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June 18, 2002

LATE NIGHT GUI SPECIAL 10:04 PM MST

New Icons And desktops! - Get your GUI here! We've got a fantastic new selection of Icons and Desktops ready for your viewing pleasure! Slip on over to the Gallery for the latest in 2-D and 3-D desktop art. For all the latest in fine iconware, check out Page 7 and Page 8 of our Icon Department. Your computer is thanking you already! Check it out!

Browser Alert - Microsoft has updated Internet Explorer for Mac OSX to version 5.2 and is ready for download. The web browser has not been updated for Classic. The latest version provides "all the latest security and performance enhancements," and also adds the new Quartz text smoothing feature. Startup is noticeably faster, however browsing can still be sluggish at times. Be sure to note your Preference settings before updating as the installation of the browser changes some default settings, including the home page which it switches to MSN.com

 

DV Graphics - Paul Sahner of DV Graphics announced an updated the price page for his Design Services. Services include: Application icons, Corporate identity (logo design) and Interface (website graphics). Check it out!

 

Why The Mac Is So Great.com - The latest news from Why the Mac is so great.com:

Why the Mac is so great.com, a Mac advocacy site, will soon dedicate nine days focusing on the iBook, Apple's consumer laptop.

For the next nine days, articles, Mac stats, and a few downloads pertaining to the iBook will be offered at Why the Mac is so great.com.

Why the Mac is so great.com, a Mac advocacy site, offers both Mac and non-Mac users a look at why the Macintosh is a better operating system.

This is a great site packed with Mac related stuff. You don't want to miss all the latest from Why the Mac is so great.com!

 

The More the Monkier! - We've got plenty of GUI fun coming up this Wednesday at MacMonkies! Our Icon department will include outstanding material from EMK Design, DV Graphics, Pixel Jerk, and our latest contributor, Hein Mevissen of miX the piX!

The Monkie Gallery will be filled with great desktops from software author Bob Spence, Evan Kaufman from EMK Design, Ed Allen and Alan Sherwood of EA Design, Kara Kelly of Kara-Kelly.com, and of course new material from MacMonkies!

A great eye candy edition is in store this week at MacMonkies!

June 17, 2002

Icon Reminder! - If you haven't already done so, be sure to check out the latest icons from Happicon with FinderMoods, Pixel Jerk with Fireworks MX Flavors, and DV Graphics with Signs. Your eyes and your Desktop will thank you for it!

 

Desktop Update - Donnie Fischer of none other than DonnieFischer.com has posted another of his spiritual specialties titled Timeless Voyage.

Also in the desktop department are new desktops from Mando Gomez of mandolux: Malibu and Hedvige. These new works are certain to brighten your computer's day!Get your mouse a clickin' and check 'em out!

 

Quote of the Day: Life Stinks! - Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.

- Mel Brooks

June 16, 2002

Pic of the Day - When the cat's at play, the mouse will pay! Check out this Pic of the Day!

click for larger image

Author Unknown

June 15, 2002

Icon Update! - Pixel Jerk, one of your favorite Mac - exclusive icon centers, has posted a great new set of icons titled Fireworks MX Flavors. Grab this set of 8 colorful icons just in time for the Summer's festive funtivities! Plenty of pixel pleasure is only a click away!

 

Today's Quote: Having A Blast? - The best defense against the atom bomb is not to be there when it goes off.

- Anonymous

June 14, 2002

Software Update - Fruit Menu - the awesome OSX utility from Unsanity that gives you the ability to customize the Apple Menu - has just had a major revision and is now available for download. Version 2.0 adds the ability to customize contextual menus plus other added features and bug fixes. This is a must have app for all you Mac addicts. Check it out!

 

OSX Cool Features - Copy and Paste isn't just for text any more! Select any item in OSX - even a file with all its contents - and go to "Edit" in the menu bar. Choose "Copy" (or use Command C). Then go to your desired destination and select "Paste" (or Command V) from "Edit" in the Menu bar and...SHAZZAM! The selected app or file with everything in it are duplicated to your new destination. Cool! - from Apple eNews

June 13, 2002

New Site - From the makers of Why the Mac is so great.com comes a new Mac site - iPod Territory. From Webmaster Yan Feng:

Don't just buy an iPod for the MP3 player! At iPod Territory, we basically disassemblage iPods and find out how versatile they are, all without resorting to physical disassembly! Your iPod could be your Mac's emergency startup volume, an extra hard drive, a game machine, a mobile Rolodex, or a PDA - not just an MP3 player! Plus, we'll see how others have applied their iPods. iPod Territory - because the iPod's not only an MP3 player!

Get your clickers moving and check out this new site!

