December
4-5, 2004
Miscellaneous Monkie Notes -
Howdy there, folks. 'Tis the season to be exhaustipated!
I don't know about you, but though the Holiday hasn't
quite hit yet, I'm already done tuckered out. With
that said, I just wanted to let you know that we'll
be taking the rest of the weekend off to take a short
Monkie nap. So while the Monkie is snoozin' the Z's,
feel free to browse around and catch all the latest
GOO including the most recent Desktops and Icons to
be added to the Gallery.
See you on Monday!
ShapeShifter
2.0 Now Available...Go Get It!
December
3, 2004
At The Top - Is it Friday
yet? By golly, it IS! And that, of course, means it's time to wind down from the
work week, wind up for the weekend, and get the heck
out of the Wyoming winds. Well, two outta three ain't
bad. So whilst our minds are naturally blown here in
Hicksville, you can grab some eye-popping new GOO as
we pull out another round of pixels for your Friday
Icon Edition. And for all of you intellectual
textual types, we have some News and Humor too. Never
mind my "no mind," get away from the grind and join
the party!
New GOO!
New Icons -
Got an eye candy appetite itching to be fulfilled? Then
we've got just the right recipe for your enjoyment as
there's 3 New Icon Sets on
the GUI menu for this week's Icon Edition. Breakfast,
dinner, and lunch? Nah. Let's just dig in and munch!
 Alphan
Gunaydin - We're happy to see that Alphan
Gunaydin has found his way back to the big GUI
screen with a pixel palette in hand and a handful
of icons in the other! Placing Pixar's hit on a pedestal,
Alphan's
Finding
Nemo will find a nice home right on your desktop!
 Won
Ton - It's always a great thing to share your
family photos with the world around you. But our
latest iconist - Wonton -
shares a fine collection of Canon
Compacts that puts you in front of the camera's
eye that captures those precious pixel moments in
time!
 Elpincho
Designs - Flying high like a phoenix from the
fire is the master pixel crafter for elpincho
Designs! Adding a smooth as silk appearance to
your view, New
Drivers delivers a most tasty treat without the
milk and cookies. Now you can break your fast and feast!
Enjoy!
Thanks Department
--
Wonton, elpincho, and Alphan...
Simply put, your craftsmanship
is down-right amazing!
THANK YOU!
Wanna share your work with the world?
Send Us Your Icons!
On
The Net
Apple Security
Update - Yesterday Apple released a Security
Update for Mac
OS X. The update is available for 10.3.6 Client, 10.3.6
Server, 10.2.8 Client, and 10.2.8 Server. It is said
to deliver a number of security enhancements and is recommended
for all Macintosh users. Summarized information regarding
the update can be found at MacMinute,
while complete details can be found at Apple's Support
Download page.
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Pizza, Pizza
A guy ordered a pizza, and Luigi behind the counter
asked him if he wanted his pizza in 4 slices or 8. "Better
make it four, 'cause I really can't finish 8 slices."
Beer Brothers
A man walks into a pub and says, "Give me three
pints of Guinness, please."
So the bartender brings him three pints and the man
proceeds to alternately sip one, then the other, then
the third until they're gone.
He then orders three more and the bartender says, "Sir,
I know you like them cold, so you can start with one
and I'll bring you a fresh one as soon as you're low."
The man says, "You don't understand. I have two
brothers, one in Australia and one in the States. We
made a vow to each other that every Saturday night we'd
still drink together. So right now, my brothers have
three Guinness Stouts too and we're drinking together."
The bartender thinks it's a wonderful tradition and
every week he sets up the guy's three beers as soon as
he enters in the bar. Then one week, the man comes in
and orders only two. He drinks them, then orders two
more. The bartender sadly says, "Knowing your tradition,
I'd just like to just say that I'm sorry that one of
your brothers died."
The man replies, "Oh, my brothers are fine...I
just quit drinking."
Clean, Clean, Clean
What do you call a clean idiot?
Soap on a dope!
Jet Fuel
Two airplane mechanics named Bob and Tim work at Atlanta
airport. Atlanta gets fogged in one night and nothing
can take off or land so Bob and Tim have nothing to do.
After work Bob and Tim usually have a drink on their
way home, so Bob says to Tim, "I heard that you can
get a buzz off drinking jet fuel." Since they have
nothing better to do, they try it.
Finally, their shift
is over and they get to go home. Next morning Bob calls
Tim and says, "How are you feeling?"
Tim
says he's fine, never felt better.
Bob asks, "Do
you have a hangover?" Tim says no.
Then Tim says, "Wow
this is great! We can drink all we want and not get
a hangover."
Then Bob says, "Well, there
is one side effect, Tim. Have you farted yet?"
