March
22-23, 2003
Monkie News
 Quick
Break -
Another busy week has flown by faster than you can
say...hmmmm. Well, I am not sure what one could insert
here. But what it all means is that we'll be taking
Sunday off to get caught up on a flither of things.
We'll be back on Monday with all the normal madness
you've come to expect from the Monkie Crew.
Until then, feel free to browse around and don't
eat too much peanut butter at once!
Monkie Business
Odds
and Ends
Banana
Monkey - If
monkeys eat too many un-ripe bananas their tongue
and eyes will turn green.
-
from Amusingfacts.com
Best
of Bells - A good marriage would be between a blind
wife and a deaf husband.
- Michel de Montaigne
Cars
and Computers - If the automobile had
followed the same development as the computer, a Rolls-Royce
would
today
cost $100, get
a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year killing
everyone inside.
-
Robert Cringely
March
21, 2003
Icons | Community
News | On The Net | Bananas
At
The Top -
Top of the mornin' to ya! Time to roll out the barrels
of eye candy with our Friday Icon Update. As
with every Friday, we heap up the icon pixel platter
along with News, Humor, and of course flat out FUN!
And Lord knows we all could use an added helping
of that these days. Time for me to tie the yapper
flapper down and get down to the goodies. Lezzzzz
go!
New
GOO!
New Icons -
This week's Icon Update brings on 4 fabulous icon sets
from some great artists, including our latest iconist
Alan Sherwood. Guess that's my cue to get to the GOO
before I get caught in the drool.
 burntcanvasdesign -
Burning up the pixel place mats is a hot new number
from burntcanvasdesign titled Another
Blue Folder Set. Don't let the modest
title fool ya here. Alan Sherwood has crafted an outstanding
set with quite the close attention to detail. We look
forward to seeing more from the multi-talented Mr.
Sherwood!
 WatiWorks -
Hoppin' along toward the Easter season is Easter
In Spring from WatiWorks' Wati Larke. This beautiful set
will add warmth and fun, and a big ole rainbow of radiant
smiles to your desktop's day. Excellent work!
 Steve
Ansell - Bubble, bubble, toil and...hard
work come once again from Steve
Ansell with Bubble
Icons 2.
These are just down right cool to have 'floating' around
as you do your desktop duties. The other Bubble-less
computers will be just plain jealous!
 AGRAPHA
Icons - Wrappin' things up with a nice touch
of retro is AGRAPHA
System 7 from AGRAPHA
Icons. Harvey
Lubin grabs photorealistic relics from the past and
combines them with 21st Century icon technology for
a fine set of System replacements. Just be careful
of that hi-tech Remington keyboard! Enjoy!
Thanks
Department --
Wati,
Alan, Steve, and Harvey...
Your
work is TOP NOTCH and Really makes
a difference!
THANK
YOU!!
Send
Us
Your Icons!
Community
News
Mandolux -
Mando Gomez of
Mandolux has issued
five new desktops this week: Two
Vectors (Troop Support/Patriotic) and three Giant
Petals (Nature/Tiger Lilly). The
latest Vector-based desktop is titled BE
SAFE\\BE STRONG and it is a patriotic desktop
dedicated to our troops in the Middle East and all
places where
these brave men and women are fighting for our
Freedom. Stop by Mandolux and check 'em out!
On
the Net
 Issa
1.1 - Just released from Stick
Software is Issa
1.1. Issa is a virtual fridge poetry set that
gives you a bunch of word tiles and lets you assemble
poetry
using them. With the ability
to configure everything from Issa's vocabulary to the
font, size and color of your poems, plus facilities
for sharing your poems with other users and posting
them to the web, you'll never look at your fridge again...except
as a source of food. The latest update fixes several
bugs in the previous version, and adds Spanish localization.
Swing by Stick
Software and check it out!
Fracture 1.1 - Also released from Stick
Software is Fracture 1.1, a new version of the popular
fractal screensaver for OSX. The latest version adds
support for multiple monitors, saving in JPEG format,
setting the desktop to a fractal image, and generating
thumbnail icons for saved files, and fixes a few minor
bugs. Get to grabbin'!
Bananas
Just
Plain Nuts - R.
Westby
LAWN MOWER MAN
The
man passed out in a dead faint as he came out of his
front door onto the porch. Someone dialed 911. When the
paramedics arrived, they helped
him regain consciousness and asked if he knew what caused
him to faint. "It was enough to make anybody faint," he
said. "My son asked me for the keys to the garage,
and instead of driving the car out, he came out with the
lawn mower."
