December
8, 2007
 At
The Top: Weekend Update - For the hard-core Mac and Monkie fans
(all 3 of you), we pop in to share the latest in Community
News from MacHeist,
a word or two in Monkie News, and a couple chuckles found down in Bananas land. Got all of that Monkie Jazz? Okay then. Open up and say AHHHHHH!
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COMMUNITY
NEWS
 MacHeist II Starts First Mission -
MacHeist began its first
mission of the second season on Friday after reaching a milestone of 50,000
members the night before. The online entertainment event has been offering
free missions for its members since its launch last year. Members uncover
clues, solve puzzles, and eventually find combination codes to unlock the
safe, and claim their software prizes.
Over the past few days, MacHeist members have been receiving mysterious
puzzle pieces in the mail. Their discovery of a locked door at backdoor.macheist.com leads into this week's mission. Successful completion unlocks Stunt Software's
popular application and document launcher, OverFlow (normally $14.95) and
MacMage's Christmas shopping planning application, Santa's Gizmo (normally
$15) for free! So get a clue...Get over to MacHeist for
all the details!
MONKIE
NEWS
Notes and News - PHEW! It's
rather amazing that after 6 years of the Monkie Biz and a mere year off how
time and one's energy slips out the back door. Maybe it's just old age. Or
maybe it's just a case of...old age! Which ever answer ya choose, this Monkie
is still getting back on the bike and taking it for a ride.
 As
mentioned earlier, a bit more of the personal creativity is going to fill
the columns of these gray old pages. That said, some new and old original
music is on its way in the "days" to come. Music recorded back in 1985 is
being remastered for its World Wide Web debut from the Monkie Nut here at
the Monkie Hut. And if there's smooth sailing, a crispy little Christmas
tune will hopefully make it before the Holiday. So cross your fingers and
your Monkie toes, throw in a prayer or three and out should come a melody!
BANANAS
Just Plain Nutz!
Don't Tell Me Nothing
A little old woman called Mount Sinai Hospital. She said, "Mount
Sinai Hospital? Hello. Darling, I'd like to talk with the person who gives
the information about the patients. But I don't want to know if the patient
is better or doing like expected, or worse, I want all the information from
top to bottom, from A to Z."
The voice on the other end of the line said, "Would you hold the line,
please, that's a very unusual request?"
Then a very authoritative voice came on and said, "Are you the lady
who is calling about one of the patients?"
She said, "Yes, darling! I'd like to know the information about Sarah
Finkel, in room 302."
He said, "Finkel. Finkel. Let me see. Feinberg, Farber - Finkel. Oh
yes, Mrs. Finkel is doing very well. In fact, she's had two full meals, her
doctor says if she continues improving as she is, he is going to send her
home Tuesday at twelve o'clock."
The woman said, "Thank God! That's wonderful! She's going home at twelve
o'clock! I'm so happy to hear that. That's wonderful news."
The guy on the other end said, "From your enthusiasm, I take it you
must be one of the close family?"
She said, "What close family? I'm Sarah Finkel! My doctor don't tell
me nothing!"
Death of Dinosaurs
Scientists have shown that the moon is moving away at a
tiny, although measurable distance from the earth every year. If you do the
math, you can calculate that 85 million years ago the moon was orbiting the
earth at a distance of about 35 feet from the earth's surface.
This would explain the death of the dinosaurs...the tallest
ones, anyway.
December
3, 2007
Community News |
On The Net | Monkie
Business | Bananas
 At
The Top: Hot New Stuff To Warm Your Winter! -
Wowzers! Barely a week back in action and there's all
kinds of new stuff to deliver to your cyber door. For
starters, there's new goo from Live
Pencil found in
Community
News, followed by the latest listed by To•The•Point
Software and The
Omni Group On
The Net. And then you
can grab a dose of Monkie
Business and Bananas to
round out your MacAppetite. Since all of this cool
new news will warm your winter, I'll zip my lip
and grab a stinter?!!
COMMUNITY
NEWS
Live Pencil
Updates -
Lookin' for your one stop shop for all things good
and GUI? Then we've got just the place - Live
Pencil! Take a peek at what's now available:
- WALLPAPERS - 3 new wallpapers.
December calendar and more.
- ANIMATIONS - Santa Clause is dancing
for you!
So if you want to grab the latest
GOO in action, Live
Pencil will provide plenty of satisfaction!
ON
THE NET
Software Updates
 OmniGraffle
5 Beta Released - The
Omni Group has released
a new public beta version of OmniGraffle
5.0, their industry
leading diagramming and concept visualization application.
This cool tool makes working in a mixed Mac/PC environment
easier with updated Visio compatibility, opening Visio
VSD files directly. Version 5 also has an entirely new
layout engine for increased speed in drawing and layout.
All the details can be had by making a simple click on
over to The Omni
Group!
Drag-N-Scale
2.0 Now Available - The fine folks at To•The•Point
Software have let loose Drag-N-Scale
2.0. This simple
application that makes scaling images easy. Import
a folder of images or individual images. Drag the
application window resize the displayed image. Batch
save all imported images at the new size or save
individual images at different sizes. Drag-N-Scale
can also email scaled images with the click of a
button. Better yet, it's absolutely free! Hurry over
to To•The•Point Software and check it out.
MONKIE
BUSINESS
Odds and Ends
It Just Don't
Mix -
In a famous New Year's Day column, newspaperman Westbrook
Pegler repeated the same sentence 50 times. It was "I
will never mix gin, beer, and whiskey again."
Warm Winter
Coat -
Mountain goats grow luxurious winter coats — more
than three inches of cashmere-quality wool, overlaid
with long hollow hairs. The hardy animals can endure
winter temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees F, and
powerful winds up to 100 miles per hour.
You Got Fizzled -
In Hazelton, Pennsylvania, there is a law on the books
that prohibits a person from sipping a carbonated drink
while lecturing students in a school auditorium.
Ain't No
Joke -
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and
report the facts.
-
Will Rogers
Always and Forever -
When I eventually met Mr Right I had no idea that his
first name was Always.
- Rita Rudner
Parting Shot -
Two years from now, spam will be solved.
- Bill Gates,
at the World Economic Forum, 2004
BANANAS
Just Plain Nutz!
Justice Triumphs
A lawyer had a jury trial in a very difficult business
case. The client, who had attended the trial, was out
of town when the jury came back with its decision, which
was for the lawyer and his client.
The lawyer immediately sent a telegram to his client,
reading, "Justice has triumphed!
The client wired
back, "Appeal
at once!"
Bumper Sticker
I have PMS and a handgun, any questions?
Flooded
Two elderly men were sunning themselves
on a Miami Beach when they started a friendly conversation. "I
was able to move here to retire in Miami after my business
burned to the ground," the one man said. "The
insurance payment sure came in handy."
The other
replied, "I'm here living from an insurance
claim when my factory was flooded out."
The first
man pondered for a few seconds and then asked, "How
do you start a flood?"
Which Way?
A man walks into a restaurant and is
shown to his seat by the hostess. The waiter approaches
and asks, "Would
you like to try our house special?" The man replies, "No,
just bring me a steak, and make it lean." The waiter,
somewhat puzzled, looks at him and replies, "which
way?"
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