Tim
says, "No, why?"
Bob says, "I'm calling
you from Detroit!"
December
2, 2004
Monkie
News | On The
Net | Network
News
Monkie News
 Tomorrow: New
Icons - No rhyme today, at least that I know of.
My tongue is still tied from my head to my toe mittens!
The gloves that you thought I might throw into my ramble,
are simply a spin that won't win in a casino. But one
thing for sure, and a sure fire bet: Tomorrow's Friday
Icon Edition you won't want to miss. See you then, primates!
On The Net
A
Better Finder Rename 6.7 - Ready to make your
Finder better? In from the  "betterment"
folks at PUBLICSPACE.NET is
word of their latest release: A
Better Finder Rename 6.7. This made for Mac
app is a contextual menu plugin for the Finder that allows
users to quickly rename multiple files. The latest update
features advanced MP3 renaming options. A simple click
to PUBLICSPACE.NET will
get you your updated copy and all the info on A
Better Finder Rename. Get to it!
Network
News
the WebWorld -
BeanHead
iMac G5 Computer Of The Year -
The Washington Post has placed Apple's iMac G5 as its
Computer Of The Year. Of course it goes beyond that,
however, as Mac always does. The Post points out that
iMac G5 will be an impressive machine for many years
down the road as well. Even though the price tag is a
bit more than a PC up front, the compactness of the computer
and the way of its wirelessness make it more than worth
the cost. If Mac never designs another desktop again,
iMac G5 would live on. -
from MacNN and The
Washington Times
iPod Interests Investors -
Apple's iPod has really found a way to get investors
to perk up their ears. Its progress and productivity
are attracting investors attention so much that they
not only jump to invest in the iPod, but also throw their
money out to anything associated with the cultural icon.
In a sense, iPod has single handedly created its own
economy. Much like the California gold rush of old, there
is a world rush to either get an iPod or to get a piece
of this Apple gold. - from MacNewsWorld
Leapin' Lizards - Fifty
years after Godzilla was introduced on the big  screen,
the famous giant lizard finally has a star on Hollywood's
Walk Of Fame. The actor who played the part of Godzilla
accepted the honors for the scary fire-breathing star.
Godzilla is not the first non-human hero to get its name
on the Walk Of Fame. Characters such as Bugs Bunny and
Mickey Mouse share the monumental honor with this creature.
The star received his sidewalk star just in time for
the premiere of his latest picture. -
from Yahoo
December
1, 2004
Desktops | Community
News | On The
Net | Bananas
At
The Top - Well, well, well...What have we here?
The official start of  Winter grows nearer and nearer.
With December done started and me Monkie toes frozen,
a good dose of fun from the oven is chosen. To warm ye
ol' bones in their frigid condition, what better the
way than with your Wednesday Desktop
Edition! Add to this all some spun News and Bananas,
and you'll feel at home in your fuzzy pajamas. All of
this said, none of it sung. It's time this edition has
finally begun!
ShapeShifter
2.0 Now Available...Go Get It!
New GOO!
New Desktops -
Need a fix of fried up GUI wonders to fill your eye candy
appetite? We've got just the right recipe as we serve
up 4 New Desktops in the
Galleries of GOO! Let your desktop have a grand old time
as we launch into the digital wizardry of the featured
four fabulous artists. Let's go!
3-D
Delectables - Okay, Scotty. Beam yourself
back down! Seems  as
though Scott Chitwood, master GUI crafter and head
honcho of both Rampant
Mac and ResExcellence,
has been day trippin' in cyber space with FraxDesk
no.1. This out-of-this-world selection is certain
to take your desktop to the stars and might even leave
you feeling a tad bit spaced out!
Nature -
Ready for an action packed outing into the wilderness?  Brian
Hintze sends
a sensational snapshot from Arches National Park titled Double
Arch. After running point to point to capture
the mysterious images peering out of the fog, Brian
caught this view, perhaps most famous for being included
in the opening of Indiana Jones and the Last
Crusade.
Fun -
From the professional line of desktop designs at  XÅERO
Graphics Design Studio comes a triple shot of fun
with 3 Stooges.
Francisco Bennett combines his most excellent abilities
with a minimalistic approach to immortalize everyone's
favorite class clowns: Curly, Larry, and Moe. This
ultra-cool view is a must-have number for your desktop
collections!
Desktops -
Adding fire and finesse to your desktops desires is
 another
hot desktop from Bob
Wiley titled Filaments.
Inside you'll find entwined a conglomeration of sizzling
wire-like ribbons that are simply too hot to handle.
Your eyes, on the other hand, will be most pleased
with its warming effect during these cold Winter days!
Enjoy!
