the smiles. So get yourself over to Live Pencil and have a blast!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

More Than A Pretty Mac Face - The minimalist new iMac G5 is cool in more ways than one. Sure it looks cool, but the computer actually stays much cooler than Macs from the past. It heats up the desktop experience without heating up itself. The chic, sleek machine also breaks the sound barriers of technology with its silence. This sound of silence, combined with reduced heat and the need for only one power cord, make Apple's new iMac G5 the overall coolest computer to date. - from Time

Apple Boosts Back-To-School Sales - Technology is the trend when it comes to back-to-school supplies, and Apple is in the forefront. iBooks are hotter than ever on college campuses, and the iPod is one of the leading electronic gadgets in educational facilities. Apple promotions which provide student discounts have also been strikingly successful, putting powered gadgets on plenty of back-to-school lists and pushing purchases over the point of $10 billion. - from MacObserver

Save Al A Seat - Due to a computer glitch, actor Al Pacino was recently left without a seat at the screening of his new movie. The problem at the premiere of The Merchant of Venice was that seating was provided for two hundred more people than the place could hold. Pacino reportedly remained pleasant through the process and was finally placed in a seat only rows from the front. The showing was delayed for seventy minutes while the details were ironed out. - from Ananova

September 8, 2004

Desktops | Community News | Bananas

At The Top - What better way to get rid of the mid-week ho hums than to whip the "Weds" into shape with your Wednesday Desktop Edition! Amongst the fun are new Desktop artists, Community and SW News, and of course everybody's favorite smile toot - Bananas! So as you may have the blahs after returning from your holiday funtivities, kick back, relax, and let the spin of the Monkie Bin liven things up!

New GOO!

New Desktops - Hold on to your britches! It's time to dig deep into the wonderful world of delicious eye candy treats as we place 5 New Desktops on your GUI platter for this week's Desktop Edition! Be sure to grab some fluoride, for this selection of sweetness is bound to give you a toothache. Let's munch!

3-D Delectables - Just Think about a world without Windows...Though things would be a bit dim in the real world of light, the virtual reality of computing would have nothing to crash or break! Sporting the best of the best of both worlds, Bandar Raffa from Tux'n'tosh suits up Apple with the Linux tux look by Everaldo for a fantabulous look that's dressed for success with an additional appearance in the Logos Department!

Mr. Modernistic himself slips in for a second view of quality GOO with Modèrne 2! Ever creative desktop crafter Bob Wiley sports "number 2" in his post-modernist series with this "unlike-anything-else" selection. Not your typical 3-D number, Bob taps into his amazing talents to push those "stones" onto the background while bringing every dimension of GUI goodness right up in your inter-face!

 

Nature - No, they're not girls! And, no, they're not some refreshing alcoholic beverage. William D. Thompson presents some fresh-cut Margaritas for sale in the local market in San Miguel de Allende. You may know them as Shasta daisies, but in Mexico they're called "margaritas" and they brighten up gardens well into the fall, which most likely is rapidly approaching where you live. Either way, they're smellin' sweet and will brighten up your desktop's fall!

 

Desktops - Another girl with the GUI power is our newest gal to enter the Galleries, Lisa Cunningham! Lisa offers her first blast of sweet smelling GUI aroma with a pic of pixel punch titled Lily Flower Power. The layout of this selection steers clear of the corruption of complexity, thus making it a clear choice as your pixel place matt without the worry of adding clutter to your view of GOO. A must-have for your desktop collections!

In with another one of his cool blue moods is Mr. True Blue himself, Neil Roberts. Originally named "Untitled 2," Ribbon flies in from the unknown in the naming department to finish first for a "photo finish" and winning a - yes, you guessed it - blue ribbon for the ultra-cool in Aqua appearance. Now, my question is: Does Neil wear blue suede pixel shoes with his hair slicked back by way of Brylcreem? Enjoy!

Thanks Department --

Lisa, Bandar, William, Neil, and Bob...

When it comes to top notch design in Desktops,

You're a notch above the rest!

THANK YOU!!

Have a piece you want to display?

Check out our Submissions guidelines and then send it in!

Community News

The Iconfactory - WHAT? No Icon Tuesday from The Iconfactory??? Well, that's only temporary! Those fine pixel folks are moving this week's freeware release till Thursday, thus allowing the workers to get back on schedule after the recent Holiday and get the assembly line back up to speed. So be sure to slip back by The Iconfactory on the web on Thursday, the hottest icon spot on the web for icons fun and fresh!

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Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

SCARED TO SLEEP

Shakey went to a psychiatrist. "Doc," he said, "I've got trouble. Every time I get into bed, I think there's somebody under it. I get under the bed, I think there's somebody on top of it. Top, under, top, under. You gotta help me, I'm going crazy!"

"Just put yourself in my hands for two years," said the shrink. "Come to me three times a week, and I'll cure your fears."

"How much do you charge?"

"A hundred dollars per visit."

"I'll sleep on it," said Shakey.

Six months later the doctor met Shakey on the street. "Why didn't you ever come to see me again?" asked the psychiatrist.

"For a hundred bucks a visit? A bartender cured me for ten dollars."

"Is that so! How?"

