January 1-4, 2004

Happy New Year!

Have a safe and joyous New Year!

From Brad and Bean

December 31, 2003

Icons | Desktops | Community News | Bananas

At The Top - Foo foo fa doo! Don't know about you, but this Monkie just might be glad when the Holidaze is over. Just plain exhaustipated! Or maybe it's just an age thing...Better not go there! But age or a rage through time and space, the yawns won't keep us from having some fun with this week's Weirded Out Wednesday Icon Edition. You heard correctly, Icons on Wednesday. And just so things don't seem too out of place, we're adding a couple of updated Holiday Desktops to soothe the slithering intestinal quivers. So without further ado, let's do the GOO!

New GOO!

New Icons - What were we thinkin'?! How could we get through the Holiday without a good dose of Icon delight??!! Well, we aim to please, up for the GUI esophagus is a well balanced blend of 2 New Icon Sets followed by a special Holiday treat. Round one!

Robert Luciano - Just in from our latest pixel contributor is a Super Hero collection of GOO from Robert Luciano with a set of DC Hubcaps. This power house of pixel perfection provides protection from your favorite DC comic strip characters. You'll even find an appearance by Aqua Man...How appropriate!

Flameia Design - One of our all time favorite iconists, Ms. Julia Nikolaeva of Flameia Design bakes up a nice batch of Holiday treats with Xmas Gingerbread. It's obvious that Julia's Icon talents stretch far beyond the digital realm, as this great set is certain to get your tummy stirring quite an appetite! Enjoy!

Updated Desktops - And of course, it is now time to dig into the second course of pixelated goodies with a festive reappearance from the resident Monkie Cats: Wobbles and Tigger. Besides, they threatened to chew my Toenails off if I didn't oblige. Round 2!

Etc. - MacMonkies' Mr. Tigger loves to show his face. Just call him Mr. Photogenic, camera ham, photographic Kewl Kat...you name it, he's got the looks! But regardless of his seemingly outrageous ego, Tigger humbly sends you a Season's Greetings with an updated collection to include 1280 x 1024.

Also a MacMonkies' contender for Kewl Cat Queen of the Hill is Tigger's natural born rival: Sister Wobbles. This little slugger - quite literally - also puts on a humble face to send you warmth and wishes of many a fuzzy Happy Holidays. Just don't get in the way of her food and you won't walk out with a black eye! This great pic also includes an updated size at 1280 x 1024. Cheers!

Thanks Department --

Julia and Robert...

Absolutely awe-inspiring, eye poppin' work!

THANK YOU!!

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Community News

Mandolux - Mando Gomez wishes a Happy New Year to all and adds a great new desktop selection to the galleries of Mandolux. Just issued is the last desktop of 2003: a CRUISING desktop titled River of Light. This a long-exposure photograph of cars going by on a freeway junction surrounded by shrubs, two 'Watch For Stopped Vehicles' signs, and an interesting horizon. So put the pedal to the metal and make your way to Mandolux before Father Time beats you to the pixel punch line!

Bananas

Just Plain Nutz

MORE BLONDE HUMOR!

A Blonde Hair

Why do blondes wear their hair up?

To catch everything that goes over their heads.

Waitron Blonde

A blonde walks into a restaurant to get some lunch, and while she's deciding on what she wants, a waitress comes up. The blonde looks up and notices the waitress's name tag on her shirt. "Gee, that's nice. What did you name the other one?"

DADDY'S ROOM

One summer evening during a violent thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small boy into bed. She was about to turn off the light when he asked with a tremor in his voice, "Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?"

His mother smiled and gave him a reassuring hug. "I can't dear," she said. "I have to sleep in daddy's room."

A long silence was broken at last by his little voice. "The big sissy."

COME ON BABY, LIGHT MY FIRE!

What do you call a doll on fire?

A Barbie-Q!

December 30, 2003

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Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Icons and More - Ahhh! I just know you've been twitchin' for a lack of those fine GUI treats in the form of eye poppin' icons! So since the Holiday schedule has mixed things up a bit, tomorrow we will bring you our Weirded Out Wednesday Icon Edition. And since we don't want things to get too weird and whacky, we're gonna toss in a couple of updated Desktops for added eats. So be sure to stop by tomorrow and grab some eye candy treats!

the Apevine

Have You Heard?

