May 31 - June 1, 2003

Update - Due to some unforeseen circumstances, Updates at MacMonkies will be temporarily suspended until further notice. We should be back very soon. Feel free to browse around and have some FUN!

Quick Note - I'll be taking Sunday off to get some things moved. The Monkie Bunch will be back as scheduled on Monday (me thinks). See ya soon!

Community News

The Iconfactory - Holy buckets of spotted cow biscuits, Batman! All kinds of stuff is goin' down at The Iconfactory. Firstly, their award winning icon creation filter for Adobe Photoshop, IconBuilder Pro 4.0, is receiving some way cool recognition from the likes of IT-Enquirer and MacUser UK. Awesome!

And funly, that crazy lot of pixel perfectionists have added yet another loon to the parade - Anthony Piraino. And with Anthony's arrival, he has managed to pop out some icon pixel fun with a new set titled At the Beach. Your GUI stop just ain't complete until you check out all the latest funtivities at The Iconfactory. GO ALREADY!

On The Net

Maxi Bidder 1.1 - Just announced from the folks at Colourfull Creations is the release of Maxi Bidder 1.1. This OS9 and OSX app is a new way for Mac owners that use eBay to win their auctions at the last minute. The latest update includes minor bug fixes, automatic sync with eBay prices, audio warnings for bids that are too low, and more. Slip on over to Colourfull Creations and check it out!

Monkie Business

Odds and Ends

Boy Oh Beethoven - As a child, Beethoven made such a poor impression on his music teachers that he was pronounced hopeless as a composer. Even Haydn, who taught him harmony, did not recognize Beethoven's potential genius.

Monkie Talk - Chimpanzees have been trained to have recognition vocabularies of 100 to 200 words. They can distinguish among different grammatical patterns. - So what's my excuse?

May 30, 2003

At The Top - When you feel the frenzy of a freaked out work week, it must mean it's time for a fun filled Monkie Edition and your Friday Icon Fix! News, GOOs, and Bananas too are what you get for the price you paid for a bruise when you were two...nodda cent! So let's grab a vine and start climbin' the trees. Shall we?

New GOO!

New Icons - Entering into the Icon Department this week are 4 New Icon Sets to freshen up your viewing X-perience. One new Icon artist and three classic creators put that special spiff into your iView shine. Let's get to groovin'...dig?!!

Marcus Schappi - Our latest icon artist, Marcus Schappi, makes the most for you Mac and Matrix fanatics with a blockbuster build of icons titled Marcus' Mac-Trix Vol. 1. This clever "play on words" set features a great combination of clones, copies, and of course the heroes of being unplugged from the Matrix.

Iconizer Icon Studios - A great set of drives that has been around the web for a while, G-Drives Vol. 3 from Iconizer Icon Studios adds Mac muscle for all your storage needs. Wessley Roche creates an extra amount of oomph for your PowerMac driving with this amazing set!

miX the piX - Mr. Hein Mevissen pieces together the piXel puzzle from Apple's application suite with iApps. A fine example of the creative craftsmanship you will find at miX the piX, this set of seven will fit right in with your icon customization needs.

wbc icons - Fillin' in the final slot of fun is quite the "comical" set from wbc icons' titled Simpsons. This set of 12 is from the prime time animated sitcom of the same name (as if you didn't know that already). There's fun, fun, fun in the strangest of ways with this colorful set. Enjoy!

 

Thanks Department --

Marcus, Yazoo, Hein, and Wessley...

It's always an honor to feature your iPopping pixel work!

THANK YOU!!

Send Us Your Icons!

Community News

Mandolux - Just in time for the weekend, Mando Gomez sends his weekly wallpaper wrap up from the cool desktop collections of Mandolux. Let's look:

Mandolux has issued five new mighty fine desktops: one Vector-based (Abstract/Woman/Techno), one CAPS (Saint Louis Cardinals),one Steevil (Abstract/Mexican Tool), and two Impressionism II (Monet) desktops.

The latest in this great batch of desktop works is a new Vector-based piece titled imagine. For all the latest in desktop design, head over to Mandolux and grab a look!