THAT
RULES!
You
know you're stupid when you take a ruler with you to
bed to see how long you slept!
Bathroom Nationalities
If you're an American
when you enter the restroom and an American when you leave,
what are you when you're inside?
European...
March
20, 2003 Monkie
News | Community
News | On The Net | Network
News
Monkie
News  Tomorrow:
New Icons - We're fryin' up the fun with
four Icon Sets for your GUI appetite delight! Your Friday
Icon Update will bring tasty treats from bcd,
AGRAPHA Icons, WatiWorks, and Steve Ansell.
Be sure to grab your vine and swing on by this Friday for
an awesome good time!
Community
News
Pixelpalooza
2003 - Say
what?? You haven't entered your icon creations in
the Pixelpalooza icon
designing contest? Are you coconuts?? There's only
12 days left to send your
gems to the cream da la crop of icon contests at
The Iconfactory!
Your work -- yes, YOUR work -- could win one of the
fabulous prizes that The Factory has
to offer. And we don't think there's a prize for
procrastination! No matter. There's tons of fun in
store at this year's Pixelpalooza over
yonder at
The Iconfactory.
Get them sent!
On
the Net
 FruitMenu
3.0.1 - Just released from the folks of
Unsanity is FruitMenu
3.0.1. This
must-have haxie for OSX gives you the ability to customize
the Apple Menu, contextual menus, and is packed with cool
features. The latest update includes numerous additions,
improvements, and bug fixes. If you don't already have
a copy of FruitMenu,
there's no time like now to head to Unsanity and
grab one. GO!
Network
News
the
WebWorld - BeanHead
Fond
Farewell - Apple calls it quits for
the G3 iMac product line five years after
 its first release
in 1998. The Mac was criticized when it first came out
because
of its design, color, and because it lacked a floppy disc
drive. It was still one of the fastest running computers
of its time, however, and became a huge stepping stone
into USB ports and for Apple in general. 10 million G3
iMacs sold before the product line was pulled. **Sniff sniff**
Buh bye! - from MacObserver
The
Apple Gore - Former Vice President Al Gore is
the newest member of Apple’s Board of
Directors. Gore was voted in at the latest Apple Board
meeting. Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, believes that Apple can
benefit from Gore’s experience in Government as well
as the fact that he is a Mac user. Said Jobs, "Al
is going to be a terrific Director and we're excited and
honored that he has chosen Apple as his first private sector
board to serve on." So like, this
guy who "invented the internet" just hitched up
with Apple. What DOES this
mean?!! - from MacMinute
 Chimp
Couple Shares Cage - After "flirting
outrageously over the fences" at a zoo in Brazil,
two chimps have been given a wedding complete with
wedding gowns and a cake. Pipo, the male chimp, had
been single
for ten years, and zookeepers are hoping the wedding
will encourage him to breed. Guests at the wedding
included
children and zoo visitors, and the chimps now share
the same cage. Ahhh...A match made in Monkie heaven! - from Ananova
March
19, 2003 Desktops | Community
News | Bananas
 At
The Top -
My my my! We've had a couple feet of snow already
with another 6 to 12 inches in the forecast for tomorrow...SHEESH!
But due to the accumulation today, almost everything
was shut down early, including my job. So I was able
to get back to the Monkie Hut earlier than expected.
Question is, will I be able to get OUT in the morn?!
Ah well. At least we can get to another cool collection
of Monkie fun! Let's dig (or is that snow plow)!
New
GOO!
New
Desktops -
Dude! Dudettes! Ready for some awesome selections for
your desktop collections? We think this Desktop Edition
will really rock your socks off! So hang tight and let's
roll!
 3-D Rendered -
Gettin' down to business with some serious fun is Rob
Randtoul from PlasmaDesign.
Rob throws some GUI Jacks your
way that are bound to 'oooo and ahhhh' your eyes, ears,
and tickle your GUI fancy every which way!
Speaking
of ahhh-some, Rampant
Mac's Scott Chitwood takes color
simplicity to its purest form, mixes it with 3-D, and
out comes RGB!
This terrific piece will be jumpin' out at ya better
than the shiniest box of Crayolas!
 Martin
Schulte from Terraholic.net blows
in with Sandstorm,
another of his landscape masterpieces
made with Terragen. This mind blowing work will bring
your desktop to life, if not blow the documents off
your desk as if in reality!
