November
6-7, 2004
Monkie Business
Odds and Ends
 Real
Halloween Treats -
Each year over $2,000,000,000 worth of Halloween
candy is sold. Mmm...can't wait till next year!
Vote '04 -
If all calculations are correct, George W. Bush received
the most popular votes in U.S. history; John Kerry receiving
the second most. This is even more than both Ronald Regan
and Bill Clinton received during their run for President.
ShapeShifter
2.0 Now Available...Go Get It!
Tellin' Time - If
only time will tell, then who'll tell on time when time
stops talkin'?
- B. Wiles
November
5, 2004
Icons |
Community News | On
The Net | Bananas
At The Top -
Well, well, well...What do we have here? It must be
FRIDAY and it's  time for
a cheer! What's all the fuss about? Well, the week
is about to end and it's time for your Friday
Icon Edition to
begin. Though I tend to be repetitive, don't reach
for a sedative. There's a good gathering of GOO along
with Community News, SW News On The Net, and Bananas
too. So if you don't mind, I'll get back to the grind
while you enjoy the...Wait!
 STOP
THE PRESS! Just spotted on the
net is the release of Pixadex
1.5.3! The folks from The
Iconfactory have updated their cool tool that
allows you to store, organize, and search icons.
The latest release is now compatible with CandyBar
2 and includes
other updates. So you know what to do...Hurry over
to The Iconfactory and download the latest version
of Pixadex!
New
GOO!
New Icons -
Wassup? 3 New Icon Sets in
the Gallery...THAT'S what's up! So it's time to tip our
hats to this fine trio of pixel perfectionists. 'Nuff
said. Let's roll out this week's Icon Edition.
SALUTE!
 Gondarella -
Rabbits, and tigers, and monkeys...Oh my?!! Oh yes!
Forgive us for being partial to this particular set,
but Illus
Animal from Gondarella contains
some of our favorite furry friends. The third in the
Illus set, this cool combo contains illustrative and
child-like icons with cute characters. Furry, furry
nice!
 elpincho
Designs - No need to touch the trash when
you can place your pixel paws on Panther
Remainders, a compact icon collection from elpincho
Designs! This purrfect pair of pixel pleasers
make for great trash bin replacements. And with their
aluminum appearance, you'll never have to worry about
rust!
 Steve
Smith - Puck 'er up! Though you won't want
a real puck anywhere near your lips, the ones contained
in Eastern
Conference will make for a savory GUI treat. Steve
Smith has created quite the amazing set of
hockey team logos that are designed for destiny
to score the winning goal! Enjoy!!
Thanks Department
--
Gondarella, Steve, and
elpincho...
Thanks for making the Gallery
a great pixel place!
CHEERS!
Wanna share your work with the world?
Send Us Your Icons!
Community News
 miX
the piX - And
he's back! Master piXel miXer Hein Mevissen returns to
the web in full form with an all new icon set at miX
the piX. After nearly a year of hiatus, Hein has
created a colorful new collection called M.A.C.
2001 and it comes in a handy dandy Pixadex pack.
The set will have an update with folders etc., but
is currently ready for immediate consumption. Hurry over
to miX the piX and
join the pixel party!
Live Pencil - Hot
diggity doggities! Even after you stuffed your belly
with Halloween treats, there's even more GUI goodies
available at Live
Pencil. Here's a list of the latest:
- WALLPAPERS - NOVEMBER calendar and more.
- 11 new EMOTICONS
- Using your computer.
- Just for fun FIND THE 10 DIFFERENCES -
What a strange match!
- ANIMATIONS - From this Halloween...SPIDER!
So now that you know where the goodies are stored, head
to Live Pencil and
stock up for the winter!
On The Net
Default Folder X 1.9.6 -
The Mac savvy folks from St.
Clair Software are pleased
to  announce the release of Default
Folder X 1.9.6, the all-too-cool tool that adds a
toolbar to your Open and Save dialogs and gives you fast
access to various folders and commands. The update
now allows users to
access its Get Info feature by dragging files and folders
onto its icon in the Dock. This release also addresses
numerous performance and compatibility issues. A full
list of changes and free download for Default
Folder are but a click away at St.
Clair Software!
A Better Finder Rename 6.6.5 -
Just in from PUBLICSPACE.NET is
word of their latest  release: A
Better Finder Rename 6.6.5. ABFR is a Mac
Finder enhancement that allows users to
quickly rename multiple files, saving tons of time and
avoiding often tedious tasks. The new version adds support
for iTunes AAC-encoded audio files and allows these files
to be renamed using the song, artist and album information
embedded in them. Simply swing your way over to PUBLICSPACE.NET and
get your updated copy of A
Better Finder Rename!
