October 2-3, 2004

At The Top: HELP!! - Okay folks...Time to turn to you for some help. I had a reader write in explaining that all of the icons they downloaded from Icons Page 59 would give them a prompt that said they were "damaged or corrupt" files. Also, any icons on previous pages were fine. As I investigated, I checked them in OS 9.2, OS X 10.1, 10.2.8, and 10.3.5 without being able to replicate the problem of opening the compressed (archived) files.

However, I did try opening them on a Windows based machine that uses StuffIt Expander and the files came up "corrupt," but only those on Page 59. So here's what I need from you:

1. Have you experienced the same or similar issue?

2. If so, do you have any ideas as to why this would occur?

I did make sure that the files were uploaded in binary mode, and I tried different versions of StuffIt to open them and even recompressed them. Neither of these efforts resolved the problem. So, if any of you have any ideas or insight as to what the problem may be, please drop me a line. Thanks so much in advance!

P.S. We will be taking Sunday off, but will return on Monday. See you soon!

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October 1, 2004

At The Top - There's no debate about it! Friday is here and it's time to have some fun! And since fun is at the forefront of your GUI minds, we're pleased to pull out this week's Friday Icon Edition. There's a fine line of pixel designs from a fab four group of GUI artists, SW Updates, Community News, and Bananas for your brain to soak in. So if you want to take a quick break and vacate from the seemingly serious political scene, kick back and enjoy the show!

New GOO!

New Icons - What's the best way to escape from everyday doldrums provided courtesy of the world zoo? Dive face first into a pile of GOO! And the best place to accomplish the task is right here in Friday's Icon Edition with 4 New Icon Sets. So take the shades off of your pixel peepers and get ready to have a grand ol' GUI time!

David Kersten - What better way to start than with a new GUI artist to tear all things apart! Ever creative icon crafter David Kersten enters the Monkie ranks with his first submission titled Mini iPod Dissect. This most unique collection features the guts of the glorious iPod with pixel shots provided by iPoding. The question remains whether these pixel parts can be reassembled!

 

elpincho Designs - What a way to return...He disappears from the web and then returns with a dish of trash! But it's all in the name of fun from elpincho Designs. Though not the first to be flushed out, WC Trash provides a common concept that creates for an interesting view on how to dispose of unwanted "material waste" on your desktop. Now put down that lid and flush it!

Sporting an entirely different perspective in icon excellence is elpincho's follow up collection to iColorsHD with Extra iColorsHD. This sexy set of sixty-six hard drivin' beauties will put extra fire in your wire for all your "driving" needs from USB, to SCSI, to -- of course -- FireWire! And they are all ready to plug in your pixel slots for a great new view!

 

Steve Smith - Putting the final dynamics of dynamite fun for this week's collection of icon creativity is the second in Steve Smith's XI Series: Xi Mac Vol. 2. Steve manages to combine his most amazing abilities with a flavor of cross-platform taste that results in an awesome collection of customized replacements for folders, games, and so much more! Enjoy!

 

Thanks Department --

David, elpincho, and Steve...

Your outstanding work keeps the GUI world rockin'!

THANK YOU!!

Wanna share your work with the world?

Send Us Your Icons!

Community News

Live Pencil - When you're worn out from all of the week's woes, there's one great place to go for real rejuvenation: Live Pencil! What's new in GOO? Let's grab a quick look:

• 10 new EMOTICONS - Shame on you !!!
• 6 new EMOTICONS - I'm so sleepy...I can't stop yawning.
• 6 new EMOTICONS - Baby.
• For your e-mails...WRITING your emotions. All the best!
• MATCH GAME - We have all played this game sometime in our childhood. TRY IT! It's FREE!

Now that you have the inside scoop to all of the new GOO now available, hurry over to Live Pencil and get ready to smile a while!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

BIGGER

Who's bigger, Mr. Bigger or his baby?

The baby -- he's a little Bigger!

HEAVENLY TWIST

Three friends die and go to heaven. The first guy gets handcuffed to one of the ugliest girls there.

"Why?" he asks.

St. Paul replies, "When you were nine you killed a bird with a stone." The same happens to the second guy. He asks why.

St. Paul replies, "When you were nine you killed a bird with a stone." The third guy laughs at his friends and says, "Thank God I didn't do anything like that." He gets handcuffed to the prettiest girl in heaven. The other two guys ask, "Why?"

"Because when she was nine she killed a bird with a stone."

BAGPIPE

What's the difference between a bagpipe and an onion?