On The Net

Cinematics 1.0.1 - The folks from Einstein's Legacy have just announced the release of Cinematics 1.0.1. This innovative new media player allows you to build and manage playlists of digital movies on your Macintosh. Cinematics can be used for a wide variety of applications, both in the office and at home. For all the details on Cinematics, head over to Einstein's Legacy and check it out.

After Dark X + Fish - Out of the dark and into the fish tank, XInfinisys releases After Dark X + Fish for Mac OS X. After Dark™ is the best-selling screensaver that has delighted Macintosh users worldwide since 1989. After Dark X + Fish adds the popular "Fish", "Mowing Man" and "Mandelbrot" modules to the existing "Space Toasters", "Starry Night" and other user favorites. Grab your copy of After Dark X + Fish at XInfinisys today!

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts - R. Westby

SPEAK UP, SONNY!

In the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the neighbors listen.

KNOCK 'EM DEAD

What do you get if you eat onions and beans?

Tear gas.

REAL DRIP

Q: What color are raindrops?

A: Watercolors.

DOORS AND WINDOWS

A Dell technician advised his customer to put his troubled floppy disk back in the drive and close the door. The customer asked the tech to hold on, and was heard putting the phone down, getting up and crossing the room to close the door to his room.

May 29, 2003

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Monkie News

Friday's Icon Fix - Yup yup! Tomorrow you'll find your way smack dab in the middle of our Friday Icon Fix with some fine new Icons! This week's works include...Hmmm. Me thinks I will let you wait and see what GUI goodies are awaiting the pixel platter. But I will say that we have a brand new contributor and more of your favorite icon artists. So slip on by for a slice of pixel pie on Friday, right here at MacMonkies!

Community News

Happicon - Never letting a detail slip through the the pixel palette, Rene at Happicon offers yet another update for the popular iFix©. Version 2.1.1 ensures compatibility with Apple's recent release of iTunes 4.0.1. Hurry over to Happicon and grab your iFix© fix with just a couple clix. GO!

MacSofa - This week at MacSofa is Bluetooth week! For the rest of the week they will be publishing a new guide each day on Bluetooth. And if that ain't enough, Saturday May 31st marks their first ever giveaway, including an Asante Bluetooth adapter, Spire iBook BootBag and a MacSofa t-shirt. Be sure to drop by and take a seat on the MacSofa!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

Apple Ads Impress Adweek - Adweek is impressed with the simple complexity of the Apple iTunes ads. They point out that these plain ads feature music, something all viewers can relate to. The similar Switcher ads didn't have that. The Switcher ads showed real people instead of actors, but carried ill feelings for some PC viewers. Adweek also notes that since the success of the iTunes Music Store has shot through the roof, the tail is really wagging the dog with these simple yet effective ads. - from Adweek

The Hand Is Quicker Than The Mouse - Fingerworks has found a way to let your fingers do the cursing instead of your mouth...er, rather your mouse! After appropriate hand gestures are acquired, sort-of like learning a mouse pad sign language, tasks are performed using a specific sensory mouse pad. The feel of the fingers can input data up to twice as fast as a mouse can. It also takes a load off the clicking finger which prevents the pain suffered by strained hand and wrist muscles. - from Wired

May 28, 2003

Desktops | Community News | Bananas

At The Top - Eeeeewwww! It's only Wednesday and things still smell a bit funny. Guess that means it's time to do a quick refresh with our weekly Wednesday Desktop Edition. I know...You already knew this. You ain't no dummy! But for the benefit of dumb Monkies like me, it means some great new Desktops, Community News, and Bananas too. So get your fingers outta your nose and let's get on with the show!

New GOO!

New Desktops - When it comes to great wallpaper works, this new batch of 7 Desktops will keep your monitor shining for some time to come. No sense in letting the Monkie mouth run amuck...Let's get right down to the GUI business!

Desktops -Though Apple's Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh was not the greatest success, the latest entry in our Desktop Department is sure to be! Sinister Dexter gives you a glimpse of this classic Mac with TAM Desktop and of course his desktop skills that speak for themselves.

