February 9, 2003

Monkie Business

Odds and Ends

Broke Invention - It has been determined that less than one patented invention in a hundred makes any money for the inventor. - OUCH!

Great taste, great price. Grab your CandyBar!

Good Government - No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

- Abraham Lincoln

Computer Addiction - If addiction is judged by how long a dumb animal will sit pressing a lever to get a 'fix' of something, to its own detriment, then I would conclude that Netnews is far more addictive than cocaine.

- Rob Stampfli

February 8, 2003

Community News | Monkie Business

Community News

widget : widget - On a slightly more somber note than usual, widget : widget has released a special icon set in order to commemorate the loss of the Columbia space shuttle titled Columbia. This new set celebrates the lives of the brave astronauts whom died trying to benefit mankind. You can download your copy by making your way over to the fine galleries of widget : widget.

Monkie Business

Odds and Ends

Could It Be? - TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.

Life - The best portion of a good man's life - his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.

- William Wordsworth

February 7, 2003

Icons | Community News | Bananas

At The Top - Welcome to our Friday GUI Edition here at MacMonkies! We've got some great new Icon Sets, Community News, and other fun for your eyes' enjoyment. Without further ado, let's bust a move!

New GOO!

New Icons - Oooo eeee oooo eeee oooo! I don't even know how to spell that, but that's what your eyes should be saying after they get a look at this week's 4 Icons Sets for our Friday Icon Edition. Let's look!

Steve Sharp - Stately stepping into our first slot is Steve Sharp with a sharp collection of Bots icons. This set of 7 goes great with Spotbot, Steve's Desktop of the same theme.

AGRAPHA Icons - Some fine furry friends fill out our next position in AGRAPHA Animals 4. This cool set of critters from AGRAPHA Icons' Harvey Lubin includes some Monkie cousins and even a Mac's best friend - Jaguar!

Rampant Mac - Watch that stick! Mr. Scott Chitwood from Rampant Mac brings all of you hockey fans and action packers NHL. This great set of 39 icons will add class and action to the choosiest hockey fan desktop.

mac.axonz.com - The mac is back with the return of Adrian Jean from mac.axonz.com! Adrian has polished up a fine set of icons and delivers Duranium Glass. You might want to put on your sun glasses for this shiny set!

 

Thanks to:

Steve, Harvey, Scott, and Adrian!

Always my best to the best!

 

Community News

RAD.E8 - Hot diggity dog! RAD.E8's Sascha Höhne has just released SNOW.E 2 in the Aqua and Graphite flavors...Mmmm good! Both new sets available require CandyBar 1.5 and use the new iContainer feature. If you haven't got an eyeful of these new icons, you best be on your way to RAD.E8 and check 'em out!

Mandolux - Just in is the recap of this week's desktops from Mandolux. Let's peek:

Mandolux has issued this week ten new desktops: five Feathers (Giant/Nature), one zenas|closer (Abstract), and four Columbia Space Shuttle Tribute desktops.

Get your mouse in gear and swing by Mandolux for these fine new desktop additions!

Pixelpalooza - The icon entries for this year's Pixelpalooza are starting to come in and are ready for display at The Iconfactory. Some amazing works have already been posted. But you don't need to wait till the last minute! Get your icon entries into this year's fabulous Pixelpalooza and make everybody's i's pop out!

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts - R. Westby

THIS ONE STINKS

What is green and smells?

Hulk's fart.

MORE POLITICS

How many politicians does it take to change a light bulb ?

Two. One to change it, and another one to change it back again.

LINES

A drill sergeant had just chewed out one of his cadets, and as he was walking away, he turned to the cadet and said, "I guess when I die you'll come and dance on my grave." The cadet replied, "Not me, Sarge. I promised myself that when I got out of the Army I'd never stand in another line."

February 6, 2003

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Monkie News

Friday Icon Edition - You guessed it! Another fun Friday Icon Edition is headed your way on...ummm...well, Friday of course! This week's eye pleasers come from our latest contributor Steve Sharp, as well as some great GUI work from Scott Chitwood, AGRAPHA Icons, and mac.axonz.com. Your eyes will be plenty pleased with this fine set of four right here at MacMonkies. See you tomorrow!

