February 26, 2002

New GUI! - Flax Creations adds 2 new icon sets: Borgcons Vol. 1 and Chrome Apples. Head over and Check 'em Out!
 
 

Adobe GoLive and LiveMotion 2.0 - Adobe announced the immediate availablity of GoLive 6.0 and LiveMotion 2.0.

February 25, 2002

Adobe Announces Photoshop 7.0 - Adobe announced the release of Photoshop 7.0, which Adobe says "will be available to preorder in mid-March 2002." Read more about Photoshop 7.0 at MacCentral or download the PDF with the new features from Adobe HERE.

February 24, 2002

Drive 10 - Apple reports:

Drive 10 1.0.4 from Micromat is a maintenance release of its disk
drive diagnostic utility for Mac OS X systems. This new version adds support for Apple's latest systems, as well as a few feature enhancements.

Download your update HERE.

February 23, 2002

Cool Tools - Another cool tool for OSX - Prefling 1.5 - has been updated and is waiting for you to download! Check It Out!

February 22, 2002

App Update! - Some of your favorite OSX apps have been tweaked, tuned, and ready for re-release:

 

Dockprefs 1.0.2 LimeWire X 2.2.1

CharView 1.3b1 FruitMenu 1.5.1

Check 'em Out!

New Artwork - Ethereal Creations updates with two strikingly different desktop images rendered in Poser4 and Bryce5. This release spans the range from the classical to the surreal, so head on over and check those guys out!

February 21, 2002

EA Design - Ed Allen and Alan Sherwood have certainly been busy lately as they have updated EA Design with a total of 16 new artistic works!

We would also like to congratulate Ed and Alan as EA Design has been selected as The Apple Collection's Site of the Week. Keep up the great work, gentlemen!
 
 

Onsite Apple Update - For those of you who prefer not to use the Software Update panel to download the OSX 10.1.3 Update, it is now available direct from Apple's site at:

The OSX Apple Downloads Page

or

The Mac OSX Update Page

February 20, 2002

MonkieNews! - Good Golly Miss Molly! It has certainly proven to be a long night! We have decided to make OSX the default OS for our main Monkie Computer. As a result, we are still sifting through piles of archives and portions of partitions attempting a delightful dish called organization! In the process, it has slowed us down a tad. But when it is over, things will run quite Spifforfluous! And, while digging through the virtual boxed-up archives, we actually found some pics that should have been posted long ago!

Enough of the Monkie babb1e! Let us begin!

• New in the Gallery! - We have quite the variety of new and "used" desktops in the Gallery this week! Let's have a looksy! 

Show YourColors! - Mr. Todd Darland shows his patriotic spirit with a spectacular piece of work titled Olympic Pride! Thanks Todd!

3-Dimensional Diversity! - We have yet another pair of superb works from the Dynamic Duo at EA Design! This week's entries include Equal Love by Ed Allen and Life In A Glasshouse IV by Alan Sherwood. Thanks gentlemen!

Also in the 3-D Department we have a glowing piece from Mr. Monkie Head himself titled Near the End.

Digital Desktops - In the Area of Desktops we have 2 hot new entries called Red Hot and Day In The Life. 

Naturally Yours - Bringing up the rear in our slightly used Nature Section is Casper Mountain. Why slightly used? This is another of those previously unavailable selections that just got dug out from the archives.
 
 

Check 'em out!

• The Newest Link - We've added Just Plain GUIto our Links Page. Link up and have a look! 

New Desktops - Ethereal Creations is pleased to bring you two beautiful new desktops. One is a Biblical rendering and the other is a nature desktop. The site news page has been updated as well so stop by and check out their latest offerings.
 
 

Your Mac Life - The Iconfactory founder, Corey Marion, can be heard on Your Mac Life with Shawn King tonight at 9pm EST! For more details, head over to The Iconfactory.

While you're there, be sure to enter your submissions to this year's Pixelpalooza icon designing contest!
 
 

Advertise Different - "Think Different" has been Apple's slogan since 1997. However, that may be changing soon. The slogan Apple recently started using is "Everything Is Easier On A Mac." The "Think Different" slogan does not appear on the newest Mac items. To view the web page displaying the "Easier" slogan, CLICK HERE.
 
