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March 26, 2002

The Rest of the Mac Web Survey - MacMonkies is back in the Polls! Low End Mac is launching the second semi-annual Rest of the Mac Web Survey. Yup! You guessed it - MacMonkies is on the list. This twice-a-year survey gives you the opportunity to rate the Mac sites you're most familiar with.

If you like what you have seen at here MacMonkies, we encourage you to toss a vote in our direction! CLICK HERE to cast your vote and be sure to check out the rest of Low End Mac's Site!

 

Things to Come - Wednesday brings our usual platter of Monkie antics along with a good dose of new artwork for your desktop by Neil Roberts, EA Design, and MacMonkies! Also on the menu is plenty of news and humor to make your Mac plenty content. Top it all off with some minor changes to spruce the place up a bit. Hope to see you then!

March 25, 2002

Monday Monday! - Oh my gosh! It's Monday already! Ewwww! Oh well. Gotta make the best of it. This is certainly better than making the worst of it. Let's check and see what's up for the going down!

Software Updates - For OSX, available are new versions of Visage, Speed Download, Discus X, and DockFun!

For OS9 there is Speed Download and Discus. What's that you say? The same old cliche? Get 'em while they're hot!

 

Spring Cleaning! - The next couple of days we will be making some minor tweaks to both the site and our main computer. We don't anticipate any major interuptions, but if there are any delays, we will let you know as far in advance as possible! Thanks for your patience!

See ya tomorrow!

March 24, 2002

Special Thanks - Sometimes when you look at the monitor too long, your eyes tend to get blurry and everything just turns to GreEN jUnk. Fortunately, there are a few of our readers that catch them thar typos that make it to the page and let us know. So, for this last week or so, a great big thanks go out to Melissa, Ed, Kara, and of course Bean for their sharp eye and abilities in catching our errors! Thank you!

If you see any errors or bad links and would like to report them, send an e-mail to:

heydummy@macmonkies.com

We'll be happy to make the correction ASAP!

 

Zoinks! - If you have extra time on your hands this weekend, you should check out the latest film trailers at Apple's "Trailer Park." Among the morsels for viewing are Scooby Doo, Ice Age, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and many more! Plus you can see more on the Scooby Doo zaniness HERE! Check 'em Out!

March 23, 2002

Thought for the Day - If work is so terriffic, then why do they have to pay you to do it?

 

Beta News! - AOL Beta testers can now download Build 27A of the AOL for Mac OS X software at Keyword Beta. The Beta Team reports:

This refresh of the AOL for Mac OS X software includes an updated version of the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.

So far, this build is looking the most promising thus far. Now, can we skip 6 & 7 and go straight to 8? =)

March 22, 2002

New GUI - Pixel Jerk recently updated with a shiny new set of icons titled Special Characters. Sam offers some of the best icons available and this new set is no exception. Grab your set today!

 

More On Apple - In addition to the hardware changes (and lack of) in the Apple line up, Apple has also made available updates to iTunes (v. 2.0.4) and the iPod Software Updater (v. 1.1).

March 21, 2002

Pre-Order Photoshop - As mentioned last night, Adobe has announced that Photoshop 7.0 is now available for pre-order.

Macworld Update - A few details emerge from the Keynote Address at the Macworld Expo in Tokyo:

• Jobs claims that 3rd party retailers are getting 90 per cent of the available flat-panel iMacs while the retailers still insist the the Apple Stores are being favored.
  
  
• As expected, the iPod is now available with 10 GB hardrive for $100 more than the 5 GB model.
  
  
• Apple announced a price increase of $100 for all new iMacs across the board to "accommodate" the increase in component costs.

And this is good news?

March 20, 2002

Late Night Edition 8:55 PM MST

News Flash! - Adobe has announced that Photoshop 7.0 is now available for pre-order:

Pre-order is avalaible now through mid-April. $149 USD upgrade offer available to registered owners of Photoshop. To qualify for this upgrade pricing, customers must own the Photoshop product. Offer is not valid to owners of PhotoDeluxe, Photoshop Elements, or Photoshop Limited Edition. Offer is not valid to licensing, collections and/or education customers. Photoshop 7.0 will ship with a FREE training CD for a limited time and expires 10/10/2002. Offer valid in the U.S. and Canada.