 

EA Design - Ed Allen and Alan Sherwood of the famed EA Design have really been pumping out the pixels as they bring you a double dose of their desktop expertise. They've got 6 new 3-D and 6 new 2-D pics from each of the men for a total of 24 pics to choose from! Talk about your double whammy! Hurry over and check out all the latest from EA Design!

 

DV Graphics - Mr. Paul Sahner of the DV Graphics claim to fame has a brand new set of icons up and ready to roll! From Paul:

No matter how great your Mac is, it can still be a scary place. We're here to help. "Signs" is a great set of "warning" icons to assist you in navigating around your hard drive.

So there you have it! A great new set of icons and no excuses not to check them out. Here's your sign!

 

Beta News - For all you AOL beta testers, there is a new build of America Online's client software. For Version 2 of AOL for OSX, Build 5G is now available at AOL Keyword: Beta.

June 12, 2002

At The Top

Windows Users: Apple Wants YOU! - The switch is on. Apple's new advertising campaign will begin focusing on winning over PC users, according to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. They will feature live testimonies of real-life converts who have switched over from PC to Mac. As one of the converts says, "I deal with Windows all day. When I'm tired of that, I come home to a Macintosh." Apple is also hoping that the Apple stores will help PC users to make the switch, as half of the store sales go to non-Mac users. The "Real People" ads will begin airing on TV starting this week. The ads can also be seen at Apple's Switch page. - from CNet

MonkieNews!

MacMonkies Number 9 Icon Dream Edition - For our 9th Monkicon edition, we are privileged to have a collection of 6 of some of the dreamiest icons from some fabulous artists, including our latest contributor, Evan Kaufman! Let's boogie!

EMK Design - From Evan Kaufman, the master mind behind the lines of EMK Design, comes the fine set of icons titled E-cons !

Flax Creations - Dan Flax flexes his creative ingenuity with a unique set called Cube X Icons.

DV Graphics - Paul Sahner, the man with the Digital Vision of DV Graphics, brings us OSX Aqua to its glass-like extreme with two shiny sets: Glass VII and Aqua Extreme.

IHeartNY - Mr. Matthew Bice, the brains of the icon haven at IHeartNY, has put together a unique combo of pixel ingredients and out comes Genetic Experiment Gone Awry! Whoa! And a bit more on the "conventional" side comes Gumby and friends aqua-ized and ready to go!

Check 'em out!

Another Full House: 9 New Desktops In The Gallery - This week, our Gallery sports another cram-packed selection of great desktops to beautify your Mac experience!

Desktop Delight - Firing up our Desktop Department this week is an awesome number from EMK Design's Evan Kaufman called 000002.

Neil Roberts returns with a piece different from his usual set of contributions with a collage titled Lotus Man.

Offering his wonderfully unique flare for colors, Bob Spence adds Space Balls to our Desktop collection.

Ed Allen of the world renowned EA Design slips over the cyber waves with ease sporting a recent piece titled Easy Travel II.

From MacMonkies comes Déjà Vu, a "porpoisely" placed pic recollecting an all too familiar time and place.

 

3-D Department - Alan Sherwood, a true artist behind the scenes of EA Design, contributes Our Landscape I, representing the entrapment within a system that holds one back from self expression.

MacMonkies offers a peek from the inside looking out with strange piece titled In Your Head.

Also from MacMonkies comes an alternative perspective with the clean-cut piece titled Point of View.

Out of Line closes up the Gallery this week with a MacMonkies title that is, well, out of line!

 

BUNCHES OF THANKS

A gigantaloid thanks is extended to:

Evan, Bob, Ed , Alan, Paul, Matthew, Dan, and Neil -

WOW! Excellent work, gentlemen!

THANK YOU!

Featured Link - Be sure to check out this week's Featured Link :

miX the piX

Plus, we'll be featuring Hein Mevissen's icons really soon! Head over to the Links Page and check it out!

 

Community News

Iconfactory - The good folks over at The Iconfactory have released Tribal Masks, another cool icon set for your desktop! What could be better than that? Along with the icon set comes a collection of Login Images for OSX to enhance your Tribal X-perience! Hurry over to The Iconfactory for all the cool details!

 

Happicon - Rene of Happicon just released a new set of Finder icons for your dock - FinderMoods! Now, these little gems are so popular that the Happicon site is temporarily unavailable due to excessive bandwidth usage! Don't let that get in the way of grabbing Rene's new creations. Simply cruise over to Happicon's mirror site -

http://homepage.mac.com/kernelpanik

And grab all the happi icons your heart desires! Get going!