Another great piece of quotation marks our desktop mid section with Brown from PoulosDesign. Stefan Poulos cites H. Jackson Brown with a quote that reminds us that from Pasteur to Einstein, we all are given the same amount of time to accomplish our goals.

And shining its light at the end of the tunnel is...well, Tunnel from Prevision - Wallpaper Take Away. Jack Juliussen adds this cool selection to your Desktop collection and me thinks your desktop will be green with envy if it does without. Do you see the light at the end of this tunnel?

 

3-D Rendered - Mr. Scott "Mad Macs" Chitwood gets all deep and stuff with his latest creation from the 1st National Rampant Mac Banks of Chaos. Against The Fall Of Night adds another Chitwood gem to your RM Desktop collection and adds some wings to break on through to the other side.

From the marshall of arts residing at Xiupe Créations comes an outstanding 3-D work titled 3 D Bruce Lee. S. Stéphane has really out done himself with this incredible piece. A fine piece for all you Bruce Lee fans and 3-D buffs!

When it comes to the realistic works of Juergen Eilts, it's hard to tell the difference between ShiftedReality and the real thing. Countryside adds a whole lot of the great outdoors to your desktop without even putting on your clean socks. This beautiful selection was created using Worldbuilder 3.1.

Ever wanna to fly to Mars and find out what is really going on? Well, perhaps Terraholic's Martin Schulte knows something we don't! There Is Water On Mars seems to indicate a tad bit of moisture on that red neighboring planet of ours. I guess my only question is: With a great pic like this, did Martin TAKE the picture or CREATE the picture?!! Enjoy!

 

Thanks Department --

Dex, Stefan, Jack, Scott, S. Stéphane, Martin, and Juergen...

I tip all ten of my toes to the these 7 artists I knows!

Your work is splendiferous!!!

THANK YOU!!

Have a piece you want to display?

Check out our Submissions guidelines and then send it in!

Community News

widget : widget - Alexander MacLean, the master pixel pusher of widget : widget, is at it once again as he adds another great Icon set to his collections. Pixel Pop v.2 is Alexander's latest eye poppin' delight and the follow up to the rip-roaring success of last month's Pixel Pop. There's quite a variety in this cool new set, so you best get yourself prepared for a case of awe once you head to widget : widget and check 'em out!

PlasmaDesign - Rob Randtoul has added yet another desktop oozin' with GOO to the collections of PlasmaDesign. Furnace is a hot new number that's available to all visitors at a resolution of 1024x768, and to members at 1600x1200. You gotta get your hands on this great new work from PlasmaDesign. Fire up those mouse engines and get to goin'!

Mandolux - Just released at Mandolux is a new Baseball Cap selection from the Saint Louis Cardinals. In this desktop, it shows Mando's love for the team. As you will see, the color of this red cap has diminished a lot since he regularly uses the cap (as much as he uses his LA Dodgers cap). Get your batter up and grab this great home run desktop from Mandolux!

Bananas

Just Plain Nuts - R. Westby

FINE AS WINE

I told my wife that a man is like a fine wine...I always get better with age. The next day, she locked me in the wine cellar.

MY NAME IS MUD

"Waiter! This coffee tastes like mud."

"Yes sir, it's fresh ground."

GUILTY

Sue reported for jury duty as ordered, and promptly asked to be excused because she believed she's prejudice. "I took one look at those shifty eyes and that cheap
polyester suit and I immediately knew that he was guilty as sin."

"Sit down," said the judge. "That's the prosecuting attorney."

STUPID AS CHARGED

The probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action.

May 27, 2003

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Monkie News

Tomorrow: New Desktops - Good golly Miss Molly! It's almost that time again!!! Time for our mid-week Wednesday Desktop Edition. This week's works feature desktops from Rampant Mac, PoulosDesign, Xiupe Créations, Terraholic, Prevision, Shifted Reality, and EA Design. You don't want to miss this cool variety of wallpaper wonders tomorrow, right here at MacMonkies!

