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May 14, 2002

Late Night/Early Edition 10:05 PM MST

Late Night Grab Bag - You know the routine! To avoid the seaside sickness, we have put up our GUI treats so that both sides of the sea can grab that good old GUI snack. Now serving is Page 4 of our Icons section and of course, plenty for the Desktop i's in the Gallery! Grab your GUI snack and kick back!

GUI News! - Attention all Aqua lovers! DV Graphics has released a new icon set named "Aqua Extreme" as well as a tutorial on how to create one of the icons in the set. You're gonna extremely love this new set. Check it out!

 

WWDC Wrap Up - Apple has posted a News Wrap-Up of the recent events at this year's WWDC. You can check out the latest in Apple Honors for Outstanding Mac OS X Products, have an inside look at Jaguar, read about QuickTime 6, and much more at ADC News or Worldwide Developers Conference 2002. Have a look!

 

The More The Monkie! - Be sure to step over to the Banana pile this Wednesday as we have plenty more Monkie stuff for your enjoyment!

In the Desktop Department we have some fabulous pics from Neil Roberts, Todd Darland, MacMonkies, and a really cool piece from our latest contributor - Hunter Peddicord.

Top it all off with Icon selections from DV-Graphics' Paul Sahner, Eye9design's Patrick O'Kelly, Pixel Jerk's Sam Krueger, Dan of Flax Creations, and Matthew Bice of IHeartNY!

Stop back Wednesday for plenty of Monkie News and Fun!

May 13, 2002

Paul Pics - Later this week we will post some pics from the program that accompanied Paul McCartney's Driving USA Tour stop in Denver Colorado. If you just can't wait, check out some of the nice desktops posted by Melissa of MAJArch Studios. You can also check out our rundown of the concert HERE.

 

Software Update - Netscape adds a new version to the archives ready for consumption. You can download the latest version - 6.2.3 - at Version Tracker.

May 12, 2002

Happy Mom's Day!

 

Driving USA: McCartney In Denver Colorado - Last week, two of the MacMonkies team were fortunate to see Paul McCartney perform live at the Pepsi Center in Denver Colorado. The following is a quick run down of some of the hilites of the show. Later this week, we will have some pics from the concert's program. Enjoy!

As we settled into to our high class seats (the nose bleeder econo-specials), I snagged the binoculars from BeanHead and scoped the place out. Zooming in on stage left I spotted a Titanium PowerBook as part of the control center. Perhaps no surprise here - a Beatle on Apple! - Continued...HERE

 

A Note To Our Viewers - It was brought to my attention by one of MacMonkies contributors that there was found a nice little collage of MacMonkies desktops displayed at ResExcellence's Snapshots section. The collage was made up of four Monkie pics - 2525, One, Twister, and Dimentia II. The creator of this collage is William Curry. William, are you reading this? THANK YOU!

All of our contributors and readers are who make MacMonkies the blast that it is. We can't thank all of you enough! Cheers!

May 11, 2002

Software Update - If you're heavy into swappin' files over the net, Limewire has a new version for you to ckeck out - Version 2.4.3. This version "brings unprecedented functionality and ease of use to the Gnutella network, and also solves many of the flaws currently marring the gNet user experience, such as memory leaks, instability and irrelevant results." CLICK HERE to grab your copy.

 

Driving Denver USA - Be sure to stop back on Sunday for some hilites from Paul McCartney's concert in Denver Colorado. Hope to see you then!

May 10, 2002

Apple Quiz! - Why the Mac is so great.com now offers a daily quiz on Apple code names - located at:

http://www.whythemacissogreat.com/en/machistorian/codenamecraze

And updated daily! Head over to Why the Mac is so great.com and reinforce
your Macintosh knowledge!

Since its launch on 2 July 1999, Why the Mac is so great.com has always concentrated on Mac advocacy, and expands this commitment today with more Mac info than ever. Check it out!

 

I Need A Date! - Me thinks a certain Monkie needs a date - the correct date and time, that is! Yesterday's Update was improperly listed as May 8, 2002. Oops! Guess that makes two May 8's this week. If you ever find errors, bad links, or just want to shake the cage, feel free to drop us a line!

May 9, 2002

Desktop News! - EA Design's Ed Allen and Alan Sherwood have crafted 12 new works for your viewing pleasure. You know the routine. Get to clickin'!

 

Beta News - For all you AOL Beta Testers, now available at Keyword Beta is Build 32C of the AOL for Mac OS X software.The latest revision includes an updated version of the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.