Thanks Department
--
Scott, Brian, Bob,
and Francisco...
Absolutely fantabulous
work!
THANK YOU!
Have a piece you want to display?
Check out our Submissions guidelines
and then send it in!
Community News
The Creative Box - After
a period of pixel silence, The
Creative Box has come
back online and updated with a new desktop picture
set named Railway.
This great new pic is a minimalistic desktop with
rail stripes and a textured covering that is available
in three colors. If you're lookin' to satisfy your eye
candy cravings, hurry over to The
Creative Box and fill 'er up!
 Live Pencil -
A quick note just in from the master pixel crafter
of Live
Pencil: Christmas
is almost here!!!! So, DON'T FORGET - Today will
begin their 2004 ADVENT CALENDAR. Check it every day
for a new surprise. Now that you know, make your move
to Live Pencil and
check it out!
On The Net
iCash 2.2 - The folks
from MAX Programming have
announced the release  of iCash
2.2, their tool
to help you control your personal finances, keeping
track of incomes, expenses, credits, debts and Banks
transactions. You don't even
need to know about accounting, or even care about it!
The latest update is now available now in English,
German, French, Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Spanish and
Portuguese and includes several important
fixes. Keep your common cents and swing by MAX
Programming to grab the latest version of iCash!
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Set It Free
If you love something, set it free. If it comes back,
it was, and always will be yours. If it never returns,
it was never yours to begin with. If it just sits in
your room, messes up your stuff, eats your food, uses
your phone, takes your money, and never behaves as
if you actually set it free in the first place, you
either married it or gave birth to it.
John Wayne Toilet Paper
Back in the days of cowboys and Indians, toilet paper
had just been invented. An Indian, unaware of the new
invention, was amazed when he saw a cowboy using it
out in the woods. Instead of scalping the cowboy, he
offers to let him live if he tells the Indian where
he can get some toilet paper. And the cowboy told the
Indian about a trading post in the middle of the forest.
The
next day, the Indian was looking over the different
types of toilet paper and asked the clerk how much
the "Soft and Gentle" was.
"That'd
be $2.50," said the clerk.
"Too much," mumbled
the Indian. "How about the 'Gentle'?"
"That
one's $2," answered the clerk.
"Still too
much," complained the Indian. "Anything
cheaper?"
"Welllll," replied the
clerk, "We do have a generic kind."
"What
generic mean?" asked the Indian.
"It means
it doesn't have a name, and it's only 50 cents."
"Me
take that," said the Indian.
The next day, the Indian returns to the trading post
and tells the clerk, "Me have name for generic
toilet paper."
“Oh," says the clerk, "what's
the name?"
"Me call it John Wayne...it's
rough, tough and it take no crap from Indian."
Laugh Lines
Man to wife: Boy, you are getting old, look at all
the wrinkles you are getting!
Wife: They aren't wrinkles,
they're laugh lines!
Man: Nothing is that funny!!
Ice Fishing
Two men have been sitting out on a lake all day long,
ice fishing. One has been having no luck at all and
the other has been pulling fish after fish out of his
hole in the ice. The man having no luck finally leans
over and asks the other what his secret is.
"Mmmmm mmm mm mmm mmmm mmm mmm."
"I'm
sorry, what did you say?"
"Mmmmm mmm mm mmm
mmmm mmm mmm."
"I'm sorry, I still didn't
understand you."
The
successful man spits something into his hand. "You've
got to keep your worms warm."
November
30, 2004
Monkie
News | Network
News
Monkie News
Tomorrow: New
Desktops -
Phew! That was a close one! As "luck" would have it,
me Monkie Associate — Ms.
Tina BeanHead Spicer — got stranded in a blizzard
over the holiday; not only once, but TWICE! So I wasn't
sure what to make of the happenin's over the next couple
of days. But bless the Bean's persistency, she made it
back and still found the time to give you her spin on
the WebWorld events. So things are back to normal, as
well a new round of eye catching candy will be on time
for your Wednesday Desktop Edition. So catch today's
buzz and stop back by tomorrow for new GOO from the Monkie
Zoo!
Network
News
the WebWorld -
BeanHead
Apple Front And Center -
In talking about what may replace the every day  family
room entertainment center, it is suggested that Apple
may become the center of attention. PCs seem a bit complicated
and uncoordinated, and will probably be replaced by game
stations or some other sort of entertainment 'server.'