Nature -
We just had requests for more Nature pics. Well requesters,
you've just been blessed-ered with the return of some
ultra fine work from Michael
Heath! Michael gets up
close with his digital camera and snaps Fern
Up-Close 1.
This beautiful work never needs water and should add a
touch of Spring to you GUI experience!
 Desktops -
Stefan Poulos from PoulosDesign steps
up our Desktop Department with Eagle,
a patriotic piece done right after September 11. The
work "open to interpretation" is based on the words
of Victor Hugo -- "There is one thing stronger
than all the armies in the world. And that is an idea
of
whose time is come."
From
the Guvna, mmm, guess that would be EA
Design's Ed
Allen, comes Something
More.
And of course that comes in 800 and 1024! Gads...I'm a
poet and my feet smell. But not this fantastic piece from
Ed. You know it and so do my feet!!
 Well
well. It's time to wrap up the fun with a colorful
work from MacMonkies' Bradford
Wiles titled Outta
Here.
Now if you look REAL close, you'll see the Punk paintin'
the town Purple (with his arm up over his shoulder)
as he is kickin' up his feet. His Purple cap is on
backward
and he's
on his
way
out.
Can you see him? Enjoy!
Thanks
Department --
Gentlemen...
What
a great collection of works,
not to mention the talent
behind the pixels!
THANKS!!
Have
a piece you want to display?
Check
out our Submissions guidelines
and then send it in!
Community
News
MacGrounds -
Wanna get wired? MacGrounds has
just released a new collection of desktop backgrounds titled Wired,
available in 3 popular resolutions. This great new collection
will keep you connected in the most electrifying sort of
way. Get yourself over to MacGrounds and get plugged in!
Mandolux -
Master desktop crafter Mando Gomez has updated the galleries
of Mandolux with
a new set of Giant Petals titled
Saffi. The subject of this set is the
wonderful and magnificent texture of a Tiger Lilly. Get
to grabbin' this great new pic over yonder at Mandolux!
Send
Us Your Site News!
press@macmonkies.com
Bananas
Just
Plain Nuts - R.
Westby
STICK STUCK
What do you call a boomerang that doesn't
come back?
A stick.
LOST
AND FOUND
One day, on a notice board,
a message was written:
''A parker pn lost if found plz
return to me''
The
next day, another notice was put up: ''If
anybody finds an E plz add it to the spelling of PEN''
BAGPIPE
BLUES
What's the difference between a bagpipe
and an onion?
No one cries when you cut up a bagpipe.
GORILLA
BOOGIES
Why do gorillas have big
noses?
Because they have big fingers!
March
18, 2003 Monkie
News | Community
News | Network News
Monkie
News
Update -
Wednesday's Update will be delayed a tad as we have received
over a foot of snow and we are digging out of the sloppy
mess. See ya in the snow drift!
Tomorrow:
New Desktops -
Was yer Day O' Luck filled with good fortune? If
not, don't you fret that your pot wasn't filled with
gold. Tomorrow's Wednesday Desktop Edition will
fill your GUI glitters to the brim! A fine lineup
of works are on their way from the likes of Rampant
Mac, EA Design, Terraholic.net, Poulos Design, Michael
Heath, Plasma Design, and even a new pic from MacMonkies.
This cool collection is bound to keep your pixels
poppin'
and
your eyes
in
awe! See you Wednesday!
Community
News
TERRA
Dreams - You might not think digitally
created landscapes are better than the real thing. But
you will
be surprised when you
see
the
latest
works posted at TERRA
Dreams! Our eyes count 6 beautiful
new works added to the incredible their galleries that
will knock your socks off! You don't need to take our
word for it. Let your eyes and
clicks thank you on your way over to TERRA
Dreams!
Network
News
the
WebWorld - BeanHead
Apple
On Wired Wish List - Wired News has
dreamed up the next cool Apple  device, the iPhone. The
iPhone is on the top of their 2013 wish list, a list of
devices they hope will be out in the near future. Wired
foresees that the iPhone would be worn on the wrist and
include a motion sensor for scrolling through files, wireless
internet, a digicam in the clasp, a wireless ear clip and
a mini iPod. - from MacObserver
 'Dog
Breath' Gives Wrigley's Bad Taste -
A recent television ad for Wrigley's X.Cite gum was
pulled from British airwaves for its "bad taste." With
computer generated graphics, the ad showed "a small
dog coming out of a man's mouth after a heavy night,
was intended to highlight the problem of morning-after
'dog breath.'" Several hundred complaints prompted
the ad to be pulled and an apology from Wrigley's was
issued! Now that bites! - from Yahoo
March
17, 2003 Boot
Panels | Community
News | On the Net | Bananas
 At
The Top -
Happy St. Patty's Day! It's good to be back. We hope
ye had much fun and wish you the best of luck the
days to come! Today we have some new GUI goodies
with
a new
Set of Boot Panels from Ed Allen, and of course our
usual collection of antics with Community News, Software
News, and a good dose of Bananas to chuckle down.