 

Side-By-Side With Simulcam - For those of you who have been following the Olympics, you may have noticed that each of the judges has a computer monitor nearby. That is because NBC opted to use the "Simulcam" to cover the 2002 Olympics. Using the software of Dartfish, the Simulcam records events digitally. Judges can use these digital recordings to pull up any point of the athletes' performances to review them. Telecasters can use the software to play two separate performances side-by-side so we at home can view performances simultaneously as we watch on our TV screens. The athletes and coaches have also taken advantage of this software to compare athletes to themselves as well as others to determine how to better their performances. Simulcam technology was first used in Vail, Colorado to cover the World Championships for skiing in 1999. - from Wired
 
 

Apples for Arnold - The new Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, "Collateral Damage," has several quick shots of Mac machines all through it. The movie contains old Studio Displays as well as G3 PowerBooks, and there is one scene in which the Mac OS is shown in use repeatedly. Schwarzenegger himself is shown using one of the G3 PowerBooks to locate terrorists. "Collateral Damage"was completed months ago, but the release was delayed due to its terrorist theme. - from Macobserver
 
 

Chips Ahoy! - Brazilian politician Cunha Lima has announced his desire to be implanted with a computer chip similar to the chips that are already implanted into animals. "I want to be the first Brazilian to be chipped. I want to be the first politician to be chipped," he says. He intends to get the "VeriChip" implanted as soon as it is approved in Brazil. The VeriChip is slightly larger than a grain of rice, holds 128 characters and can be scanned from four feet away. The advantages of the chip include the availability of health histories and identifying crime victims. The disadvantage is lack of privacy. There is also a family in Florida who has volunteered to be the first "chipped" family once it is approved by the FDA. The maker of the "VeriChip" is trademarking the name "The Chipsons" for the Florida family. Sounds like a chip off the old dumb block. - from Wired
 
 

With or Without IE - Another interesting twist in the Microsoft settlement case came about when Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ordered that states be given the source code to Microsoft's Operating System -- Windows. States are interested in proving that Windows is capable of running without Internet Explorer (IE), but Microsoft has contended that Windows will not run without IE. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly's comment was, "It seems to me that if your side has access to it (the code), then the other side, frankly, should have access to it." - from The Register
 
 

Pump Up Da Power! - AladdinPower will soon put out a battery re-charger that is four times more powerful than their hand-powered battery charger ($60). The StepCharger ($150) will be powered by foot and will provide 20 minutes worth of laptop power for 5 minutes of pumping. It is the size of a paperback book, weighs 10.5 ounces and "provides up to six watts charge at 18 Volts DC." The StepCharger will be able to re-charge phones and cameras as well as laptops. Pump up the jams - pump it up - keep your feet a thumpin'!! - from The Register
 
 

Jailhouse Crock - A thirty-year-old man was accidentally left in a Belgian jail cell for three days due to an error in the arrest log. The cells have cameras in them, but the monitors only show part of the cell room. The man was noticed when another prisoner was being put in the cell next door, and was taken to the hospital immediately. He was in good health despite having no food or water for three days. - from Excite
 
 

Have you Heard?

The Buzz in Brief - There is certainly plenty of buzz wording about concerning possibilities facing the future of the Mac. In brief:

• Titanium PowerBook could sport a black "finish." Other colors could include copper and bronze.
   
• iBook could see beefier materials.
   
• Macromedia is expected to release Flash MX (for OSX) in late March or April.
   
• The immediate future of the G5? Is that chip taking "the 5th" again?!

Of course, most are punctuated with a big question mark. Keep your Bananas peeled!
 
 

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Check 'em Out!!

Monkey Business! - Now if these sites don't qualify as "Very Ape," not much else does! Check out these web pages that be "Monkeyin' Around!"

www.our-pets.net

(Monkey Pictures Pages 1 - 11)

Aaron's Monkey File

(Monkey Pictures)

CoolAnimalStuff.com

(For Purchases)

fotoclipart.com

(Free Monkey Pictures)

www.fotoscreens.com

(Monkey ScreenSavers - PC only)
 
 

Check 'em Out!

Just Plain Nutz!

TECHNICALLY SPEAKING

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." 
 
 

MICROSOFT OPERATED RESTAURANTS

Patron: Waiter!

Waiter: Hi, my name is Bill, and I'll be your Support

Waiter. What seems to be the problem?