 

The DeskStop - Just when you thought the Tribal fun was said and done, there's more! The DeskStop - the sister site to The Iconfactory - has added a set of Tribal desktops to add even more to your Tribal X-perience! You know the routine - get that mouse a clickin' and check 'em out!

 

EA Design - The gents of EA Design are planning an update for this Thursday. That's tomorrow! Be sure to stop by Ed and Alan's gallery of excellence and satisfy your appetite for their great desktops!

 

PixelDécor! - Wait! There's more! To coincide with the release of the new new Tribal Masks icon set from the Iconfactory, PixelDécor has "selected a group of patterns that can turn any Mac desktop, or OS X window, into the perfect retro 'Tiki Lounge' for the likes of this new icon set." There's Tribal fun for everyone! Take a look at all 3 sites: PixelDécor, The DeskStop, and The Iconfactory!

 

Flax Creations - Attention all sports fans: Mr. Dan Flax, ResExcellence GUI editor, has added a great new set of sports icons to the already cool collection at Flax Creations titled Sportscons X. Get into the swing of things and check out this great new set.

 

Xicons - Xicons reports that things are back to "normal" and have now returned to daily updates for your icon needs. Stop by and grab a look at Hein's Hardware 3.0 and all the latest additions at Xicons!

IconsTree - The IconsTree has recently added 1 new wallpaper and has plenty of icon news and reviews for your icon pleasures. Pull up a chair and get your mouse over there!

Check 'em Out!

 

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News On The Net...

A Big Deal...Really - Governor Angus King of Maine has a mission to get a computer in the hands of every middle school student in the state. He led a demonstration with twelve students as well as Apple CEO Steve Jobs himself in Maine on Monday to present his case in hopes to keep the $25 million iBook project going. King has saved $10-$15 million by making a deal with Apple for the iBooks, and says he does not intend to "walk away from it." If King succeeds, the iBook will be part of the "largest educational technology project in the history of the world." - from MacCentral

Password Problems: Hackers Heaven - Norway's National Center of Language and Culture is having trouble accessing important documents stored on their computer. Why? The technician responsible for the care of the documents did not reveal the password for access before he died. As a result, the director of the center has asked for hackers to try to crack the code to the password-protected database. Since the problem began, some have decided to try "Dead Man's Switch," a program designed to "avoid any postmortem problems or embarrassment." Well, that password seems safe to me. - from Wired

Duck, Duck, Locust - Four thousand ducks are being unleashed in Beijing, China in order to eat up the surplus of locusts that are eating the crops. There are already up to 5,000 locusts per square meter in a town called Tianjin. Xiao Hongwei from the locust station says that "ducks are the best way to get rid of locusts because they have such a big appetite." The ducks will become plump eating the locusts and can then be sold to restaurants. Mmm, mmm, good. Just think of all that protein. - from Excite

VeriSign On The Dotted Line - VeriSign Inc is still sending direct mail to the customers of their competitors in an attempt to win over new customers for themselves. A lawsuit was brought against VeriSign by Bulkregister.com last month, and is being followed by a lawsuit by Go Daddy this month. VeriSign has sent out information that "encourages" customers to renew domain names, but the intent is switch customers from current hosts to VeriSign. Though accused of domain "slamming," VeriSign claims to be in compliance with court orders. We at MacMonkies have relieved such a notice and will soon provide a copy for viewing. - from The Register

Chimp Chase - Officials in Scotland Yard have had a bit of a time catching up with a very "special" thief. It seems that a chimpanzee has stolen a cell phone as well as some stereo parts from an apartment. Police received two burglary reports in Hackney and the second victim said he saw a monkey leaving after the burglary. "I saw this hairy black chimpanzee coming through the window," he said. "I couldn't believe what I was seeing." A spokesperson for the Scotland Yard said, "We have our greatest minds on this one." Apparently they can't believe what they are seeing either! - from Ananova

 

Have you Heard?

Later Than Sooner Than Later - The newest major update to the Mac version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer is expected to be dubbed Version 6, rather than the previously anticipated Version 5.5. However, unlike previous expectations, the new update is expected later than the "sooner" anticipated arrival! Confusing? You and I both!

 

Newer Tech Is Back - As many have heard, Newer Technology, a company that has brought third-party processor upgrades to the Mac, is back in business. In addition, Other World Computing (OWC) is teaming up with Newer Tech to be the exclusive source for Newer's products. From OWC:

Newer Tech has seen the light of day again and Other World Computing has engaged them to be the EXCLUSIVE world wide source for all of their products. The first product to be offered looks to be a G4/500MHz upgrade, the first of its kind, for the PowerBook G3 Pismo. Several more products from their existing line should also begin to ship this month. NewerTech made the best upgrades around and it couldn't please me more have a part in making them available again.