Merrill Lynch anticipates that Apple could take over
family rooms in the future with some sort of all around
Apple center, including its iPod, iDVD and Airport Express. -
from MacMinute
One iMac Fits
All - An online review raves that Apple has
created the ultimate everything machine in the iMac
G5. By taking away the body of the computer and putting
it to work for users instead of against them, it fits
every user like a glove. Its portability also allows
people to put it wherever it suits them the best. Even
Windows users who switch will be amazed at the power
that can be unleashed when one taps into the new iMac
G5. Apple hopes to win over Windows users to this ultimate
machine through its iPod design. -
from TechNY.com
You CAN Handle The Truth -
Research is showing that those who tell the  truth are
taking the easy way out. Brain scans reveal that
it really is easier for people to tell the truth than
to lie. Given the results of MRIs and polygraphs, seven
areas of the brain are activated when lying, with only
four activated while telling the truth. Thus, the brain
has to work harder to tell a lie. Lying also brought
about more emotional responses in the brain than telling
the truth. George Washington must have had the right
idea after cutting down that cherry tree after all. -
from Wired
November
29, 2004
Community
News | On The
Net | Monkie
Business | Bananas
 At
The Top - Is it time to get up yet? Man...That
post-holiday nap was just what the doctor ordered! But
now these fuzzy ol' fingers need to pry wide open the
lids and get all bright eyed and bushy tailed for the
coming week...Strrrrretch! With me millisecond aerobics
plan outta the way, howz about we dive face first into
this week's kick off with some News and Fun. Timber!
Community
News
Rampant Mac -
It's been a long time since we've rock 'n' rolled with
the GUI goodness from Rampant
Mac. But the levee is about
to break with a big little pile of new desktops by
the Master of GOO - Mr. Scott Chitwood. Scott
has added 4 sensational new works, two of which are eye
appealing KPT FraxFrame II renders. So if you want to
send your desktop up the stairway to Heaven, make a Misty
Mountain Hop to Rampant
Mac and get to groovin'!
Live Pencil - Don't be
a Scrooge...Get a big fat GUI grin with the latest in
smilin' styles from Live
Pencil! Here's what you'll find
in the line of all the latest:
- 10 new EMOTICONS - It's CHRISTMAS!!!
- More WRITING
YOUR EMOTIONS - Take care!
- 10 new EMOTICONS
- CHRISTMAS is almost here!!!!
- Just
for fun SLIDE PUZZLE!!!! - Christmas puzzle!
So if you're looking for the ultimate remedy for the
pre-Christmas blues, make like a Monkie to Live
Pencil and get a good dose of new GOO!
On The Net
RapidWeaver 3.0.1 - If
you're lookin' to spiff up your place in cyber space
 with pixel polish and the ultimate ease, then we've got
good news for you! Realmac
Software has announced the release of RapidWeaver
3.0.1, the app that lets easily create professional
looking web sites in minutes. This update fixes many
minor bugs that were reported since the release of version
3.0. It also greatly improves the speed of photo album
previewing. Now that you've got the skinny on RapidWeaver,
hurry over to Realmac
Software and get your updated copy!
Monkie Business
The Quiet One -
Madcap comedienne Lucille Ball was kicked out of drama
school in New York City when she was 15 because she was
too quiet and shy.
First Lady, Second In Line -
James Buchanan was the only president of the United States
never to marry. During his term in office, his niece
Harriet Lane played the role of the First Lady.
The Cost of A New World
It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States
that it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake
three voyages to and from the New World.
Finding Miss Right -
God help the man who won't marry until he finds a perfect
woman, and God help him still more if he finds her.
- Benjamin Tillett
Teach Your Children -
Children are natural mimics who act like their parents
despite every effort to teach them good manners.
- Anonymous
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz!
Pro Congress?
If con is the opposite of pro, is congress is the
opposite of progress?
Perfect Man, Perfect Woman
There was a perfect man and a perfect woman. They met
each other at a perfect party. They dated for two perfect
years. They had the perfect wedding and the perfect honeymoon.
They had two perfect children.
One day the perfect man and the perfect woman were driving
in there perfect car, they saw Santa Claus at the side
of the road, being the perfect people they were they
picked him up, because they didn't want to make their
perfect children (who were at home with their perfect
babysitter) mad because it was close to Christmas.
Well as the perfect man and the perfect woman were driving
with Santa Claus, somehow they got into an accident.
Two people died and 1 lived.
Who died and who lived?
The perfect woman because the perfect man and Santa
Claus aren't real.
- Okay...Who let this one
into the Monkie Zoo?!!!
Cracked Up
What do you call a smart saltine?
A Wise cracker!
Noggin
There was the story of a paramedic named Rick from
in Miami. A few years ago he answered a call about a
man who had a head injury he got when some teenagers
were throwing eggs at cars. It seems that the egg had
come through the open window of the man's car as he was
driving at about 45 mph. He had a large swelling on his
forehead. In the official report, Rick described the
incident as an "egg-noggin."
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