In addition, the Adobe site stated that shipping will begin in mid April. Don't monkie around! Get your order in today!

March 20, 2002

MonkieNews! - Holy Buckets! It's been a Hard Day's Night! We still have continued additions planned for your enjoyment and usefulness in the weeks to come - one of which will be another installment to the GUI Department. As always, keep your Bananas peeled and we'll keep you posted! And now to the News!

• Barefoot Beta - Our new Beta Site - Barefoot Monkies - is up, running, and doing quite well. The site is a preview for our up and coming Digital Audio section, as well as a testing ground in which to work out all the potential browser bugs. The site is currently set up for both downloadable and streaming MP3's.
  
  There are currently 4 songs available: "Heart of Leaves," "Leave of Heart," "ooloo mon," and "Easily Distracted." 2 files are available in .sit format, 1 in .zip, and the 4th is ready for streaming in MP3 format.
  
  If you are interested in helping us out, simply send us an e-mail and express your desire to participate. You can also just head over to the site and check it out. The first 25 registered testers will receive a FREE copy of our first CD release.
  
  Send an e-mail to:

bugsquashers@barefootmonkies.com

Then point your browser to:

Then just let us know what you think! Send questions too!

Thanks for Your Help!

• In the Gallery! - We are pleased to present some exceptional work this week in the gallery. Let's get right to it!
  

Leave of Heart - We are honored to present a beautiful piece from Andy Moraitis of Ethereal Creations titled Leave of Heart. This piece was inspired and named for a musical composition of the same name. The song can be heard at Barefoot Monkies.

Also among the Desktops is a bit of a different piece from Mr. Monkie titled Apple Rulze.

3-D Delight! - Heading up our 3-D this week is an excellent piece from MacMonkies' newest contributor Neil Roberts titled Atoll. This piece is sure to brighten up your desktop!

From the gents of EA Design come two very well crafted works: The World Caged by Alan Sherwood and Roasted Metal II by Ed Allen.

The final piece of 3-D work and second in a series of 2 is a piece from the head Monkie named The Choice Is Yours II.

Fun Fun Fun! - Nothing like saving the funnest for last with a humorous new piece from Todd Darland titled Duet. Hmmm! This happy work will keep you from singing the blues for sure! Tell us how you do!!

• Down On the Corner! - Just around the corner is yet another new section about to open in our GUI Department that will make your eyes smile and your desktop jump. And what would that slice of the GUI pie be? Let's just say you should keep your eyes pealed wide!

• The Newest Link - As is tradition at MacMonkies (and sometimes just whenever), we have added Featured Link DV Graphics to our Links Page. Click those mice together and and be sure to sneak a peek!!

 

Be sure to let this week's artists
how much you appreciate their work!

We sure do! Thanks guys!

 

I Heart IHeartNY's Icons! - Matthew Bice has really been spiffing up ye ole IHeartNY:Xicon shop. He's given the place a face lift as is looking rather nice. Also available is a new tutorial titled "Creating Aqua Images in Photoshop." Wow! Talk about getting your GUI and making them too! Take a look!

Desktop News - EA Design does it again! They've updated with 9 new 3-D pieces including sequels to Roasted Metal and some new work: Twisted, Falls of the Mind, Water and Fire. In their 2-D section, Ed Allen updates with photos and fractals, while Alan Sherwood updates with collages and an outstanding piece called Infinity. Point that mouse to EA Design and check out their latest update. This you gotta see!

Pic of the Pixels! - Check out the latest OSX icons at Xicons.com. Up for grabs is a set of U2 Album cover icons from Graham MacInnes and Aqua Planets from Te2. Don't you hear your desktop calling?!