Keep your eyes peeled at both the Newer Technology site and OWC for further developments. We'll keep ya posted!
 
 

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Check 'em Out!

The Deskbase GUI Database - If you're like us and just can't get enough of that GUI goodie stuff, you're probably always on the prowl for a new place to scope out on the net. And who might have such a list of great GUI places to visit? Well, The Iconfactory Deskbase of course! The Iconfactory is not just an icon stop. And the Deskbase has over 300 GUI sites listed that have a wide range of GUI goodies from icons, to desktops, fonts, and even sounds for your computer. So if you're really hungry for a new place to find your GUI fix, check out the Deskbase at The Iconfactory!

Just Plain Nutz!

E-MAIL DELIVERANCE

A parent listened with pride as their daughter oh so carefully enunciated each word of The Lord's Prayer, right up to the end of the prayer when she said,"Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us some E-mail. Amen."

TAXING SMILE

Smith: I hate paying my tax bill.

Brown: You should pay up with a smile.

Smith: I've offered them a smile, but they insist on money.

- Bob Phillips

BLONDE ON COMPUTER

Q: How can you tell a blonde's been using the computer?

A: There's white-out all over the screen.

CLICK!

Tech Support: I need you to right-click on the Open Desktop.

Customer: Ok.

Tech Support: Did you get a pop-up menu?

Customer: No.

Tech Support: Ok. Right click again. Do you see a pop-up menu?

Customer: No.

Tech Support: Ok, sir. Can you tell me what you have done up until this point?

Customer: Sure, you told me to write 'click' and I wrote 'click'.

RANDOM ACCESS

My software never has bugs. It just develops random features.

PANE IN THE WHAT?

Windows: Just another pane in the glass.

COMPUTERS AND LIGHT BULBS

Q: How many Computer Scientists does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: None, that's a hardware problem.

RUN FOR YOUR WIFE

A man placed an ad in the classifieds: "Wife wanted." The next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same: "You can have mine."

SEX EDUCATION

A unit in sex education was about to begin, and each student had to bring in a permission slip in order to take it. A boy handed in his slip and explained to the teacher, "My mom says I can take the course as long as there's no homework."

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Odds and Ends

Coke Trivia

The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20 years!

 

Soft

Don't confuse being "soft" with seeing the other guy's point of view.

- George Bush

 

The Biggest Difference

It's your unlimited power to care and to love that can make the biggest difference in the quality of your life.

- Tony Robbins

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MacOpener by DataViz supports FireWire equipped Windows users to access the iPod

Former Beatle Paul McCartney ties the knot the second time around with bride Heather Mills

Mozilla.org's next generation Web browser

For their backup software

Collection of games

Desktop picture manager with automatic image download

Audio editor with effects, mixing, & unlimited undo

Simple font viewing tool, slideshow previews & more

Easy to use HTML editor with CSS, JavaScript, & FTP

Helps manage multiple iDisk accounts

DX radio tuner

Creates custom icons directly from Photoshop images

Pop up hierarchical file navigation & launcher

Email client with filtering, searching, scripting tools

Mozilla.org's next generation Web browser

MP3 ID3 tag editor, player, cataloger

Sound effects application

Mozilla.org's next generation Web browser

Collection of games

For their backup software

Installs a menu showing all the characters in a font

Hot key & macro tool, launcher, multiple clipboards

Pong with lots of mini-games and multiplayer

Automates any task, multi-step or repetitive action

Full featured firewall

Instant messenger client for AIM, ICQ, Jabber, MSN, Yahoo

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

Open files, urls, email addresses by typing an abbreviation

Desktop picture manager with automatic image download

Software firewall for security against net hackers

Switch between up to ten different Dock configurations

Audio editor with effects, mixing, & unlimited undo

Simple font viewing tool, slideshow previews & more

Easy to use HTML editor with CSS, JavaScript, & FTP

MP3/CD audio player software

Helps manage multiple iDisk accounts

Cocoa native Web browser based on Fizzilla

DX radio tuner

Launch apps, make aliases, move files by contextual menu

Creates custom icons directly from Photoshop images

Compose an icon from two images

Pop up hierarchical file navigation & launcher

Real-time liquid screensaver

Dockling for accessing system preferences directly

Email client with filtering, searching, scripting tools

Note taking app with date/time organization

Front-end for the anti spam tool Mailfilter

Fax software

Mozilla.org's next generation Web browser

Optimize any type of Internet connection; built for speed

MP3 ID3 tag editor, player, cataloger

Displays the Moon phase in the Dock or on your Desktop

Sound effects application