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April 9, 2002

People's Choice Award - Can you say Monkie Dork? Everybody say, "OH YEAH!" This Monkie totally forgot to mention that The Iconfactory has begun accepting votes for the People's Choice Award for the Pixelpalooza playoffs (say that 5 times really fast). You have until Friday to pick your fave, baby! Get your Monkie buns over yonder and VOTE!

 

Oops! I Did It Again! - Of our heavy hitting all-stars for tomorrow's update, I failed to list Mr. Michele Bugliaro of Mikawares as part of the line-up. It has been corrected. My apologies, Michele!

 

Software News - Colourfull Creations updates Power ToDo for Macintosh OS X, Macintosh OS 9, and Windows systems to version 1.1. Power toDo is a task list system for individuals or companies. Not only can an individual use Power ToDo, but teams within the office. Check it out!

 

Tune In Tomorrow! - Don't forget to stop by MacMonkies tomorrow for some good old fashioned GUI goodness to brighten up your desktop's day. Our desktop lineup includes: 8 spiffy new works from the all-star cast (and one Monkie) including Neil Roberts, EA Design, Ethereal Creations, Mikawares, and MacMonkies. Also amongst the all-stars is a new Patterns Pack from Scott Chitwood!

 

This Is It - Today is the last day to cast your vote at The Rest of the Mac Web Survey. There are plenty of cool Mac sites to vote for and we hope you find MacMonkies one of them! Grab your Monkie shoes and start casting your ballots!

April 8, 2002

Good Golly Miss GUI! - Just when you thought the desktop news had gone dry, the gents at EA Design break through once again! How about some great 3-D work for your desktop. They've got it! 8 selections to be exact. Need some 2-D work too? They have 8 of those as well! Grab molly, hit the trolly, and click your mouse over to EA Design!

 

The Rest of the Mac Web Survey - There is still a little time left to cast a vote for your favorite Mac sites in The Rest of the Mac Web Survey! If you like what you have seen here at MacMonkies, we encourage you to toss a vote in our direction! CLICK HERE to cast your vote and be sure to vote for all your favorite Mac sites!

April 7, 2002

NEWS FLASH! Mac Milk Found! - After only a few days, the desperate search for the classic "Got Mac?" pic has been located! Where? Head dude David at The Apple Collection had a copy of this pic in its original form as a Startup Screen. Thank you David!

 

Software Update - DockPrefs has been updated to version 1.3.1. This handy little Dockling allows you to access preference panes from the Dock and now has the way cool feature to customize your choice of panes to view from the dock. Way Cool! Check it out!

April 6, 2002

Spring Ahead - Though Spring has already sprung, it's now time for time to catch up and spring the time clocks forward for all who are about to spring into Daylight Savings Time (DST)! Remember to set you clocks ahead 1 hour before you turn in Saturday night so that you're not late waking up to what you left behind ahead of time.

You think that's a mouthful? If you want to see how DST has been confusing or just want to learn more about DST, CLICK HERE!

 

Software Update - St. Clair Software has updated Default Folder X to version 1.1. The update offers "numerous enhancements and fixes, including improved performance, better compatibility, and a number of new options" according to St. Clair. The update is free to registered users of Default Folder X 1.0. Grab it while it's HOT!

April 5, 2002

Desktop News - Ethereal Creations is pleased to announce the release of three new images rendered in Poser and Bryce. All three are available in our New Releases section. The Site News page has also been updated with our latest happenings so stop by, stick around and enjoy yourself!

 

Mac OSX Update - Now available via the Software Update Pane in your System Prefs is a new security update that includes the following for increased security:

• OpenSSH v3.1p1
  
• rsync v2.5.2
  
• groff v1.17.2
  
• PHP v4.1.2
  
• sudo v1.6.5p2
  
• mod_ssl v2.8.7
  
• mail_cmds

Thought for the Day -If you keep doing things like you've always done them, what you'll get is what you've already got. - Anon

Make the difference by doing it different! - BJW

April 4, 2002

GUI News! - You just can't keep up with that good GUI stuff! Just as IHeartNY: Xicons put out Don't Eat the Daisies, now a new set appears titled Swallows (is that a hint of what not to do if you did eat the daisies?).

Also in the area of icons is Happicon! Rene has really made the place sparkle with a new look and a new set of icons titled Windows SE.

Check 'em Out!

Sticky Brain! - As you probably have already heard, Sticky Brain 2 is now available. But there is even more cool news. If you were one who grabbed one of the free registrations we mentioned last week, you can upgrade to the latest version without having to pay the full price. We contacted Chronos Software and they said:

Those who received version 1 of StickyBrain and wish to upgrade to
version 2 will need to pay the upgrade price.

This saves you 15 bucks! And you're still here? Get going!