Pixelpalooza 2002 - There's only a short time left to polish up those pixels and enter your best icons to The Iconfactory's 6th Annual Pixelpalooza icon designing contest. They will be accepting entries up through April 1, 2002. Don't dally!

Also for all you iconian iconists, The Iconfactory has announced IconViewer:

Helpful for people running pre-OS X systems who want to view the 128x128 resources contained in a particular icon file. IconViewer also works well for OS X users who want to see an icon in all its 128x128 glory, but who don't want to continually change their desktop / Dock settings to full magnification.

To get the full skinny on IconViewer (or the other great resources they're offering) head on over to the Iconfactory's Tools & Tips section today.

Check It Out!

 

Ethereal Creations - The folks over at Ethereal Creations have the following to share:

Ethereal Creations is pleased to bring you one new release entitled Visions of Heaven. Rendered in Poser4 and Bryce5, this one will strike the fancy of those of you who appreciate angels of a more realistic nature. The main splash page graphics have also been beautifully re-designed and we've got a new issue of the View From Here and more Site News. Stop on by and make yourself at home!

Macworld Expo - The Macworld Conference and Expo/Tokyo 2002 begins this Thursday March 21, 2002 and runs through Saturday. Check out the Apevine for more details or CLICK HERE.

Where's My Remote?! - Well, by George, it's at Apple. They have a new program called "Apple Remote Desktop," which will allow users to run a number of other Macs by remote control. Among other things, administrators can view screens, assist with problems and distribute software all from one central location, on wired or wireless systems. The software comes in two versions, 10-client and unlimited-client. The10-client version will run 10 computers at a time and costs $299. The unlimited-client version will run up to 5,000 computers at a time and costs $499. The software runs on OS X v10.1 or later, but is able to control Macs with Mac OS 8.1 through Mac OS 9.2, or Mac OS X v10.1 or later. - from Apple

As the Windows Turn - Court proceedings for the on-going Microsoft Antitrust Case began again on Monday. The states pleaded with Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to be more strict with Microsoft by forcing them to make their software easier for users to customize. Microsoft continued to argue that their software would not work if it were more customizable, adding that such enforcement would cause Microsoft to pull Windows off the market. The hearing is expected to last two months, with Bill Gates himself being called as a witness during the proceedings. Wah - from Yahoo

Use Your Illusion - We found this very strange picture out there in cyber-land. There is something very wrong with what you see. But what is it? The thumbnail pic is simply too small to focus in on the strange illusion. So, click on the pic or CLICK HERE to view the picture in larger form. Then simply focus your eyes on the photo for about 60 seconds without looking away. Your eyes are sure to see the bizarre behavior of this view. You may want to be sure your speakers are turned on and up a bit. Sometimes the hiss of the "silence" helps you concentrate better. Good luck!

New View - Many people in the UK called in sick to work last Thursday, but it was not with a cold or cough or sniffle. Rather, they stayed at home to play with their new Microsoft XBoxes. According to a survey of 3000 people who pre-ordered the XBox, three-quarters of them intended to play hooky on the day their XBox arrived. This "XBox Syndrome" was only expected to last one day, with no ill side effects other than aching muscles in the wrists and hands which may have occurred while gaming. Makes me wanna HURL just thinkin' about it. - from Cosmiverse

Life In the Fast Lane! -Warren Brodsky of Ben-Gurion University in Israel recently completed a study of 28 people concluding that drivers who listen to fast music have more accidents. The reason for this is that drivers seem to take more risks when they are listening to fast-paced music. According to the New Scientist magazine report, "Drivers had more than twice as many accidents when they were listening to fast tempos as when they listened to slow or medium-paced numbers." Brodsky suggests either choosing slower music or turning the volume down while driving to avoid distractions. But the slow tunes put us to sleep...surely make you lose your mind! - from Excite