"He told me to cut the legs off the bed!"

LADIES LAST LAUGH Part I

1. What do you do if your boyfriend walks out? You shut the door.

2. If they put a man on the moon - they should be able to put them all up there.

3. Never let your man's mind wander - it's too little to be out alone.

4. Go for younger men. You might as well - they never mature anyway.

5. Men are all the same - they just have different faces, so that you can tell them apart.

6. Definition of a bachelor: a man who has missed the opportunity to make some woman miserable.

7. Women don't make fools of men - most of them are the do-it-yourself types.

8. Best way to get a man to do something - suggest they are too old for it.

THE PERILS OF FLATULENCE

Why should you only put 239 beans in bean soup?

Cuz one more will make it "too farty!"

TOOTH

You know you're a redneck when people say you lie through your tooth!

September 7, 2004

Monkie News | Community News | Network News

Monkie News

Link of the Week Returns! -Whoa! It's been quite sometime since a select site has graced these pages in the form of a Featured Link! But a great way to whip the Monkie tail back into shape is with the addition of DesignMood to our Links Page, along with a brief pop of our thoughts in the featured slot. So drop down to the "featurette" in the left hand column, pop over to our Links Page, and check out DesignMood!

Tomorrow: New Desktops - Tomorr-ah, tomorr-ah, there's Desktops tomorr-ah! Hot diggity doggities! Hump Day is near and when it arrives, there's a pile of New GOO available as we roll out your Wednesday Desktop Edition. And with all things GOO, there's always a batch of Bananas and News. So swing back by the Monkie Zoo for of all this plus plenty of pixel pick-me-uppers!

Community News

Pictures and Adicons - We know your eyes have been craving the most excellent desktop selections of Pictures and Adicons. And just for you, we have great news! Adam Dickson has informed us that 18 fabulous new desktop pictures have been added to his creative corner on the web. For your eye candy enjoyment, these all natural pics are certain find just the spot in your desktop heart. So slip over to Pictures and Adicons and check 'em out!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Apple Escape - Apple definitely does not dance around the element of design, but the implications of its insistent good looks may be deeper than the surface. Not only do Apple products appeal to the eyes of the crowd, they appeal to the crowd's imaginations. Guardian goes as far as to say that Apple products are the happy place of computerland, the normal person's escape from the domination of the PC world. The Mac design and ease of use make consumers the masters of their own destiny. - from The Guardian

GI Jobs - A couple friends who happen to be Mac fans have fostered a mail program in which a figurine of Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, is sent around the world. The doll, a mini me of Jobs, is a GI Joe dressed up in blue jeans and a black turtleneck. It is sent from one recipient to another along with a digital camera, so pictures of the Jobs doll around the globe can be gathered into a gallery. Founders say it is simply a fun way for Mac fans to form a common bond across the borders. - from Wired

Montana Eyes iMac G5 - Famous 49ers football star Joe Montana may have a lot of fans, but it turns out he is an Apple fan. Montana is a Mac man, sporting multiple Macs throughout his household. Recently spotted while scoping out the new iMac G5 in the San Francisco Apple Store, the one-time quarterback said he was quite taken with the most recent Mac machine. Its dynamic design dazzled the professional ball player and had him eyeing iMac G5 intensely. - from MacMinute

September 6, 2004

Labor Day | Monkie News | Bananas

Happy Labor Day! - To all of you who bust your butt, break your back, fan the innovative fires from your minds, and wipe the sweat from your brow to keep this Nation on its feet, Happy Labor Day. We salute you!

Monkie News

Note For The Holiday - Since most of you monkies are out and about enjoying yourselves with tons o' fun and rewaxation, this Monkie Edition will be an abbreviated one. We will return tomorrow in full swing. Have a blast!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

NOW THAT'S LOW!

A guy had been feeling down for so long that he finally decided to seek the aid of a psychiatrist.

He went there, lay on the couch, spilled his guts then waited for the profound wisdom of the psychiatrist to make him feel better.

The psychiatrist asked me a few questions, took some notes then sat thinking in silence for a few minutes with a puzzled look on his face.

Suddenly, he looked up with an expression of delight and said, "Um, I think your problem is low self-esteem. It is very common among losers."

SIGNS YOUR CAR MIGHT BE A LEMON

1. Motor Trend never mentioned a "Chevrolet Caca."

2. Manufactured in Zchkynk, Crzyktjkystan.

3. Two Words: Pontiac Sunkist

4. Changing the pre-set radio stations voids the warranty.

5. Car has spent more time on "60 Minutes" than on the road.

6. Disqualified from Soapbox Derby for lack of structural integrity.

7. Turn on the wipers and two guys climb out of the trunk with squeegees.

8. Disqualified from Soapbox Derby for lack of structural integrity.

9. Bicycle pump required to inflate airbags.

10. The hood ornament? An ostrich with its head in the sand.

11. You realize too late that it *is* your father's Oldsmobile.

12. Ralph Nader's home phone number written on dashboard.

13. When you sit behind the wheel, a nerdy billionaire voice asks, "Where do you want to go today?"

KNOCKIN' OVER THE COWS

Knock, Knock

Who's there?

Cows go.

Cows go who?

No, silly! Cows go moo!