Cletus Waldman: The Trademark Departs - If you haven't already heard, Crazy Man Cletus Waldman - AKA: Cletus™ - is leaving the ranks of the most excellent ResExcellence. Cletus has been the Software Editor for ResEx for quite a few years now and has served the Mac community in a most ResExcellent way. His permanence of presence will be truly missed, though you will probably find him hanging out with the crew and fellow Mac friends in the ResEx forums. Be sure to swing by ResExcellence and wish him well. All the best to you Cletus!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

iPod Rules The Regulations - An article on eWeek suggests that those who use the iPod and iTunes have the advantage when it comes to the long arm of the digital law. Where Microsoft lays its legalities in the length of time consumers can use products, Apple agreements aim at sharing rights. Apple's allowance of sharing copyrighted material between computers and the iPod promotes portability and will probably be favored when digital rights hit the fan. - from MacObserver and eWeek

Mac Makes It Twenty Years - The Computer History Museum in California is holding a special celebration to commemorate the twentieth year of the Macintosh computer. Members of the museum will be presented with a panel lecture consisting of six Mac spokespeople. The panel will share Apple strategies in advertising and Mac marketing through the years. Their innovative approach is a big part of the reason Mac has made it to its twentieth year this January. - from MacCentral

December 29, 2003

Community News | Monkie Business | On The Net | Bananas

At The Top - Zzzzzap! Dunno about you, but this Monkie has been zapped by the Holiday Season. Just absolutely brain drained. Perhaps it's just age, but I don't recall ever taking as many naps as I have recently. Anyhoo, before I put you all to sleep, we'll get started with this week's word from around the web. Let's get down and funky, and put duct tape on the mouth of the Monkie. Shall we?!!

Community News

Live Pencil - Winter, Spring, Summer, or...Christmas! All year 'round, you can always expect the best GUI from Live Pencil! Here's the latest in store:

• ANIMATIONS: Golden letters send you more Christmas Messages.
• EMOTICONS: BOUNCING BALL sending several Season Greetings!
• ANIMATIONS: More of the Advent Calendar animations, TOYS.
• BARS: Planet Earth also wants to send some Christmas Greetings.
• HIDDEN IMAGE. Find this week's small animation hiding around.

So if your appetite for all things fun and GUI has yet to be filled, make your way to Live Pencil and fill 'er up!

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On The Net

Really Basic REALbasic - Just in from To•The•Point Software is word of Really Basic REALbasic having recently been updated with new example projects and informational topics. The purpose of Really Basic REALbasic is to introduce REALbasic to beginning users. Through the use of pictures and simple examples, Really Basic REALbasic gets new users, especially those with no programming experience, up and programming as quickly and painlessly as possible. And it's really simple to get all the details. Just click over to To•The•Point Software and check out Really Basic REALbasic!

The Fontz 3.5.5 - Another great update from To•The•Point Software is the release of The Fontz 3.5.5. This cool font app makes finding that special font for a particular situation fast and easy as well as providing a simple, effective way of organizing font collections. New in this version:

• Panther compatible
• Customizable font links list
• "Smart" windows remember their sizes and positions
• Controls rearranged on Quick Fontz Browser
• Preference option to check for new version at launch

So let's get To•The•Point Software and grab your updated copy of The Fontz!

Monkie Business

Odds and Ends

All For The Money - Reportedly, Louisa May Alcott didn't want to write her classic novel, Little Women. She despised young girls and wrote the bestseller for the money. Now why does that come as a surprise?

New Year's Day - New Year's Day is also the Festival of Saint Basil in Greece. Children leave their shoes by the fireside on New Year's Day with the hope that Saint Basil, who was famous for his kindness, will come and fill their shoes with gifts. In my case, I would hope my shoes were filled with Odor-Eaters.

Don't Do It! - It has been said: Don't wash clothes on New Year's Day. If you do?

1. You will wash someone out of your family.
2. Whatever you do on New Year's Day, you will do for the whole year.

True Happiness - Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.

- George Burns

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts

DRAWN OUT

Q: Why does a blonde nurse carry around a red pen?

A: To draw blood.

TALKING DOG

A dog walks into a bar. He hops up on a bar stool and puts his front paws on the bar. He looks the bartender right in the eye and says, "Hey, guess what? I'm a talking dog. Have you ever seen a talking dog before? How about a drink for the talking dog?"

The bartender thinks for a moment and says, "Alright. The toilet's right around the corner."

BILL GATES IN HELL

Upon dying, Bill Gates went to purgatory. St. Peter said to his, "Now Bill, you have done some good things, and you have done some bad things. Now I am going to let you decide where you want to go."

So, Bill takes a look at hell and see's these beautiful women running around, in 80 degree temperature, on beautiful beaches.

Then he took a look at heaven and it was nice, you know harps and singing and worship and stuff like that. So he said to St. Peter that he would like to go to hell.

About a week later, St. Peter went down to hell to check on Bill. There he saw him, being whipped by demons. He said to St. Peter, "What happened to all the beautiful women, and the beaches and the 80 degree temperature?"

Peter replied, "That was just the screen saver."