Exit Next Left - A Mac vendor in Nashville, Tennessee had a shock when a car ran off Interstate I-65 at 2am and scraped the side of their building. "Our sign on the interstate says 'Exit now!', but we never meant for someone to take that literally," joked the art and promotions director of MacAuthority, Lucas Leverett. Both driver and merchandise survived the wreck. Says Leverett, "Her impact on the building knocked merchandise off shelves, but somehow those old heavy Mac IIs on display stayed firmly in their place." Maybe the sign should have said: Brain - Next Left! - from MacCentral

Blush It Off - For a mere $5,680 a London clinic is providing a surgery which will prevent patients from blushing ever again. Celebrities, bankers and TV Presenters have been visiting the Highgate Private Hospital for this surgery. Says Anthony Mitra, surgical director of the clinic, "If you're negotiating a deal or a contract and you blush, then you give your position away." During 40-minute operation, the surgeon cuts a small hole in the armpit and cuts the nerve endings that cause the patient to blush. The effects are immediate, there is no visible scar and the only noted side-effect is increased sweating. - from Excite

Cyber Easter Eggs - John Pickston from Timperley, Manchester has been getting early presents from the Cyber Easter Bunny. Since January he has purchased 7,000 chocolate Cadbury's eggs and has been using the wrappers to bid for prizes on the Internet. Besides winning trips to France and to go white water rafting and go-carting, the thirty eight-year-old landed a trip to Hong Kong for 1,322 wrappers, equivalent to about $330. Pickston won 19 prizes altogether, but is not able to win any more because Cadbury's has now changed the rules. - from Ananova
 
 

Have you Heard?

Eye Candy - Alien Skin Software does it again! They are offering Eye Candy 4000 - 23 prescription-strength Photoshop special effects - for only 99 bucks! That's $70 off the regular price. Ready to upgrade to some really cool GUI? Hop over to Alien Skin Software and grab this great GUI deal! CLICK HERE!

MACWORLD Expo/Tokyo '02 - The Macworld Conference and Expo/Tokyo 2002 begins this Thursday March 21, 2002 and runs through Saturday. Though it is uncertain what type of new product or update announcements might come out of the Expo, it is expected that Steve Jobs will "come clean" as to the reasons behind the delays on the new iMac. Though Jobs is scrubbing up to present these details to the public, he is not expected to let all the mice out of the bag. It has been said that Jobs does and says pretty much as he pleases. Furthermore, admitting that the delays were Apple's fault would throw a big huge monkie wrench into this quarter's profits.

Word is circulating that updates may include a revision of iPhoto and a beefier iPod. Stay tuned for details as events develop.

Feel free to drop us a line if you have any information regarding this or any other Mac info!
 
 

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Check 'em Out!!

Did Ya Know? - Those of you who have made the switch to OSX and spent some quality time with Apple's new work horse have probably found its new features quite handy and annoying! However, not all the "annoying features" are really so. For example: the Column view in the finder windows. If you're picky like me, you like each column the same size and for the selected folder window to always open with the same view.

The solution to the latter "annoyance" is the simplest: What ever view you have the window in when you close it is how it will open the next time. So don't change it! On occasion, you will open another folder with a different finder view and navigate to a particular folder and the view is different than you left it. Well, not really. It's only because you started with a different folder with a different view. Again - don't change it!

As for the width of the columns, this is an easy one too. Admittedly so, when you grab the column tab and go to adjust the width, it moves all the columns in both directions! ARRRGH!

But, there is a quick remedy: simply hold down the option key while grabbing the column of your choice and - WALAH! It moves only the column you have hold of.

Clarification - When using the option-click combination on the column, it moves only the column selected and those to the right of it without changing the width of the columns being moved.

Now doesn't that feel better?!

Check it Out!

Just Plain Nutz!

BEAN KNOWS!

Why do gorillas have big nostrils?

Because they have big fingers!


 

JUST THE DETAILS

Send all the details. Never mind the facts!

- New York World Editor


 

DOG DAY AFTERNOON

What do you call a dog with no legs?

It doesn't matter. It won't come anyway.


 

TIME FLIES

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.


 

FOR WOMEN ONLY!

