December 25-28, 2003

Merry Christmas!

December 24, 2003

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At The Top: And The Winner Is... - Woo Hoo! It's THAT time folks! Time to roll out your Christmas Eve Desktop Edition and Announce the Winners of The Incredible ShapeShifter Giveaway! So rather than lettin' the ol' Monkie hog the microphone, howz aboutz we get right to the punch line and list the winners. Drum roll pulleaze...

ShapeShifter Winners

Joseph Marinaro

Ken Machacek

Troy Moss

Robert Pawloski

And of course, the lucky ShapeShifter Monkie who gets the Grand Prize...

Sanyo DVD Player w/ the Hulk on DVD

Troy Moss

Congratulations!

The correct number of products from Unsanity is a whopping seventeen!
Awesome stuff!

Thanks to all who participated and especially those wonderful folks at Unsanity for bringing all of us the coolest theme changer around, ShapeShifter!

To everyone, Merry Christmas. And now back to the rest of the fun!

New GOO!

New Desktops - Oh my gosh! What a wonderful selection of 6 Spiffy Desktops are ready to roll for this week's Christmas Eve Desktop Edition. Let's put on the party caps and do the Boogie!

Desktops - Opening up this week's Gallery of GUI goodies is our latest artistic contributor Beverly Martin with a wonderful piece titled Anacortes II. This outstanding pic is a photo that was taken from Washington Park near Anacortes, WA overlooking the San Juan Islands in Washington State. Though she used a fine piece of hardware with a Sony DSC F707 digital camera, we all know it was her fine eye that made this number so special!

 

Etc. - Doin' his festive thing Holiday style in a Big New York way is Mr. James "I Got You Covered for the Holidays" Naylor. This year we get a double whammy from James' photographic eye. New York Christmas is a snapshot of a beautiful Christmas Tree somewhere in New York, that just happens to be planted on a man's head if you look really close!

Meanwhile, another selection by James titled American Christmas captures all the elements of the Holiday with traditions all American style. Quite the breathtaking backdrop for your desktop's festivities!

From the Honorable Scott Chitwood ™, the Man ™, the Myth ™, the Legend ™, the Guru of GUI ™, the Creator of the C Major Scale ™...???? Okay, okay! That's a little much! But the man from Rampant Mac and ResExcellence knows his GUI stuff and Tannebaum 2003 displays his festive spirit and awesome abilities this Christmas Season!

Now, we can't say that the Monkie Man has had much of a creative streak for this Holiday Edition, but he did have time to update a couple of all time Monkie favorites! MacMonkies' Bradford Wiles has invited one of the Boss Brothers for a Christmas appearance. Tigger keeps the grumpy Monkie in line with a friendly reminder not to be such a tight wad with Scrooge. This great piece has been updated to include a 1280 X 1024 offering.

And finally, also being updated to the bigger Tigger size at 1280 X 1024 is a simple Seasonal message from all at MacMonkies: Merry Christmas! And to all of you, a most blessed Christmas. Enjoy!

 

Thanks Department --

Beverly, Scott, and James...

Thank you for sharing a great GUI Christmas with the world!

You're the best !!

THANK YOU!!

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Community News

Mandolux - The latest desktop to enter the galleries of Mandolux is titled Bubbleberries. This Morning desktop is a close-up photograph of a Bubbleberries shrub, not to be confused with weed. But you will hardly find this new piece worthy of weeds. It's sure to find a place amongst the best in your desktop garden once you grab your copy from Mandolux and plant it square before your eyes!

On The Net

MaxBulk Mailer 3.0.1 - The folks from MAX Programming have just announced the release of MaxBulk Mailer 3.0.1. MaxBulk Mailer is a full-featured mail-merge tool for Mac that allows you to send out customized press releases, prices lists and any kind of text or HTML documents to your customers. Plus it's fast, fully customizable and very easy to use. The latest version includes several new enhancements and bug fixes. Make the most of your Mac experience with MaxBulk Mailer from MAX Programming!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz!

THE FIRST CHRISTMAS?

What did Adam tell his wife on December 24th ?

It's Christmas! Eve.

USIN' YOUR NOGGIN'

Rick is a paramedic here 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."

CHRISTMAS SMITTEN

What happened when Santa's cat swallowed a ball of yarn?

She had mittens.

THE TENTH REINDEER

Billy: How come you never hear anything about the tenth reindeer, Olive?

Tilly: Olive?

Billy: Yeah, you know...Olive the other reindeer, used to laugh and call him names.

December 23, 2003

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Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Desktops and More - Well, folks, that's all she wrote! The Incredible ShapeShifter Giveaway has now come to a close. All ya have to do now is cross your fingers and toes, and slip back tomorrow for the info that everybody wants to knows...Will the Monkie ever stop foaming at the mouth??!! But really, tomorrow we announce the winners of the 4 ShapeShifter registrations. And one of those lucky entrants will receive a new Sanyo DVD Player bundled with the Hulk on DVD.

In addition, we will open some Christmas presents early as we will have some mighty fine Desktops on hand for your Christmas Eve Desktop Edition. So be sure to move your Monkie Butt back here to the Zoo for more fun than you can Moo at! See ya then!

Community News

DV Graphics - Over the weekend, Mr. Paul Sahner of DV Graphics has released a new icon set. Gooey Icons, a play on the acronym GUI, is a playful and brightly colored collection of vector-based art, designed exclusively in Adobe Illustrator.

In addition, the DV Graphics site has been optimized for better compatibility with several web browsers. Modifications to the site include a newly designed index page and modified code across the board to help compatibility with IE 6, IE 5, Safari and OmniWeb. Get yourself to DV Graphics for all new GOO and a spiffed up web ride ASAP!