Community News

DV Graphics - Hopping on the CandyBar iContainer bandwagon is DV Graphics of the Switchers Icons claim to fame. Paul Sahner has already assembled the first iContainer of his Iconized Apple Switcher characters. The set contains all of the Switchers icons and randomly places them all over your system. It's a fun way to quickly plaster your computer with people you don't know. Make your way to DV Graphics and check 'em out!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Cash Versus Computers - Apple and Microsoft have entered talks regarding a Microsoft settlement in which Microsoft would give cash and software to schools. Apple is arguing that Microsoft should strictly give cash to schools and let them choose which computers they want to purchase. According to Bloomberg, Microsoft has entered talks with Apple to try to avoid lengthy court procedures. The lawsuit is worth $1.1 billion. Apple and Microsoft in talks...I would like to see Steve and Bill in the same room together 'talking.' - from PC Pro

Space Travel To New Heights - The recent Columbia tragedy could encourage different types of space travel. Scientists are working on developing a space elevator. It would start with a thin carbon ribbon one meter wide that runs from the Earth up into space. An elevator could then be attached to this ribbon to carry materials or people into space. The elevator alone would cost $10 million to build, but the possibility of this space elevator could be reached in as soon as fifteen years. That's one elevator ride that might make me sick to my stomach. - from Wired

February 5, 2003

Desktops | Community News | Bananas

New GOO!

New Desktops - Time to spiff up your Desktop with 7 slick new pixel works from our Wednesday Desktop Update. Let's dig!

3 Dimensional - Up to his usual warped sense of self is Rampant Mac's Scott Chitwood with a perfect pixel portrait: Melted Mind. Proceed with extra caution with this one, as it is sure to provide your eyes with too much fun and a slide to the side.

Sliding into our second slot is Searching 2 from the amazing mind of Terraholic's Martin Schulte. Martin really paints the skies a beautiful array of colors with this wonderful 3-D portrait.

Making sure all your i's are crossed and your t's are dotted (yes, that's intentional) is dotcom from Jack Juliussen, who hangs his amazing works in the galleries of Prevision. This minimalistic to-the-point work is an eye pleaser for cyber heads of all walks.

 

Nature - Back from Down Under, Michael Heath will warm your winter blues with Nobbies Beach. If your winter is filled with that cold white stuff as it is here, this great beach shot is a sure thing to take your thoughts away from the fridgies!

 

Desktops - Diggin' into our Desktop Department is a cool creation from EMKdesign's Evan Kaufman called amplified. Evan turns up the techno and gives you a blast with this great number!

If you want things to get really loud, check out breathless 2 from Glenn Farjado! This astonishing piece from Glenn won't even give your eyes a second chance. You will be amazed!

Wrapping up this week's Desktop Edition is MacMonkies' Bradford Wiles with a humble tribute to those who lost their lives in the Columbia Space Shuttle. The desktop was actually made a day or 2 before the catastrophe using Bryce 5 and Photoshop 7. It was titled after hearing the news -- whether to their loved ones on Earth, or reaching to the Creator in the Heavens, they were Homeward Bound.

 

Thanks Department --

Gentlemen, thanks for your kindness and contributions

A million thanks!!

Have a piece you want to display?

Check out our Submissions guidelines and then send it in!

 

 

Community News

The Iconfactory Updates CandyBar - The folks over at The Iconfactory just keep the GUI goodies coming your way! Just released from The Factory and Panic is CandyBar 1.5. This new version adds support for iContainers, a new way to package and distribute icons. The Iconfactory describes them this way:

iContainers are, in essence, a large group of icons packaged into one handy container - a single file. As they apply to CandyBar, iContainers allow users to import and export entire CandyBar icon sets in one fell swoop. Users can send their favorite icon settings to friends as a simple e-mail attachment, and can download entire collections from the Internet with a single click. Icon authors can also embed vital information into iContainers such as their name and e mail address, ensuring full credit of their custom distributed icons.

This is SO cool. How do you top the coolness of cool? There's MORE cool goodies that come with CandyBar 1.5 and the upgrade is free to previously registered users! Hurry over to The Iconfactory and grab the latest update of CandyBar 1.5. GO ALREADY!

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts - R. Westby

JUST ME

What kind of monkey flies to school?

A hot air baboon.

HOLIDAY

Osama bin Laden goes to a psychic who says "You will die on an American holiday."

Needless to say bin Laden is shocked. "Which one?" he asks.

"Doesn't matter," says the psychic. "Whatever day you die will become an American holiday."

SAY HUH?

Doctor! I have a serious problem, I can never remember what I just said.

When did you first notice this problem?

What problem?

February 4, 2003

Monkie News | Community News | Network News

Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Desktops - Another round of fine Desktops are coming your way tomorrow from artists all around the net! Returning for this week's Wednesday Desktop Update are Michael Heath, Glenn Fajardo, Rampant Mac, Terraholic, EMKdesign, Prevision, and MacMonkies. Stop back for your GUI desktop snack with our Wednesday Desktop Edition!