April 3, 2002

At The Top

LOST: MAC'S MILK! - Have you seen this man? Not the man in the picture, but the picture itself - Got Mac? One of MacMonkies loyal readers (actually, our Software Junkie) is in search of (more like obsessing over) this classic Mac pic of Steve Jobs and his milk mustache titled "Got Mac?" The closest we have come to finding it is an inactive link at The Apple Collection.

If you have any information regarding this man...I mean the pic "Got Mac?" (or how to get the Monkie Junkie off my back), or if you have a copy of the pic, please contact me at:

Dr.Monk@macmonkies.com

Your help in finding a copy of "Got Mac?" would be greatly appreciated.

P.S. All joking aside, Kara would be forever grateful if you could help find the pic!

MonkieNews! - Phew! Hopefully taking care of the Milk Man thing will give me a couple of minutes rest! Then I can get back to spiffing up the site and handling the other additions soon to come at MacMonkies. What might those additions be? Let's take a look at some Monkie News and find out!

• Monkie Facelift! - As you can see, we have continued to scrub up and touch up the place here and there. We will continue to go through the Ch, ch, ch, Chimp Changes for a bit yet. I guess that's a bit like Monkie evolution? Anyway! If there is anything you would like to suggest or something you see that is out of place, let us know by heading over to the Comment Page or dropping us a Note!
  
  
  
• In Addition - Other additions coming to MacMonkies are things such as:

The Icon Department, Barefoot Monkies Beta News Section, Multi-Language Translation for MacMonkies, and much more!

Stay tuned as we plop out the additional stuff!!

• In the Gallery! - We continue to be honored with desktop work from such artists as Neil Roberts and Andy Moraitis of Ethereal Creations! We also have the usual contributions from the doctor of Monkeyin' around, Dr. Monk! Let's dive in!
  
  

Desktop Dining - Andy Moraitis starts out our Desktop Department with an ultra fine piece titled Passion and Warfare!

On the the opposite end of Andy's fine cuisine are a couple pieces of simplicity by Dr. Monk titled Simple Blue and splooch. splooch? That's what you get when you have black splotches all over your blue canvas. Now was that so hard to figure?

3-D Desserts! - Ahhh!! Starting off your 3-D delight is a scrumptious piece from Neil Roberts titled Sunset Strip. Sit back and enjoy the sun!

Also from Neil is a really cool piece to meditate upon called zen2a.

And finally, from the Monkie of Funk (or is that Dr. Monk and the Monkie Bunch), are a couple of new 3-D works titled Mountain High and Sticky. Check 'em out!

 

 

• Barefoot Beta - There will be new sounds added to our Barefoot Monkies Beta Testing Site very soon. We will let you know as soon as they are up!
  
  
  
• The Rest of the Mac Web Survey - There is still a little time left to cast a vote for your favorite Mac sites in The Rest of the Mac Web Survey! If you like what you have seen here at MacMonkies, we encourage you to toss a vote in our direction! CLICK HERE to cast your vote and be sure to vote for all your favorite Mac sites!

 

Community News...

Pixelpalooza 2002 - Well folks, as The Iconfactory has so eloquently put it, "The Battle is Over!" Time is up for entering this year's Pixelpalooza icon designing contest.

Now it is just a matter of sorting out all those pleasant pixels and picking the winners! Keep your Bananas peeled for more info!

Ethereal Creations - Ethereal Creations begins April with a stunning array of new desktops rendered in Poser and Bryce. There are three new images in the New Releases section and one new image in the Collections section. The Site News page has also been updated with our latest info and a new article has been posted for The View From Here. Drop in and have a look!!

OSX Themes - If you are looking for themes to spiff up your appearance as well as mess with the mind, then you need to check out the little corner of the Mac web made by Max Rudberg!

Rather than messing things up with all them words, we'll let the picture do the talking on this one. Check it out!

Don't Eat the Daisies - IHeartNY: Xicons has 2 new sets of icons to spruce up your Mac called Don't Eat the Daisies and ThemePark! No time for a snack! Hurry over to IHeartNY and grab your daisies today!

Pixel Jerk - Still haven't had enough Fool's Day Fun from around the net? If you hurry, you might still catch the hilarities at Pixel Jerk (we'll let you figure this one out)! Top it off with 2 new sets of icons for OSX: Classic Mac and Flash MX Flavors. Grab these awesome new sets. There is just not enough of that good GUI stuff.

Flax Creations - Dan Flax - ResExcellence GUI guru - has added his most recent icon collections to his site: Florals and Handy Icons. Click your mouse over to Flax Creations and check out these and many other GUI treats!

 

Check 'em Out!

News On The Net...