Network News

the WebWorld

iPod In Global Demand - UK stores have been selling the iPod as fast as they get them in. The holiday demand has been overwhelming as people buy out the biggest music gadget to ever grace the stands. Whether buying the gadget as a gift or otherwise, the effect has been now you see 'em, now you don't. Some stores that have sold out are resorting to taking orders for iPods to be delivered after the holidays. When it comes to the iPod, it's better late than never! - from MacObserver

Gifts Given To Garbage Man - A problem presented itself recently in Utah when a garbage sack of gifts accidentally got taken out with the trash. A woman was ready to mail the gifts to an all but orphaned girl in Oregon when she realized what had happened. She rushed to try to retrieve it, seeking a lending hand from those at the landfill. Workers were then able to dig the bag out of the rubble. Luckily, since the bag had been dumped but not crushed, the gifts and the girl were still good to go. - from Yahoo

December 22, 2003

Community News | Monkie Business | On The Net | Bananas

At The Top - T' was the week before Christmas and all was...QUIET!! Yes folks, it has been a quieter weekend than usual. But we have plenty of noise to make here at the Monkie Zoo! For starters, today is the LAST DAY you can get yourself signed up for our The Incredible ShapeShifter Giveaway, and win a copy of Unsanity's awesome theme changing software ShapeShifter, along with a chance to win a Sanyo DVD Player bundled with the Hulk on DVD. Entries will be accepted through Midnight tonight MST. Plus we have our usual twisted Monkie take on News from around the Mac web with some Bananas to wash it all down. Let's get to it, shall we?!

The Incredible ShapeShifter Giveaway

Community News

Live Pencil - Just in time for the Holidays is another great GUI update from Live Pencil! Here's a look at what's under the tree:

• EMOTICONS: SANTA CLAUSE and SMILY as Santa Clause will say hello, bye, cool, Merry Christmas...
• ANIMATIONS: More of the Advent Calendar animations, rocket and angel.
• PARAGRAPH HEADERS: Christmas Letters!!!!
• HIDDEN IMAGE. !

If ya wanna decorate the desktop and more with festive GOO drops, get yourself to Live Pencil and get stocked up!

Mandolux - Mando Gomez has added a new selection to the galleries of Mandolux. Just issued is a new Asiana desktop titled A Crowned Buddha. This is a photograph of a Burmese antiquity from the 13th Century and it is made of wood with traces of gilding and polychromes. Get yourself to Mandolux and get to grabbin'!

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On The Net

Speed Download 2 Last Minute Shoppers Promotion - Happy Holidays come in a blaze from the folks at Yazsoft! Through midnight December 24, 2003, they are throwing a Last minute shoppers promotion for its download manager, Speed Download 2. Get 2 licenses for the low price of $20. That's only 10 bucks a piece! Give your fellow Mac user one of the most widely used Mac OS X utilities. You just can't beat a great price like this. So hurry over to Yazsoft before the great savings on Speed Download 2 come to an end. GO!

Monkie Business

Odds and Ends

Losing Your Head!

The male praying mantis often loses his head – literally – after courting the female. The latter is known to decapitate the earnest suitor, and she often completely devours him. Ummm, I don't think I likes this idea.

The Things The Kids Said

Roy (the poet) said, "Egg. Table. They don't rhyme!"

When driving out in the Kalahari Desert, Victoria noticed the mirages. She said, "It looks like water but it's not. It's just a garage."

After his mother pointed out that his underwear was on backwards, Roy replied, "No, I took the label off so I can wear them however I like."

Charity calls panties "puppies."

Last night we had the musical Christmas lights going. During one of the songs, Victoria asked, "What's this song?" Her daddy answered, "What Child is This?" There was a pause, then Victoria said, "It's Victoria."

- from the Bryan Family

Pong! - In 1962, University of Utah student Nolan Bushnell received his first exposure to video games, playing Spacewar in the University's computer lab. Bushnell spent the next 7 years trying to reproduce Spacewar on a smaller, less expensive computer. When it was finally completed in 1971, Bushnell's Spacewar variation (dubbed "Computer Space"), bombed. People found it too complicated. Bushnell gave up on it, quit his job at Ampex, and founded Atari in 1972. Bushnell originally wanted to name the company Syzygy, but the name was already taken by a roofing company. That same year, Magnavox quietly released the Odyssey, the first home video game system. It had a game similar to Pong, and Magnavox later sued Atari (successfully) for "copying" it.

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts

ALPHABET CHRISTMAS

What is the difference between the Christmas alphabet and the ordinary alphabet?

The Christmas alphabet has No L.

CHISTMAS SIGNS

Toy Store: "Ho, ho, ho spoken here."

Bridal boutique: "Marry Christmas."

Outside a church: "The Original Christmas Club."

At a department store: "Big pre-Christmas sale. Come in and mangle with the crowd."

A Texas jewelry store: "Diamond tiaras -- $70,000. Three for $200,000.

A reducing salon: "24 Shaping Days until Christmas."

In a stationery store: "For the man who has everything... a calendar to remind him when payments are due."

RAIN, DEAR

There once was a czar in Russia whose name was Rudolph the Great. He was standing in his house one day with his wife. He looked out the window and saw something happening. He says to his wife, "Look honey. Its raining."

She, being the obstinate type, responded,"I don't think so, dear. I think it's snowing."

But Rudolph knew better. So he says to his wife, "Let's step outside and we'll find out."

Lo and behold, they step outside and discover it was in fact rain. And Rudolph turns to his wife and replies," I knew it was raining. Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear!"