Community News

PixelDécor - Over yonder at PixelDécor, Jen has been plenty busy putting together bundles of pixel collections for your downloading pleasure. Ready for your consumption is a new calendar (February), Icons (Retro Gals), patterns (Omega and Litebrite), and a new desktop (Columbia). Make your way to PixelDécor and check 'em out!

mac.axonz.com - Just released from mac.axonz.com Adrian Jean is, Duranium : Glass. This slick set features a smooth glass look in 7 juicy reflective colors. Your eyes will thank you for checking out this latest addition from mac.axonz.com!

Double Helix - New at Double Helix are three new images in the Galleries section and two new posters in the Prints section. They have also uploaded comprehensive tutorials on Bryce scene assembly as well as separate guides detailing hair and cloth drawing techniques in Photoshop. All this and more at Double Helix.

Note: This site contains mature content.

Send Us Your Site News!

press@macmonkies.com

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Selective Song Swapping - Jim Speth, ex-programmer for Apple, is developing an application for Mac OS X called iCommune that will allow users to share songs over their computers with closed groups. Speth hopes to avoid legal trouble because using his application would be like loaning a friend a CD. The 30-year-old originally thought of creating the application so he could share music files between his own computers. He plans to release his free version of iCommune in a couple of weeks. - from Wired

Cows Pig Out on Junk Food - Farmers in Pennsylvania have been feeding their cows with "'steer party mix'— chips, popcorn, pretzels and cheese curls." The cows line up fast for this junk food, which is donated by nearby plants. Some cattle even get chocolate balls and cereal. Feeding people leftovers to cows is cheaper for the farmers than buying corn. Lab results show that the food is nutritionally sound, and experts say it does not affect the quality of the beef. And who was it that asked "where's the beef?" - from Yahoo

February 3, 2003

Community News | On the Net | Bananas

Community News

Pixelpalooza 2003 - After a short pause to pay their respects to those who were lost in the shuttle Columbia tragedy, The Iconfactory officially kicks off the 7th installment of Pixelpalooza, their annual icon design contest. This event is an invitation to the Macintosh icon design community to pull out all the stops and send them your pixelated creations. From the Factory:

For this years event we have combined the Illustrative and 3D categories into a single category called Classic, for those of you who still enjoy the challenge of working on a 32x32 pixel canvas. The OS X category was by far the most popular last year so it returns again this year unaltered. And new this year is the CandyBar category which should prove to be very popular based on the success of our icon switching software product.

Head over to the Pixelpalooza pages for official contest rules, guidelines and information on this year's fantastic prize packages. Warm up that mouse button and start pixel-clicking!

widget : widget - Breaking the pixel silence from widget : widget is Mr. Alexander "Magnum Opus" MacLean with some great new GUI for your eyes to drool upon! New in his galleries are two new desktop pictures - deckED and Black and White - and a small preview of his two new PowerBook icons from the Magnum Opus collection. Check 'em out!

Live Pencil - Another great update comes your way from Live Pencil. Here's a list of the GUI goodness in store:

• LIVE ANIMALS: Week after week you'll see the SINGING ANIMALS from your 2002 Advent Calendar. Today the crocodile.
• EMOTICONS: MORE, FUN SMILIES !!!!!!!!! Don't miss them!
• WALLPAPERS: 3 new wallpapers. FEBRUARY calendar!
• BACKGROUNDS - for your e-mails: Beautiful piece of grass. 
• IT IS YOU: - Bob Lupton and his "DANCING with DOGS"
• HIDDEN IMAGE: Like every week.... FIND IT!!!

Check out all the latest additions at Live Pencil!

Send Us Your Site News!

press@macmonkies.com

On the Net

iFix - Rene from Happicon has quite the eye for detail as he noticed inconsistencies with Apple's iPhoto 2 and iMovie. There are differences with the 'Info' button in iPhoto 2 and the light shadow in iPhoto/iMovie.

Enter iFix! Simply plop the altered images by Rene into the proper location and SHAZZAM! Rene saves the day once again! Head over to Happicon and check out iFix today!

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts - R. Westby

BABY TALK

Q: Do I have to have a baby shower?

A: Not if you change the baby's diaper very quickly.

INNOCENCE AS CAUGHT

A lawyer was filling out a job application when he came to the question: "Have you ever been arrested?" He answered no to the question. The next question, intended for those who answered the preceding question with a yes, was "why?" Nevertheless, the lawyer answered it "Never got caught."

'NUFF SAID

Pentiums melt in your PC, not in your hand.