Singin' the Bluetooth -Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, came through on his word with the release of Bluetooth Software this month. The software allows for wireless communication between devices such as cell phones, printers and, of course, computers. It allows communication in speeds up to 1 MB within thirty feet. Along with the software, Apple has also released a Bluetooth USB adapter. These were released April 1, 2002, and the software will run on Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later. - from MacCentral

Fool's Rule - April Fools' Day came about because some ancient cultures used to celebrate New Year's Day on April first. In 1582, when Pope Gregory XIII changed New Year's Day to January first, some of the people in France either didn't know about the change or didn't accept it, and they continued to celebrate New Year's Day on April first. As a result, many people teased them and tried to play tricks on them and get them to believe in things that weren't real. April Fools' Day had its first widespread celebration by the English in the eighteenth century. - from Information Please

The Search Is On! - A souped-up search engine called Teoma is out that will be in direct competition with Google. According to Apostolos Gerasoulis, who founded Teoma in 1999, "Google has reached its maturity." Gerasoulis is a mathematics professor at Rutgers University who has had his sights set on outdoing Google for quite some time. Craig Silverstein, Google's director of technology, believes that the Google search engine will remain the quickest and most useful even though Teoma may be "interesting." Gentlemen, start your search engines! - from Excite

Innovation Sensation - Apple has been listed as the number one innovator in the category of computer/office equipment of Fortune's "America's most admired companies." Other significant ratings for Apple included second in quality of products/services and third in use of corporate assets. IBM and Dell got the highest rankings overall in this category, but Apple came in third above such companies as Hewlett Packard, Gateway and Compaq. CLICK HERE to view Apple's ratings. - from MacCentral and Fortune

The Big Ouch - StatMarket.com has reported that Netscape has lost 40 percent of their share of the Web browser market in the past seven months. Netscape share has fallen since the release of Internet Explorer 6, which currently has 30 percent of Internet users. Critics of Netscape say that they don't have much to offer users, but there are two things that may boost Netscape's share in the future. First, AOL may switch to Netscape. Second, depending on the outcome of the antitrust case against Microsoft, companies may be allowed to place Netscape on PCs. - from MacUser

Too Many Monkies! - Monkey see, monkey do! The population of monkeys in Hong Kong is growing by 10 percent per year and the monkeys are becoming a nuisance. They are aggressively snatching food from people in public places. The government, in addition to planting food dumps for the monkeys outside the city, is injecting the monkeys with "monkey birth control." The injection makes male monkeys sterile and makes female monkeys infertile for up to five years (eeeyikes). This is a trial program where the monkeys are captured, injected and released. If this method proves to be successful the government will turn it into a full scale program. Animal activists are pleased with this method of monkey control. Now wait just a cotton pickin' minute here! - from Excite

 
 

Have you Heard?

Don't Say A Word! - Sources are saying that one of the problems with the production of the new iMacs has been a firmware update. Instructions on installing the update are only found on the restricted section of Apple's Knowledge Base online support, and are only available to internal staff members and official support providers. Apple has no comment on the firmware update. One other thing that has slowed down production of the new iMacs is that the building of the arm which attaches the monitor to the base has been more timely than Apple expected. Both of these problems have been resolved with the current iMacs and production should now speed up a bit.

Editor's Note: Though Apple may have solved the "mechanical" problems, they still continue to suffer from admitting when they are at fault. It is ironic that the very first iMac out of the shoot also had the exact same problem. It was with personal experience that found that Apple Tech Support was not even aware of the needed firmware update on the original iMac until they consulted with a Senior Technician. Though I would never ditch my Mac, I find it rather disheartening that some things with Apple never change. - BJW

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Check 'em Out!!

Useless Mac Tip #3 - Sometimes you just can't get your Mac to shut-up (that's shut down if you are not already frustrated). Sometimes you might see that ugly System Error bomb and want to restart your system. Sometimes you won't even get that and still nothing moves. Other times, your system is running fine but the strangest thing happens: It just won't shut down - PERIOD!

Well, there are better ways than pitching the hammer at it or literally pulling the plug. Both situations can cause permanent damage to your Mac. So let's look at the alternative methods.

To Restart - If you have tried every key combination known to man and ape to restart your Mac with no success, you can always press the left button below the power button on the BW G3's and the Graphite G4's. This should provide an instant restart.

On the older Beige G3 towers, that little green light is not just to let you know it's on. If you press it while froze up, it will shut down the machine so you can start it up once again.

To Shut Down - Most of the time, if you press the power button on the newer G3 and G4 towers, it simply puts the machine to sleep. However, if you have just a teeny bit more patience, hold that same button down for 10 - 15 seconds and VIOLA! Your machine is now off.

For the older Beige G3 towers, there's that little green light again.

Remember, if you are continually having problems with your Mac in these areas, contact Apple Tech Support (800-275-2273) or an authorized Apple Service Provider ASAP!

 

Software News - MacCentral reports that those of you who have registered copies of GoMac or Action GoMac can purchase Max Menus for a discounted price! This deal is only good through April 15. CLICK HERE for more details!