Patron: There's a fly in my soup!

Waiter: Try again, maybe the fly won't be there this time.

Waiter: Maybe the soup is incompatible with the bowl; what kind of bowl are you using?

Patron: A SOUP bowl!

Waiter: Can you remember everything you did before you noticed the fly in your soup?

Patron: I sat down and ordered the Soup of the Day!

Waiter: Have you considered upgrading to the latest Soup of the Day?
 
 

ONLINE ADDICTION (Part V...Does it EVER end?)

You know you've been online too long when:

You can now type over 70 wpm.

You think about starting a 12-step recovery group for AOL junkies.

You are on the phone a minute and need to do something else & say "BRB" or "BBL."

You check your E-mail and forget you have real mail (a.k.a. snail mail).

You go into withdrawals during dinner.

You spend at least 30 minutes making sure you say goodbye to everyone in a room.

You stop speaking in full sentences.

You have gone into an unstaffed Tech Support room & ended up "giving" tech support to other AOLers.

You have to be pried from your computer by the "Jaws of Life".

You know what a "snert" is.

You set your kitchen on fire while cooking dinner because you wanted to "check your mail" and while there you "just wanted to see who was online."

You meet people from AOL in public and you have no idea what their real name is, so you call them by their screen name.

You've even gotten on an airplane just to meet some folks face-to-face.

When seeing someone you wish to meet, your second thought is wishing.
 
 

ADVICE OF THE DUMB AT HEART

I dialed one of those 900 numbers to get some financial advice.

They advised me not to dial 900 numbers. 
 
 

TAXMAN

There once was a dog named Tax. I opened the door and income Tax!
 
 

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Odds and Ends

FOOLS GAME

A common mistake people make when trying something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools!
 
 

IT'S ALL RELATIVE

Remember: Your relatives had no choice in the matter either.
 
 

THOSE ARE THE DAYS

There are days when it takes all you've got just to keep up with the losers.

- Robert Orben
 
 

GLASS HOUSES

One who lives in a glass house should change in the basement.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

the Bottom Line (What more did you expect?! )

Berlin man laughs his way out of house and home. 
Boy, I think I'd rather open my mouth and insert BOTH of my feet!

Passport required for "traveling" English horses.

Visual plugin for SoundJam, Audion, iTunes, Echo

Disk cataloging with a Finder like interface & many features

Configurable droplet to upload file(s) to ftp sites

Download/search client for Web, FTP, Hotline, OpenNap, Gnutella

Info on error codes, causes on most common & possible cures

Next generation breakout/brickles style game

Download accelerator, uses simultaneous connections

Disk cataloging with a Finder like interface & many features

Hardware/software diagnostic tool

Analyze system for damage, info, zap pram, rebuild desktop

Simple alarm clock/reminder app

Addictive Japanese puzzle adventure game

Simple JPEG/HTML thumbnail gallery generator

Allows files to be dragged & dropped on items in the File or Apple Menus

Font browser and organizer

Teaches absolute recognition of musical pitch

File browser hovering over apps simplifies drag & drop

Visual plugin for SoundJam, Audion, iTunes, Echo

Update for OSX 
(Use Software Update Panel)

Enhances Open/Save dialog boxes for better ease of use

Adds functionality & options to many OS X features

Menu bar calendar with 1, 3, 6 & 12 month calendar windows

Create customized emails from your database

Download/search client for Web, FTP, Hotline, OpenNap, Gnutella

Allows for multiple Dock configurations

Font utility to list and test fonts installed on your system

Multiple clipboard display/editor utility

Sets directory privileges

Font inspection tool supporting Unicode

Anonymous emailing tool

Set up your computer as an anonymous FTP server

Download accelerator, uses simultaneous connections

Open preference panes from the dock

Disk cataloging with a Finder like interface & many features

Screen saver which generates hypnotic circular patterns

Simple, single-player version of the classic 5-die game

Tool to create Aqua interface items

3rd party AIM client

Simple alarm clock/reminder app

Extensive desktop & file/folder editing & task tool

Switch between multiple Dock configurations

Classic state visualization tool

Simple JPEG/HTML thumbnail gallery generator

Launch apps, folders or URLs from contextual menus

Font browser and organizer

Replacement for Apple's Note Pad, supporting Unicode