Lezzzzz get to it!
New GOO!
 New Boot
Panels - Straight from the archives of excellence
at EA
Design comes a cool set of OSX Boot Panel replacements
for PowerMac fans. Ed has assembled a power packed selection
of OSX Boots for those with the power of Dual 867 Mhz G4's
to Dual 1.42 GHz models simply titled PowerMacs MDD.
Even if you don't own one of these fine machines, it's oh
so nice
to
dream!
And
dreams
do come true (just ask Ed). Check 'em out!
Community
News
 EA
Design - Now that EA
Design's Ed Allen
has a madly fast new PowerMac, he is madly fast updating
his spiffy spot in the web world! He now has an entirely
new site stuffed full of GUI goodness along with 12 new
pieces and news. The only bad news here is that you will
be craving for more! Get to clickin' to EA
Design and check
it out!
Mandolux -
Inspired by the upcoming new season of South Park at
Comedy Central,
Mando Gomez has added a new desktop to the collections
of Mandolux titled South
Parkarize. This new selection can be found along
with the other fine works in the vast archives at Mandolux.
Check it out!
Live
Pencil -
Still startin' out your week with plenty o' smiles
is Live
Pencil with plenty of GUI goodness! This week's
additions include:
- LIVE
ANIMALS: Week after week you'll see the SINGING ANIMALS
from your 2002 Advent Calendar. Today the monkey.
- LIVE TEXT : For your e-mails. Tiny question marks.
- EMOTICONS:
I will start with some punctuation marks. This week
QUESTION MARKS. Plus our old friend (animations section)
COOL SUNNY now smaller for your e-mail messages.
- IT
IS YOU: - Garth and his pet.
- TICKLE
ME :More photos sent by you in your TICKLE ME's
- HIDDEN
IMAGE: A new one every week.... There's so many out
there now!!!
Live
Pencil is simply packed with ways to keep you grinnin'
ear to ear. Need we say more? Get to clickin'!
theDeskStop -
The ever talented Mindy Weaver has been ever on the creative
side as of late with a brand new desktop at theDeskStop called Kaoru.
This great work is a depiction one of the
characters from Evangelion. And as is mentioned at
The Iconfactory,
it is a really "kick-butt" desktop.
We tend to agree! Get yourself over to theDeskStop and see for yourself. GO!
 The
Iconfactory - Still
pumpin' out the pixels at The
Iconfactory is Talos
Tsui with a new icon set called Risky & Safety.
This latest set is "based on a new anime series
called Risky & Safety" and
is well worth the click to have a look. So what are
you waiting for? Get over
to The Iconfactory and
get to lookin'!
DV
Graphics - Mr. Paul Sahner
has added yet another rockin' work to his desktop collections
at DV Graphics. Paul's latest is a simple desktop named Meteora,
created in anticipation of Linkin Park's new album
by the same name. Grab your vine and swing over to DV
Graphics for an eyeful of this new number!
Send
Us Your Site News!
press@macmonkies.com
On
the Net
Software
Update Recap -
We
received a few Software Updates late last week that we
just couldn't pass up mentioning. So although a tad delayed,
here's a quick recap of some cool Mac apps:
Got a Software Update? Let us know!
Bananas Just
Plain Nuts - R.
Westby
DOS
RAILWAY
MS-DOS
is like the US rail system. It's there, but people just
ignore it and find other ways of getting where they want
to go.
FLUSH
IT!
On the side of a plumber's van: A straight
flush is better than a full house.
FRUIT
FLIES
Confucius
says, "Time flies like an
arrow. Fruit flies like bananas."
STRIKE THAT!!
A
rookie pitcher was starting his first Major League baseball
game. After walking the first five
batters, the manager approaches the mound and then signals
for a new pitcher to be brought in. Stunned, the pitcher
asks the manager, "Why are you
pulling me? I have a perfect no-hitter going here!"
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