 

Driving Rain (And Snow) - After receiving a bit of heat from the Monkie executives (Tigger & Toenails), the BeanHead and I have compared notes and will be sharing our "adventures" and some hilites from Paul McCartney's Driving USA concert in Denver Colorado. We should have our report up and out in the next 2 or 3 days. Keep your Bananas peeled!

May 8, 2002

At The Top

WWDC: Apple Innovation - Apple tends to tease the old taste buds, but all in good taste! Steve Jobs showed off the up-and-coming 10.2 version of OSX - AKA: Jaguar. Among the improvements and added features coming are:

iChat, Apple's new AIM-compatible instant messaging software

QuickTime 6 with MPEG-4 video

Address Book - System wide

All new Sherlock 3

And much more! Ah - we caught ya drooling! For more info on the new features, CLICK HERE!

MonkieNews!

MacMonkies' Fab Four Icon Edition - From four fabulous Icon artists we have 7 sets to satisfy your icon needs including a set of the Fab Four! Let's Rock 'n' Roll!

Pixel Jerk - If you're looking for icons that will really make your eyes smile, Samuel Krueger surely knows how to make 'em shine! Classic Mac and Special Characters are just a small sample of the exceptional icon work you will find at Pixel Jerk!

DV Graphics - From Paul Sahner of DV Graphics we have a fine pair of "OSX Only" sets titled Symbolic Replacements and Apple Logo! The little preview just doesn't do these well crafted sets justice. Make sure you grab a copy of both!

Happicon - From Rene of Happicon come not Just One, but 2 fun filled icon sets! X Frunnels and Just One make great additions to your desktop's GUI needs!

MAJArch Studios - Entering in from Melissa of MAJArch Studios is this simple but classy set of icons - The Beatles!

Check 'em out!

Blue Theme Dream In The Gallery - We seem to have a bit of blue threading throughout the Gallery this week! But wait! Does Tigger make the odd man out? Let's take a look!

3-D In Threes! - The artistic master of EA Design - Alan Sherwood - brings us a bit of the Future, Enclosed In The Ocean.

Ed Allen - the other artist with fantastic abilities =) - offers another piece from the artistic wonders titled Burning Gleam.

Finishing up the dimensional department of 3's is another installment by popular request of Forced Perspective, appropriately titled Forced Perspective II - by Mr. Monkie Wiles!

 

Distinguished Desktops - Melissa of MAJArch Studios adds a touch of class to our Desktop section with the delightful piece titled We Could Be Heroes!

Adding a bit of natural puzzle to the Monkie Madness is a new desktop From Mr. Wiles, also appropriately titled - Maze.

Rounding off the desktops is this spaced out entry named Omni Dream.

 

Et Cetera! - Finally, the real executives of the MacMonkies bunch show their faces in force! Tigger greets the Monkie World with his humble self in the adorable pic Peek-A-Boo!

And head "dog" Toenails throws about his authoritative voice in warning everyone to Quiet Down! He's tryin' to sleep! Trust me...we listen!

 

Thanks to Sam, Melissa,
Alan, Ed, Rene, and Paul for their
outstanding contributions!

Thank You!

 

Featured Link! - Be sure to take a look at this week's Featured Link emkdesign and click over to our Links page and check 'em out!!

 

Monkie Wires - Yes! It's early in the morning and you're looking at one frazzled Monkie! Haven't had sleep yet tonight and this update is coming from a remote computer 2 hours from "home." If you see anything out of order or just want to razz the Monkie Man, feel free to drop us a line! Till everything is tidy and pieced together, thanks for puttin' up with the mess!

Community News

DV Graphics - Paul Sahner has certainly been busy as of late. Paul continues to make improvements to the already way cool DV Graphics site. Among the changes is The MacBox - your source for Mac related headlines - and his new Design Services site - quality icons and desktops tailored to your needs. Check it out!

EA Design - Ed Allen and Alan Sherwood continue to deliver the goods! They recently updated EA Design with six 3-D and six 2-D pieces for your eyes to feast upon. Hurry over and check out all the latest!

MAJArch Studios - Melissa continues to add class and style to MAJArch Studios. New in her collection are some Paul McCartney pics from a recent concert program and also some Beatles icons! You've got your Ticket to Ride, get over there and give 'em a look!

IHeartNY - Good things have certainly come to Matthew Bice of IheartNY: Xicons. Matthew recently had his Andy Warhol Folders icon set displayed at Apple's Icon, Screensavers, Etc. page. Matthew is also gearing up to offer design services. If you are a software developer, you can get inexpensive, professional icons from I Heart New York.