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Backwoods High Tech
Backup - What you do when you run across a skunk in
the woods.
Bug - The reason you give for calling in sick.
Byte -
What your pit bull done to cousin Jethro.
Chip - Pasture
muffins that you try not to step in.
Terminal - Time
to call the undertaker.
Crash - When you go to Junior's
party uninvited.
Digital - The art of counting on your
fingers.
Diskette - Female Disco dancer.
Jets Fans, Beware
A guy walks into a bar with his pet dog. The bartender
says, "No pets allowed."
The man replied, "This is a special dog. Turn on
the Jets game and you'll see."
The bartender, anxious
to see what will happen, turns on the game. The guy
says, "Watch.
Whenever the Jets score, my dog does flips." The
Jets keep scoring field goals and the dog keeps flipping
and jumping.
"Wow! That's one helluva dog you got there! What
happens when the Jets score a touchdown?"
The man replied, "I don't know. I've only had him for
7 years!"
Redneck Meets Bill Gates
If you think Bill Gates is some kind of security policy,
you might be a redneck.
Totally Ruined
"My husband and I are either going to buy a dog
or have a child. We can't decide to ruin our carpet or
ruin our lives."
- Rita Rudner
November
4, 2004
Monkie
News | Network
News
Monkie
News
 Tomorrow:
New Icons -
Though the race for the White House has come to a close,
there's one last sprint to stint...Flip to Friday and
let the weekend begin! And one great way to wrap up
the week is with a good dose of pixel pleasers whilst
we pull out your Friday Icon Edition. Tasty new GOO
with all the usual fixin's will all be on the Monkie
menu to make for a wild pot of GUI stew. Need we say
more?
Network
News
the WebWorld -
BeanHead
Safe And Secure With Apple -
In a world of insecurity and instability, Mac OS X is
one thing that can be relied upon. According to a London
Intelligence Unit, Mac OS X and BSD Unix come out on
top when it comes to security. Linux-based operating
systems and Windows come in last. Investigation showed
that more businesses and government institutions are
beginning to turn to Mac and Unix operating systems as
of this year. The report also revealed that home computers
and networked computers are equally affected by break-ins. -
from Yahoo
Teaming Up With Apple -
U2's Bono was just the beginning when it comes to musicians
jumping on the digital bandwagon. Many more partnerships
with Apple are expected to form in the future for the
sake of the digital music movement. Bono was busting
to jump on the digital bandwagon to show that we need
to face the future of digital music head on instead of
running from it. More partnerships will offer more opportunities
for purchasing digital music, such as live concert sales
on iTunes. - from NewsWeek
Smokeless Cigarettes -
Technology has found an answer to the smoke-free  environment.
Using a heating element along with nicotine filters,
a smokeless cigarette has been created which could be
used in smoke-free restaurants and on airplanes. The
nicotine sticks are not only healthier for those around
the smoker, but are actually healthier for the smoker
as they contain no tobacco. NicStics, as they are called,
have a chargeable battery and are said to give off the
same taste as a real cigarette.-
from Ananova
November
3, 2004
Desktops |
Community News | Bananas
 At
The Top - And the winner is...YOU! No congressional
clash; no hanging chads...Just a clear cut victory
is in store for your eye candy eyes as we whip out
this week's Wednesday Desktop
Edition! Everyone's always a winner with the
finest in Desktop Design accompanied by News and Humor
of the Monkie kind. So whilst the political powers
ponder their positions, let's break out the pixels
and enjoy their fruition!
New GOO!
New Desktops -
Ready to have some GUI fun? We thought you might! So
as to please your pixel appetite, we've added 5
New Desktops in the Gallery
that are sure to satisfy your hankering for all kinds
of GUI cravings! That said, let's grab a spoon and grab
a big helpin' of this delicious new GOO!
3-D
Rendered -When it come to coloriffic creativity, Bob
Wiley has just  the right bag of GUI sweetener
for you! It should
come as no surprise that Color
Saver, Bob's most recent creation to date, is filled
with his flare of eye catching design that money just
cannot buy! Though it took a long time rendering and
quite a bit of post-editing, your eyes will find instant
attraction with this sweet treat!
Desktops -
Round and round we go! Slipping and sliding, spiraling
and  gliding along
the circuitous route of Roundabout!