If you can't get your husband to go to the market with you, hide his remote in your purse. That will get his attention - or a divorce!


 

THE 12-STEP PROGRAM FOR INTERNET ADDICTS

I will have a cup of coffee in the morning and read my newspaper like I use to.

I will eat breakfast with a knife and fork and not with one hand typing.

I will get dressed before noon.

I will make an attempt to clean the house, wash the dog, get the kids off to school, all before even thinking of the Internet.

I will sit down and write a letter to those unfortunate few friends and family that are Internet-deprived.

I will call someone on the phone who I cannot contact via the Internet.

I will read a book...if I still remember how.

I will listen to those around me and their needs and stop telling them to turn the TV down so I can hear what is happening on the Web.

I will not be tempted during TV commercials to check for email.

I will try and get out of the house at least once a week, if it is necessary or not.

I will remember that my bank is not forgiving if I forget to balance my checkbook because I was too busy on my computer.

Last, but not least, I will remember that I must go to bed some time....and the Internet will always be there tomorrow!


 

FINDING WHAT YOU NEVER HAD

When all is lost, ask the IRS -- they'll find something.

- Doug Horton


 

HIGH VOLTAGE - HIGH TECH

Know why electricians are some of the smartest people?

They always keep up with current events.


 

AND IN A YEAR I'LL BE FIVE

A man escaped jail by digging a hole from his jail cell to the outside world. When finally his work was done, he emerged in the middle of a preschool playground.

"I'm free, I'm free!" he shouted.

"So what," said a little girl. "I'm four."

 
 

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Odds and Ends

ENLIGHTENED PERSPECTIVE
by Andy Rooney

I've learned...

That being kind is more important than being right.

That I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.

That life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

That we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

That money doesn't buy class.

That to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.

That the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AOL ships a beta version named "Talon" that uses Netscape Gecko rather than Internet Explorer

Microsoft attorney Dan Webb says, due to ongoing Windows woes, there would indeed be 4096 mutant versions of Windows

Please God! Say it isn't so!

QuickTime-based music editor, executor & analyzer

View, edit, and convert most any graphic file format

Slows down music without changing the pitch

Music theory and ear training software

Quickly & easily view icon resources for OS 9-X

Builds a group of icons from a picture to make folder backgrounds

Play sounds from AppleScript

Allows Netscape to use MacOS Runtime for Java

Player 6.0r21
browser plugin for playing Flash media

Tool for managing the Preferences folder

EIMS plugin filter detects content in email for rejection

Encrypted multi-user Internet telephone

Forward email from Hotmail or POP accounts

Opens the CD Tray

Powerful HTML editor with many unique features

Screen saver modules

Screensaver displaying fractals

View, edit, and convert most any graphic file format

Slows down music without changing the pitch

One-click LAME mp3 ripper/encoder

Provides OS X with an Apple menu like Mac OS 9's

ICQ client

Screensaver 1.0
Virtual washing machine as a screensaver

Tear off menu bar calendar with multiple month views

Quickly & easily view icon resources for OS 9-X

CMM to open a folder inside a folder

CMM to perform Sherlock searches

Allows you to handle, launch and download URLs from the Dock

Enables Java under OS X for Netscape/Fizzilla

Browser plugin to view shockwave media

Tool for managing the Preferences folder

Full expression calculator

3D file system browser

Auto-optimizing firewall in System Prefs

iTunes visual effect plugin

Encrypted multi-user Internet telephone

Add & auto change multiple desktop pictures at specified times

Full featured firewall

Screensaver module, based on the South Park character

Theme editor for Mac OS X

Launcher for OSX's built in telnet & SSH clients

Backgammon game for all levels of play

Switch between two Docks

iTunes Visual Plug-in that plays a Quick Time movie

Dockling to monitor SETI@home and Distributed.net clients

iTunes visual plugin: Chase a retreating sound pulsar

Visual 'flowers' plugin for iTunes X

iTunes visual plugin: polymorphic spectrograph

iTunes visual plugin: stationary spectrograph