Ethereal Creations - Ethereal Creations updates with two new images in the New Releases section, two images in the Guest Art section, a new tutorial for creating streaming lights in Bryce and a new article in The View From Here. The splash page has also been revised and loads much more quickly. Stop on by and have a look!

TERRA Dreams - The site featuring desktops made with the freeware program Terragen - TERRA Dreams - has updated with fantastic new desktops. They also have a new URL:

http://tmp266.www6.vianetworks.de/MainIndex.htm

You can also CLICK HERE for an English translation. Hurry over and have a look!

Pixel Jerk - Sam of Pixel Jerk has added a fine new set of Dreamweaver MX Flavors to his already tasty collection. Wander over and have a look!!

Flax Creations - Never under estimate the abilities of a busy man! Not only does Dan Flax manage to update ResExcellence with cool GUI for your desktop, he also has the time to add 3 fine new icon sets to his collection at Flax Creations. What? You're not there yet?

 

Check 'em Out!

 

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News On The Net...

Whine, Whine, Whine! - It seems even among the Mac faithful, not all can agree on the OS of the "Next Generation." Whilst browsing around MacCentral the other day, we stumbled across an interesting thread in their User Forum. One "stranger" started the topic by informing all OSX "crybabies" that the Unix based OS is a "quantum leap forward" and a "superior OS." Perhaps not the most controversial topic, but the "crybabies" part was enough to set a few on end! One "member" responded, "Tell you what. Go to WWDC, and in the first group discussion, when someone mentions a bug or a performance issue, stand up and call them a whining crybaby. You go for it." Ewww, ouch! And the going gets better still. Read More.

Stuck With You? - The Register reports an interesting find at Microsoft: "It is a legal requirement that pre-installed operating systems remain with a machine for the life of the machine." YIKES! Does that mean "till death do us part?" It would certainly seem so, or at least sound so according to Microsoft's "stuck with you" policy. Sound interesting? How about this: Though The Register is "too modest" to accept credit, since they brought the story to the world's attention, Microsoft has softened up their story! Read more HERE!

Hey Dude! - The lyrics to Paul McCartney's classic song, "Hey Jude", were recently put up for auction by Christie's auction house. The lyrics are on a piece of notebook paper and are handwritten. McCartney put a stop to the auction, however, his lawyer saying that the paper was possibly taken from McCartney's house during a burglary or maybe even taken by someone who had worked with McCartney. The lyrics would have sold for an estimated $116,000. - from Billboard

Not Interested - Johnny Carson, former host of The Tonight Show, has finally paid back a $10 debt of almost fifty years. It was in the 1950s when Carson borrowed $10 from Bob Sweet in order to pay his cab fare. Sweet wittingly sent a letter to Carson to remind him of the $10. He even teased Carson about owing him interest on the loan. In return Sweet received $10 along with a note from Carson: "Bob, it was my opinion it was a no-interest loan. Sincerely, Johnny Carson." Sounds like a bitter Sweet ending to me. - from Excite

Fond Farewell - Steve Jobs held a funeral for Mac OS 9 at the Worldwide Developer Conference on Monday. Well, sort of. "We are here today to mourn the passing of Mac OS 9," he said. "He is no doubt looking down on us today with that same smile he showed us every time he booted up." Jobs added some drama to the eulogy with funeral music and a coffin. He promised that by this summer the new version of Mac OS X, Jaguar, would be released. Jobs is also hopeful that there will be five million Mac OS X users by the end of this year. **Sniff Sniff**- from Yahoo

Rat Race - Rats may soon be able to help us seek and find explosives, bombs and even those who fall to death due to tragedies. By implanting electrodes that are only the width of a hair into rats' brains, scientists can run the rats by remote-control, using a computer to control them. The rats wear a receiver on their backs and can be controlled from 500 yards away. When not wearing the receivers, the rats lead normal rat lives, and the implanted electrodes don't effect them at all. - from Excite

 

Have you Heard?

On Par With Windows? - Microsoft is said to be putting off the development for OS9's Internet Explorer to focus on a release that is "par" with that of the current version of IE for Windows. Word has it that the new version could be out "soon."
 
 

Have some inside information on upcoming events? Review our Submission Policy and drop us a line!
 
 

Check 'em Out!

Dem Bones! - Always on the lookout for cool web sites to check out, we spotted Vector Lounge while browsing the pages of Yahoo Internet Life. The site itself is cool, but the real blast is here:

http://www.vectorlounge.com/04_amsterdam/jam/wireframe.html

You will need Flash to enjoy this site, but the fun is well worth the download. Say what? You want us to tell you what all the fun's about? Nah! This one you just have to see for yourself...no bones about it! Be sure to try the "Duo" button!