Always offering a view of his seemingly faved color
blue, Neil
Roberts splashes back into the GUI galleries with
this wave of spectacular GOO. If you find yourself
looking at length, it's because you've been lured in
to its illusionary ocean of motion. Be sure to bring
your life jackets!
Equidistant
amongst its mates in this fine gathering
of GUI pixel cells,  we find Nucleus
2, the second in the centralized nuclei by the
seemingly missing-in-action artisan FR4NK!
This fine desktop design follows up his first "nuke"
- Nucleus - with
another blast of his powerful pixel pen. Once you have
this fine piece at the center of your desktop's attention,
it is certain to become a keeper in your desktop collections!
Logos -
Don't get left behind...Think
Ahead! There's nothing like the  sweet taste
of Macintosh branded apples, and that's just what you
will get with this slick pic by Bandar Raffa of Tux'n'tosh.
As with the cleverly creative mind of Apple's co-creator
Steve Jobs, Bandar jumps aboard the apple cart
to create this smooth-as-silk desktop backdrop that
will appease any Johnny Appleseed and is certain to
keep the doctor away!
Etc... -
In honor of the Day of the Dead in Mexico, observed
on Nov. 2nd, William
D. Thompson snaps this chap (from the dead, no
less) from an exclusive restaurant
in San Miguel de Allende. The skeletal host seen in
La Calaca greets
the clientele at the entrance. He really delights
in his time back among the living, always chomping
on a fat stogie and usually has a bottle of tequila
in one hand. But not this year...apparently he's on
the wagon at the moment, taking better care of his
health, even if it is a mite late in his case. ENJOY!
Thanks Department
--
Bob, Neil, FR4NK,
Bandar, and William...
WHOA!
You gents are amongst the
top of the web's finest desktop artists!
THANK YOU!
Have a piece you want to display?
Check out our Submissions guidelines
and then send it in!
Community News
The Iconfactory -
He had a dream...Well, a pixel vision anyway! The most
masterful  pixel
crafter of The
Iconfactory - Gedeon
Maheux - has let loose
an all new icon collection with the release of EPCOT
Network Nodes. This set of network slick and futuristic
volumes and hard drive icons are based around the logos
of the original pavilions of EPCOT. And of course, they
will look great in the OS X dock or on a PC desktop.
So you're invited to visit the Showroom at The
Iconfactory to download this
Mac or PC ready set; or as a handy, searchable Pixadex iContainer.
Go get 'em!
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Age-Old Riddle
If a man says something in the woods and no woman hears
him, is he still wrong?
Night Club
A guy goes to a nightclub and when the bouncer won't
let him in the guy asks, "'Why not?"
"Because you're not wearing a tie," says the
bouncer.
"But I have come all the way from the other end
of town," says the guy.
"Sorry mate, that's the rules," says the bouncer.
So the guy goes back to his car to try and see if he
can find a tie or something like one. He finds a set
of jumper cables, ties them around himself, and goes
back to the club.
"Is this all right?" he asks the bouncer.
"Well, all right then," replies the bouncer. "But
I'll be watching you - don't start anything!"
The Butcher's Wife
How did the butcher introduce his wife?
"Meat Patty."
Inventions By Idiots
1. Inflatable dart board.
2. Glow-in-the-dark sunglasses.
3. A book on how to read.
4. Solar-powered flashlight.
5. Screen door on a submarine.
November
2, 2004
Monkie
News | Network
News
Monkie News
 Today
and Tomorrow - Well folks, this is it...The
day we decide who will reside in the White House for
the next four years. It's been quite the pointed political
season, but **hopefully** the outcome of the race will
be clear come Wednesday morn. So, for all of you undecideds,
swingsters, know-for-sures, get out and vote and make
the difference!
Also, Wednesday will yield yet another
wonderful collaboration of desktop artists to bring you
your Wednesday Desktop Edition. So even if your candidate
of choice doesn't reach the popular consensus, there
will be plenty of pixels to position your grin in first
place. See you then!
Network
News
the WebWorld -
BeanHead
iPod Photo Pressures PCs -
Apple is putting the pressure on PCs as more and  more
people get familiar with the Mac interface through iPod
Photo. Folks are already feeling fine with the iTunes
interface, and iPod Photo will take them one step further.