New Monkie Poll - Could it be? Is it time once again for some useless information? OH YEAH! And that, of course, translates into a new Monkie Poll and last week's results. Let's look!

Last week we asked: After work, what do you do first? Here's how you responded:

Check your mail 45% - You're addicted to correspondence!

I don't work 16% - Any relation to Mr. Gates?

Eat a snack? 15% - As long as it's not Monkie dip.

I work 24-7 9% - Break out the eye lid toothpicks!

Turn on the TV 8% - What's a TV?

Take a nap 7% - Now THAT'S my kinda Monkie!

I am assuming that most of the mail you're referring to is e-mail. Cuz we all know that the other mail usually contains those nasty little bills!

For this week's Monkie Poll, we return to some Rock 'n' Roll Trivia. And the back beat would be: What is considered to be the best Rock 'n' Roll Album of all time? Test your knowledge this week with a little click, look to your right, and let us know. ROCK ON!

Miscellaneous Monkie - Just a note to all you wonderful Monkies that last week's hut hunting didn't go as well as planned. So, this week's Monkie schedule is still subject to change. Please Monkie with us as we roll with the changes. THANKS!

Community News

Mandolux - Mando Gomez has issued a new desktop reawakening the Impressionism Series titled Vétheuil by Monet (1880). This new addition at Mandolux is a wonderful painting of the shore of Vétheuil (France) with a few boats, a lighthouse, and a glorious sky. Get your mouse on the move and grab a gander at Mandolux!

Live Pencil - You like Monkeys? Another fine GUI update has been made its way into the galleries of Live Pencil! Here's a list of the great pixel pleasers that have just been added:

• EMOTICONS: Monkeys and metallic ? and !
• BARS: Monkeys and more monkeys.
• IT IS YOU: - Curt, see your nose blow itself off!
• LIVE ANIMALS: -Monkeys pointing and laughing.
• BACKGROUNDS for your e-mails: Monkeys, Monkeys, Monkeys...
• TICKLE ME : Always awesome. Always real fun!
• HIDDEN IMAGE: A new one every week...Please look for it, keep searching.

There's no sense in Monkeyin' around! Grab your vine and swing over to Live Pencil ASAP!

On The Net

Simple Weather 1.5 - Our friends over yonder at Colourfull Creations have recently announced the release of Simple Weather 1.5. This cool weather tool puts the weather on your desktop for fast and easy reference with an easy to set up and easy to understand interface that "just gives you the facts." The latest update includes smaller window size, for OS X users Simple Weather will now show "weather in the doc," and a few other minor fixes. A simple click will get your updated copy of Simple Weather from Colourfull Creations.

Speed Download 1.9.9 - If you've just got to have that extra boost for download speed, then you've got to have Speed Download 1.9.9 from Yazsoft. Already a great download tool, that latest version adds several improvements and optimizations. This is a MUST-HAVE update for all users. Get your clickers in gear and race over to Yazsoft for your updated copy of Speed Download!

Network News

the WebWorld - BeanHead

iPod: The Surrogate Pet - Apple's iPod has taken the Big Apple by storm! It is separating the men from the boys, or the monkeys from the apes...It is separating the New York population into haves and have-nots. Apparently the iPod has become to New York what the cell phone is to Vegas -- everywhere you look someone is using it as an address book or alarm clock. New Yorkers are so obsessed with them that they treat their iPods like pocket pets. Oh yeah, and occasionally they even use them to listen to music. - from The New York Post

Microsoft Jumps On The Music Bandwagon - Microsoft has a music mechanism on the way that they hope will lead to more success with subscribers. It is an enhancement in security for subscription services that will allow people to download songs to portable music players rather than just their PCs. The prime PC profiteer planned to proclaim their updated securities last January, but decided to delay the declaration. Now Apple has stolen the spotlight with the iTunes Music Store. I just can't imagine Microsoft having an idea that was similar to Apple's! - from CNET

May 26, 2003

Memorial Day

Memorial Day, 2003