Just Plain Nutz!

COMPUTER MEMORY

Q: How does a computer tell you it needs more memory?

A: It says ''byte me''

 

THE COMPUTER EXPERTS GLOSSARY (Part II)

Design: What you regret not doing later on.

Documentation: Instructions translated from Swedish by Japanese for English speaking persons.

Performance: A statement of the speed at which a computer system works. Or rather, might work under certain circumstances. Or was rumored to be working over in Jersey about a month ago.

Priority: A statement of the importance of a user or a program. Often expressed as a relative priority, indicating that the user doesn't care when the work is completed so long as he is treated less badly than someone else.

 

TWISTERED

Instruction label on a blanket from Taiwan -

NOT TO BE USED AS PROTECTION FROM A TORNADO.

 

MIKE TYSON'S COMPUTER

Did you hear about the new Mike Tyson Computer?

It has two bytes and no memory.

 

JOB APPLICATION

Two young engineers applied for a single position at a computer company. They both had the same qualifications. In order to determine which individual to hire, the applicants were asked to take a test by the department manager.

Upon completion of the test, both men had each missed only one of the questions. The manager went to the first applicant and said, ''Thank you for your interest, but we've decided to give the job to the other applicant.''

"And why would you be doing that? We both got nine questions correct," asked the rejected applicant.

"We have based our decision not on the correct answers, but on the question you missed," said the department manager.

"And just how would one incorrect answer be better than the other?" the rejected applicant inquired.

''Simple,'' said the department manager, ''Your fellow applicant put down on question #5, 'I don't know.' You put down, 'Neither do I.''

 

HORSING AROUND

A guy was reading his paper when his wife walked up behind him and smacked him on the back of the head with a frying pan.

He asked, "What was that for?"

She said, "I found a piece of paper in your pocket with 'Betty Sue' written on it."

He said, "Jeez, honey, remember last week when I went to the track? 'Betty Sue' was the name of the horse I went there to bet on."

She shrugged her shoulders and walked away. Three days later he's reading his paper when she walked up behind him and smacked him on the back of the head again with the frying pan.

He asked, "What was that for?"

She answered, "Your horse called."

 
 

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Odds and Ends

No Limits

Know your limits...but never stop trying to exceed them.

- Anon

 

Light 'em Up!

Success isn't a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.

- Arnold H. Glasow

 

True Failure

The only time you truly fail is when you fail to try.

- BJW

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple announced the availability of iPhoto 1.1.1. It can be downloaded for free
HERE.

Download manager & accelerator

AudioGalaxy client for sharing and retrieving MP3s

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

Gnutella peer-to-peer file sharing client

Slows down music without changing the pitch

Music theory and ear training software

DX radio tuner

Displays local time& time in 4 other locations simultaneously

Recording studio tool tracks session time, titles, usage & more

Create, change, download skins for iTunes 2

Multimedia browser to view & organize pictures, movies, fonts...

Music editor, sequencer, synthesizer, tracker, sampler & more

Catalog, archive, play, and display graphic files

Feature rich audio recording & editing tool

Pop up hierarchical file navigation & launcher (was piDock)

Intuitive and powerful music performance and production tool

Extends AppleScript to open web pages, submit forms, more

Arabian Nights themed pinball game

Browser plugin for playing Flash media

Printable calendar, can enter notes for dates

3rd party AIM Client

Download manager & accelerator

Popular Web browser

VNC utility to share your desktop across the internet

OS X chat client

Gnutella peer-to-peer file sharing client

Slows down music without changing the pitch

Screensaver showing text, image, or URL of your choice

List and try out installed fonts on your system

Enables Java for Mozilla/Netscape 6.x

Dynamic Earth shows weather, quakes, volcanoes, clouds

Enhances Open/Save dialog boxes for better ease of use

General purpose PostScript & PDF previewer

Cocoa native standalone Web browser based on Fizzilla

DX radio tuner

Displays local time& time in 4 other locations simultaneously

Fax software

Multimedia browser to view & organize pictures, movies, fonts

Tear off menu bar calendar with multiple month views

Catalog, archive, play, and display graphic files

3rd party AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) client

Feature rich audio recording & editing tool

Pop up hierarchical file navigation & launcher (was piDock)

Full expression calculator

Dockling to easily open preference panes from the Dock

Browser plugin to view flash media

Aqua desktop interface to Web services: TV listings, phone listings

Make customized folder icons