No one cries when you cut up a bagpipe.

THE SHOE FAMILY

John: "Did you hear the one about the father shoe?"

Sara: "No, what about it?"

John: "It was it's family's SOLE support!"

MONKIE BRAINS

An alien walked into a shop and told the owner that he came from Mars and wanted to buy a brain for research.

"How much is this one?" he asked. "Well that one is a man brain and it's $20," he explained.

"How much is that one?'' he asked ''Well that one is a female brain and its $100." he explained.

"And how much is that one?" he asked. "That one is a Monkie's brain and it is $500" he explained.

"Why so expensive?" the alien asked. "Well it has hardly been used!"

September 30, 2004

Monkie News | On The Net | Network News

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Icons - Woo hoo! This Monkie can hardly wait till tomorrow as fine dining comes your way for a fantabulous Friday Icon Edition! You'll find your eyes a poppin' with pixel pleasures, your intellect informed with News, and maybe even bust a gut with the usual zany antics found here at the Monkie Asylum. So whatever you do, swing back tomorrow and let it all loose!

On The Net

MAX Programming - 'Tis the season for updates from the fine folks at MAX Programming! Two of their popular applications have just been updated. Let's have a look at the latest:

iCash 2.1 - Now available for download is iCash 2.1, their personal finance and money manager designed to track incomes, expenses, credits, debts and bank transactions. With this release, you'll get a long list of new features and fixes.

MaxBulk Mailer 3.4 - Also available is Maxbulk Mailer 3.4 at the Maxprog website. MaxBulk Mailer is a powerful mail-merge tool for Mac that allows you to send out customized press releases, price lists and any kind of text or HTML documents to your customers. It handles plain text, HTML and styled text documents with full support for attachments. Version 3.4 includes several new features, improvements and fixes.

To download the latest releases of the great apps, and to view the complete list of changes for both, head over to MAX Programming and check 'em out!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

iTunes Spotlights U2 Single - After four years of silence the band U2 is featuring the first release of their newest album exclusively on iTunes. The tune, Vertigo, is currently available for download only at Apple's online music store. Vertigo is simply a sneak preview of the studio production, titled 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb.' The rock band's album is not scheduled to be released until November 22, 2004. - from MacObserver

Apple Stock To Grow - Analysts agree that the sensible conclusion regarding Apple's stock is that it will steadily increase in the next few years. They are predicting earnings of 18 cents a share as opposed to 8 cents a share last year. Though much of the rise is attributed to iPod sales, profits from new iMac G5 sales are expected to help increase stock as well. Also bettering the buck for Apple is a beefy boost from sales of the Hewlett Packard iPods. - from CBS Marketwatch

Super Duper DVDs - Researchers are rigging up ways to increase the capacity of DVDs up to one hundred percent more than what they can store currently. The key to this capacity is layers and lighting. First a DVD with four layers is formed, each layer holding 250 gigabytes. Then the pits in the DVD are altered through angles so the light reading it can pick up ten times more info out of every pit. The result is a super-sized DVD without changing the actual size at all. - from BBC

September 29, 2004

Desktops | Community News | Bananas

At The Top - Why would one want to wander wondering where they could whisper, "WHERE DO I GET MY FIX OF GUI GOODIES!!!" Okay. There's no need to keep it under your breath. Shout it out loud! You're in the right place! Now that you have the 411, welcome to this week's Wednesday Desktop Edition! We've prepared a fantabulous set of desktop wonders that will go great with a bite of Community News, SW Updates, and a scoop of Bananas. So grab a spoon, sit back, and let's all dig in!

New GOO!

New Desktops - Ladies, gents, and germs...Start your GUI engines! It's time to fire up the pixels with a fine line of 5 New Desktops for this week's Desktop Edition! Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall, there's always room for one and all to decorate your view of GOO in delight. Let's look!

3-D Rendered - No more need to wonder where the wonderful works of pixel crafter Mr. Mysterious from elpincho Designs have wandered. He's back with a new URL and you're about to get connected with one of his latest creations, Connection Apple. As always, all things Apple come together ever so well with the accomplished pixel crafter behind the wheel of the apple cart. Perhaps the best part about this pic is no fuel is needed as it appears it is about to blast off!

Ahh...The leaves are beginning to fall, and Fall has already entered the change of nature's guard. Though the latest pic from ShiftedReality's Juergen Eilts would fair well in our Nature Department, his indescribable ability to add life to pixel technology makes Autumn Again a winning candidate for all things 3-D! Your eyes will be more than amazed when they gaze through the forest of trees, almost feeling the sun's rays warming your entire being!