Thus the trip from PC land to Apple land will be much
less of a distance, and even more people will be willing
to take the Mac plunge. Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, picked
pictures as the point of focus for the newest iPod because
they are personal and there is no problem with copyright
protection. - from The
Los Angeles Times
iPod For Life - Now
that iPod Photo has been released, some are wondering
just  where the white wonder will draw the line. If iPod
has the capacity to store the music and photos of one's
life, surely it has the potential to store all of one's
info one day. Some day iPod could have enough space to
store each person's personal data on their own iPod.
Since the average person generates about 100 gigabytes
of data over their lifetime, it is conceivable that it
all could be digitized and stored on individual iPods. -
from Forbes
Double Duty CD -
The first two-sided CD was introduced last week. The
CD, called  DualDisc, has hybrid formatting which allows
audio on one side and DVD on the other. Because of this
formatting, artists can release DualDiscs which play
their songs on the CD side, and video clips on the other.
Prices are comparable to regular CDs, and the DualDisc
is playable on game consoles as well as computers. DualDiscs
should be popping up all over the place on store shelves
shortly. - from Excite
November
1, 2004
Monkie
News | Monkie
Business | Bananas
At The Top: Lost and
Found - Another
month done, another to go. The temperature's down, and
so is the snow! Seems like the only thing predictable
about the weather in this neck of the woods is a good
layer of the white stuff on Halloween. That, and the
wind will blow your **knows** to smithereens.
Oh yeah! I had a point to make here.
For all of you folks who were looking  for the fruity
series of Colored
Docks Desktop listed at The
Apple Collection, they have
been found! David Vincent, webmaster from TAC,
was kind enough to drop us a line and let us know that
he originally spotted "Glossy Desktops" at ResExcellence's Stylish
Desktops archive. You can view them at this link.
Also, the author of these tasty treats is Thomas A. Zackl
of Blackintosh.
Thanks David!
Okay, now that I've done my obligatory
Monday morning Monkie Ramble, let's do our best to test
our smiling skills and start the week with a warm and
wonderful grin. Shall we?!!
Monkie
News
Another One Bites The Dust -
Just a quick note to point out that the old GUI
Index page has been bumped
off and has "kinda sorta" been updated with the new site
appearance. Well, it has the new the overall theme look,
but the buttons are still of old and look a bit out of
place. So, sometime in the future they will get axed
and new ones will be installed.
Also, throughout the next week or so, I may skip an
update here and there as to put a little more focused
energy into the site wide update. Thanks for your patience!
Monkie Business
Not Even Calvin -
Suzie Derkins is the only character in Bill Watterson's
comic strip, "Calvin and Hobbes," to have a
first and last name. Calvin's parents have no names at
all.
Burned Out Big Time -
In astronomy, a white dwarf is the dense, burned-out
remains of a star; a stellar corpse.
Up In Smoke -
In 1995, one of master illusionist's Harry Houdini's
last wishes before his untimely death was partly granted.
Much of his magic memorabilia and stage props were destroyed
by a fire, suspected to be the work of an arsonist. His
famous Chinese Water Torture Cell was among the artifacts
consumed in a blaze at the Houdini Magical Hall of Fame
in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Houdini had asked that his
memorabilia be burned rather than sold for profit. His
brother, Theo Hardeen, inherited the equipment after
Houdini’s 1926 death, and two sales later, it was
the property of museum owner Henry Muller.
The Tabulator -
Herman Hollerith used a computer-like device named "The
Hollerith Tabulator" to take the U.S. Census in
1890, long before UNIVAC.
Forever Dumb - Only two things are infinite, the universe
and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
- Albert Einstein
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Two Of These Things Belong Together
What's the odd one out? 1) A lobster 2) a whale 3) a
guy that's been hit by a bus?
The whale...The other two are both crustaceans.
Batman & Robin Flatten Criminals!
What happened when Batman and Robin got run over by
a steam roller?
They became Flatman and Ribbon!
Poor Joke
You might be poor if your toothbrush is a hand-me-down.
Vampire Blood Bath
Once there was a group of vampire bats that lived in
a cave outside of a big city.
One night, one said to a another, "I'm so hungry.
I'm going to go get something."
"No don't! We have to wait for the others!"
"I don't care." And off he went.
About 30 minutes later, he came back and was covered
in blood.
The other vampire bat asked, "WHOA!! Where did
you find all that blood?"
"You really want to see?" asked the bloody
one. "Follow me."
So the first bat leads the other bat to the city and
points to a large black building and asks, "Do
you see that building?"
"Yes," came the reply.
To that the first says, "Well, I didn't."
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