Check it Out!

Just Plain Nutz!

SIGNS YOU HAVE ENTERED THE 21ST CENTURY (Part I)

You just tried to enter your password on the microwave.

You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.

You call your son's beeper to let him know it's time to eat. He e-mails you back from his bedroom, "What's for dinner?"

Your daughter sells Girl Scout Cookies via her web site.

You chat several times a day with a stranger from South Africa, but you haven't spoken with your next door neighbor this year.

You check the ingredients on a can of chicken noodle soup to see if it contains Echinacea.

Your grandmother asks you to send her a JPEG file of your newborn so she can create a screen saver.

You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home.

Every commercial on television has a web-site address at the bottom of the screen.

You buy a computer and 6 months later it is out of date and now sells for half the price you paid.

Contributed by Nancy B.

 

NO BULL

Q:What do you get from a pampered cow?

A: Spoiled milk - And that's no bull!

Contributed by D. ChickHawk

 

TALL TAIL

A dog is such a lovable creature because it wags its tail instead of its tongue!


 

SAHARA FAST FOOD

Residents of the Sahara Desert never go hungry because of the sand which is there.


 

WHAT SIZE MOUTH?

A closed mouth gathers no feet.


 

BUSY MAKING PLANS

If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your plans for the day!


 

GREAT RECEPTION

Did you hear about the two radio antennas that got married?

The wedding was terrible, but the reception was excellent!


 

FISH OUT OF WATER

Q: Did you like Bush's plan to give you money back from your taxes?

A: Sure. But I liked the Democrats plan to give me Bill Gates' better!


 

DON'T MONKIE WITH ME!

Scientists recently announced that they inserted a jellyfish gene into a monkey.

That makes it official: Scientists now have run out of things to do!

 
 

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Odds and Ends

Matters of the Heart

Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart don't know how to laugh either.

- Golda Meir

 

Patience and Action

Patience is also a form of action.

- Auguste Rodin

 

The Choice Is Yours

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

- Neil Peart

 

Time

Time is all you'll find is all that's left of time.

- Bradford Wiles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Coca-Cola to offer vanilla flavored Coke to its current addictive line-up.

Alias|Wavefront expected to drastically drop prices on Maya April 4, 2002.

Netscape has lost 40 per cent of its share in last 6 months.

Combined word processor, spreadsheet, database, drawing tools

Slows down music without changing the pitch

Personal productivity app that incorporates a sticky note interface

April virus definitions for both Norton & Virex are available for download.

Download accelerator, uses simultaneous connections

Music composition and notation software

Tool to access their online song lyric database

Drag objects in the Finder with gravity, inertia, & friction

Store passwords, log-ins, serial numbers, & URLs

Optimize any type of Internet connection; built for speed

create, master, burn Professional audio CDs

Firewall stops hackers, intruders, Code Red-type worms

Chat system with server and client

3D racing game from the makers of Bugdom

Hierarchical file navigation & launcher

Launches apps by typing part of their name

Classic hangman game

Finds city, state, zipcode; checks area code & makes barcode

Easy-to-use electronic checkbook

Scrabble/crossword game with varied boards & dictionaries

Reminds you to take regular breaks at specified intervals

Share net connection/firewall with other Macs or PCs

Word processor, spreadsheet, database, drawing tools

Slows down music without changing the pitch

Full featured firewall

Tear off menu bar calendar with multiple month views

Preview driver of the wireless technology

Force restores Aqua interface elements to original state

Screen saver, simulates a real lamp

Download accelerator, uses simultaneous connections

Shows all printing characters of a selected font

Alternative OS X file browser

ICQ client

Tool to access their online song lyric database

The classic game of hangman

Preference Pane makes disks auto-mount in the Dock

Store passwords, logins, serial numbers, urls...

Optimize any type of Internet connection; built for speed

Font inspection tool supporting Unicode

Menu bar clock & calendar

Create, master, burn professional audio CDs

Switch between up to ten different Dock configurations

Chat system with server and client

3D racing game from the makers of Bugdom

Hierarchical file navigation & launcher

MP3 alarm clock, timer, calendar, to do list, reminder

Creates 128x128 themeable icons from images, many options

Extensive Get Info tool

Screen saver displaying your uptime

Select your internet apps of choice from a menu

Easy-to-use electronic checkbook

Scrabble/crossword game with varied boards & dictionaries

Drag and drop tool for quickly making animated GIFs

Converts EPS/PS & other PostScript to PDF

Manages & creates web image albums & thumbnails

Web authoring, page layout & illustration app

Suite of 7 apps for design to web & print

Switch between multiple docks and set their transparency

Reminds you to take regular breaks at specified intervals

List, open or move files based on dynamic search criteria

Aqua Desktop interface to Web services: movie tickets, tv listings...