 

Nature - Not quite ready for the season's change is a burst of Spring time freshness from everybody's favorite California GUI girl Joy Tallant! Fuchsia Daisy is one of the many gorgeous photo opportunities found at Joy's colorful web based home of grnluvbug. This most excellent selection will add instant bloom and bounce to your desktop's step. There's no doubt your view will bee smellin' sweet with a singing smile; and no winged stingers are invited to attend the chorus!

 

Fun - Oh my, my! Continually bridging the gap between computer platform and fun is Tux'n'tosh architect Bandar Raffa. And what's this week's wonderful view? WOW! And what one word would describe it? WOW! All bright-eyed and sophistic-tailed, this all-too-cool number is already ready to add an ear-to-ear grin to your desktop while the classy character keeps all eyes on you. Let's just hope you don't feel too hyphenated before you get your hands on this great pic!

And for our final blast of fabulous fun, the man with the ever ready eye on everyday picture possibilities is William D. Thompson with Here's Looking At You, Kid! Every time William goes to a particular rural community, this goat comes to the wall and pokes his head over as he walks by. It always tickles his funny bone to see the critter checking him out. So Thursday, Mr. Thompson snapped this photo. That'll show him, eh? Here's looking at you, kid! Enjoy!

Thanks Department --

Joy, Bandar, elpincho, Juergen, and William ...

We could never get through the week

Without your GUI view!!

THANK YOU!!

Have a piece you want to display?

Check out our Submissions guidelines and then send it in!

Community News

The Iconfactory - Yet another fantabulous icon set has hit the shelves at The Iconfactory! With the Athens Olympic games behind us and winter approaching, Factory artist Talos Tsui thought it was a good time to finish and release his latest set - Salt Lake City 2002. This set was originally started during the winter games in Salt Lake, but was set aside until recently. But it was well worth the wait and the finished icons can be found in Mac, PC and iContainer format. If you are a fan of winter sports or just the Olympics in general, then head on over to the Showroom at The Iconfactory and download this new release today!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

STAYIN' ALIVE

A cowboy told his grandson the secret to a long life.

He said, "You gotta sprinkle a little gunpowder on your oatmeal, see. If you do, you'll live to a nice ripe old age."

So the cowboy did this religiously every day, and sure enough, lived to the nice ripe old age of 96.

When he died he left behind 4 children, 8 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren...

...and a 16 foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.

BLONDES AIN'T TAKIN' NO SHORTS

Why are blonde jokes so short?

So the guys telling 'em can understand 'em!

TAKE MY WIFE, PLEASE Part II

Just think, if it weren't for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all.

If you want your wife to listen and pay undivided attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep.

Then there was a man who said, "I never knew what real happiness was until I got married; and then it was too late."

A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" And the father replied, ''I don't know son, I'm still paying."

Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are beautiful.

LEGAL WORD PROCESSOR

Q: Have you heard about the legal word processor?

A: No matter what font you select, everything comes out in fine print.

September 28, 2004

Monkie News | Network News

Special Report: Wells Fargo E Mail Scam - It was recently brought to our attention that Wells Fargo customers are receiving questionable e mails requesting them to upgrade ATM service information. Though we know that most people are able to spot these fraudulent e mails, we contacted Wells Fargo and they assured us that this e mail is a scam. The message in the subject field says "Wells Fargo AMT service upgrade" and the content reads as follows:

Dear Wells Fargo customer,

In order to be prepared for the smart card upgrade on Visa and MasterCard debit and credit cards and to avoid problems with our ATM services, we have recently introduced additional security measures and upgraded our software.

This security upgrade will be effective immediately and requires our customers to update their ATM card information. Please update your information here

© Wells Fargo Customer Support Dept.

Again, this message is a scam! Please do not fall for this or any other attempt for cyber thieves to gain access to your personal information. Wells Fargo said to simply delete the e mail. Let's stop those scum bags before they start!

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Desktops - The older the I get, the more the lines appear and me breath begins to linger of lunacy. Though I can afford a bottle of Listerine, the pocket book doesn't provide for a full fledged facelift. But good news! I just **avoided** saving a bucket of money at GEICO! Better yet, ye ol' desktop can get a facelift for free simply be stopping by tomorrow for your weekly dose of GUI goodies during this week's Wednesday Desktop Edition. There's a fine line of desktop design and loads of fun gettin' readied up for your smiling enjoyment. All this and more are in store, and just a day away. See you tomorrow!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Apple Defined By Design - Design has always dominated Apple, making its computers more fun and friendly. Take the new iMac, for example. It's simplistic beauty goes beyond the scope of good looks. According to Apple's Greg Joswiak, the true beauty is that Apple made the computer go away, allowing users to fully zone in on the computer experience. Once again Apple has proven that a computer can be much more than just a piece of plastic used for processing. - from MacNewsWorld

iMac G5 Breaks Speed Benchmark - After testing Apple's new iMac G5, Macworld has determined that it is faster than the former iMac G4. The 1.8 gigahertz iMac G5 was overall 35 percent speedier than the 1.25 gigahertz iMac G4. It is also noted that on some applications, iMac G5 proceeded with more than twice the speed of its predecessor. The Power Mac G5 dual processor, however, still holds the claim to fame for being the fastest Mac. - from MacMinute and MacWorld

Beatles' Multi-Million Dollar Downloads - The Beatles have been showing more interest in distributing their music online. They are asking $15 million from online services to have exclusive rights to the Beatles catalog for six months. Most online companies cannot afford this amount. Still some are speculating that Steve Jobs, Apple CEO and well-known Beatles fan, could probably pay it promptly with the pick up of iPod sales The Beatles music would bring to Apple. - from PC Pro

September 27, 2004

Community News | the Apevine | Monkie Business | Bananas

At The Top - Wax on, wax off. With all of the week's work that lies ahead, me hopes you all spent your weekend with plenty of rewaxation! Or maybe this Monkie needs a permanent vacation a la frontal lobotomy. Brain scramble or Monkie ramble, Monday is now on the move and we all have to get back to the grind.

But before we do, our Apevine ear has taken note of a hinted 'earlier-than-expected' release of Tiger, mentioned by our friends over at MacMinute. Possible? Perhaps. Probable? Well, one never knows what Apple has up their sleeve these days. So we'll just have to wait and see!

Anywho, aside from speculatory observations and Monday morning disorientations, there's plenty of Monkie business to tend to. So let us all grab a smile and jump right into it all!

Community News

Creative Box - Returning with a desktop that doesn't keep the creativity caught inside the box, are the collective pixel crafters from Creative Box! The latest eye catching creation available is titled Prototype. This new pic has a textured irregular shape feathered out on a black background, and will make for a great addition to your desktop collections. So be sure to keep your desktop's creative juices flowing by clicking your way to Creative Box and getting an eyeful of this great new pic!

Monkie Business

Mr. Camel - Camel's-hair brushes are not made of camel's hair. They were invented by a man named Mr. Camel.

Beer Tax - According to the Beer Institute in Washington, D.C., a combination of federal, state and local taxes accounts for almost 43% of the cost of every bottle of beer sold in the United States.

Nerd - Popular American writer, Dr. Seuss, coined the word "nerd."

Teacherless Student - The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without his teacher.

- Elbert Hubbard

Get It, Got It, Good! - If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got.

- Verne Hill

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

A FENCE BID

Three contractors were visiting a tourist attraction on the same day. One was from New York, another from Texas, and the third from Florida. At the end of the tour, the guard asked them what they did for a living. When they all replied that they were contractors, the guard said, ''Hey, we need one of the rear fences redone. Why don't you guys take a look at it and give me a bid?'' So to the back fence they all went.

First to step up was the Florida contractor. He took out his tape measure and pencil, did some measuring and said, "Well I figure the job will run about $900. $400 for materials, $400 for my crew, and $100 profit for me."

Next was the Texas contractor. He also took out his tape measure and pencil, did some quick figuring and said, "Looks like I can do this job for $700. $300 for materials, $300 for my crew, and $100 profit for me."

Without so much as moving, the New York contractor said, "$2,700."

The guard, incredulous, looked at him and said, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"

"Easy," he said. "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Texas."

CAR FUN

When is a car not a car?

When it turns into a parking lot!

JUST CHARGE IT

Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a herd of buffalo?

A: The lawyer charges more.

TAKE MY WIFE, PLEASE Part I

The last fight was my fault. My wife asked, ''What's on the TV?'' I said, ''Dust!''

In the beginning, God created earth and rested. Then God created man and rested. Then God created woman. Since then, neither God nor man has rested.

My wife and I are inseparable. In fact, last week it took four state troopers and a dog.

A man inserted an ad in the classified: ''Wife wanted.'' Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: ''You can have mine.''

The most effective way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.