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June 4, 2002

LATE NIGHT - EARLY MORN GUI SNACK TIME 10:15 PM MST

GUI Time! - For all of you hungering for your GUI snack, this week's Desktop and Icon selections are up and ready to roll. Click over to Page 6 of the Icon Department or the Gallery for all the latest in eye candy fun. Have a blast!

EVENING EDITION 7:30 PM MST

MacOSX 10.1.5 Update - Apple has released Mac OSX 10.1.5, the latest update for OSX, via the Software Update panel in the System Preferences.

DV Graphics - What can you say about Glass VII, DV Graphics' new addition to the Glass Icon series? How about: It's cool, it's shiny, it's ready to download! You betcha! Not only that, but Paul has added new meaning to the household GUI words "DV Graphics," as well as posting two new Apple - related desktops featuring some fun little phrases he's found around web. Get you GUI happy index finger clickin' its way over to DV Graphics and check out the fun!

Monkie Wednesday - Be sure to click back on Wednesday for new Desktops and Icons from your favorite GUI artists. In addition to our regular batch of GUI goodies, we will also be updating our OSX Boot Panel Department. News, Humor, and plenty of Desktop fun is in store this Wednesday at MacMonkies!

June 3, 2002

Theme News - XThemination has posted Pearl 1.0, an alternative appearance theme for OSX by Kevin Husted.

You can grab a copy from XThemination's Theme Page or from the theme creator's site - Swizcore. Check it out!

Useless Info 101 - Scientists say that people who sleep less than average - less than 6 hours a night - are more organized and efficient than everybody else. Now don't let that keep you up all night thinking about it!

- from AbsoluteTrivia

June 2, 2002

Software Update - A couple of great Mac apps have just been updated for both Classic and OSX. Speed Download has updated to Version 1.8.2 and Sound Studio, one of the first audio apps for OSX, has updated to Version 2.0.3. Check 'em out!

Summer Viruses: Crazy From The Heat? - A strange new set of "Summer viruses" have been spotted. Perhaps they went crazy from the heat?

Disney Virus - Everything in the computer goes Goofy.

Titanic Virus - Makes your whole computer go down.

Prozac Virus - Screws up your RAM but your processor doesn't care.

Tim Allen Virus - Appears helpful, only to destroy your hard drive upon contact.

Politically Correct Virus - Never calls itself a "virus", but instead refers to itself as an "electronic microorganism."

So remember: Don't get bugged. Get happy!

June 1, 2002

Pic of the Day - Sometimes it's inevitable: You just can't get 'em to Bug Off!

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Contributed by David Vincent

May 31, 2002

APEVINE SPECIAL!

Glass VII Soon To Be Released! - Extremely reliable sources have informed MacMonkies that the release of Glass VII, the latest addition to DV Graphics' famed Glass Icon series, is just around the corner! Keep your Bananas tuned right here at MacMonkies and we'll keep you posted!

Virus Definitions - June virus definitions for both Norton AntiVirus and Virex are not available for download. Squash that bug!

New Math? - If One Apple x Zero Bananas = Zero, then what happened to the One Apple you had to begin with?!

May 30, 2002

EA Design - EA Design has been busy as usual with Ed crunching deadlines and Alan testing his brains out. As always, they try to deliver new desktop work, and deliver they do! How about 3 new 3-D and 3 new 2-D from both Ed and Alan - a total of 12 new desktops to choose from! In addition, they are adding a new "About Us" page. Keep your eyes peeled and check out the new work at EA Design!

New Miss Universe - The new Miss Universe has been announced: Miss Russia, Oxana Fedorova. Congratulations! On an interesting note, polls were not in favor of Oxana, but rather Shauntay Hinton, Miss USA. Hinton rated 1st in the polls with 23.1% of the vote while Fedorova ranked 4th with only 4.7 % of those polled.

Thought For The Day - The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money. - Anon

May 29, 2002

At The Top

Bump Up The Bandwidth: 1.5 GHz G4's? - The Register reports that Apple is expected to release boosted bandwidth in new G4 Macs this July. Frequencies on new G4 machines are expected to be raised to 1.5 GHz in processor speeds.

Not all agree, however. Some sources say to expect nothing greater than a 1.2 GHz machine. Whatever Apple is able to muscle up, they should appear at the Macworld Expo in July.

MonkieNews!

MacMonkies 7th Icon Edition - For our 7th Icon Edition, we bring you 6 second-to-none icon sets from 5 fabulous artists. Dig in!

MAJArch Studios - From Melissa of MAJArch Studios comes Monsters Inc., a delightful set of icons from the movie of the same name.

From her vast collection of artistic works, it's plain to see that Melissa is big on entertainment. But she is also big on patriotism as one can see in her USA Icons set!

Flax Creations - Dan Flax, ResExcellence GUI editor and creator of Flax Creations, delivers perhaps his finest icon work to date with FraXtal Buttons.

DV Graphics - DV Graphics' Paul Sahner brings your icon experience to new heights with Urban View! This fine icon collection includes renditions of the America's monumental skyscrapers including the former World Trade Center.

Happicon - Rene gives your desktop a permanent icon grin with Funny Ones! This set comes from many a smile of Rene's fine collection at Happicon.

Pixel Jerk - I dare say that we have saved the best for last (for fear the other iconists will eat me alive), but it is easy to see why the modestly titled (Untitled) Folders is one of Pixel Jerk's most popular icon sets. This exceptional set includes 35 simple but amazing icons from Mr. Samuel Krueger.

Check 'em out!

Desktop Deluxe: 6 New Desktops In The Gallery - This week brings a nice mix of colors and styles to your desktop experience. Let's dig in!

Dux The Desktop - MAJArch Studios' Melissa shows her patriotic flare by muscling up with Rosie The Riveter.

Returning for an encore performance is Bob Spence with a wonderful arrangement of colors with his winning piece titled Ribbons!

3-D Deluxe! - Kara Kelly's aqua isle redux is the second of "dux" of her aqua paradise residing at Kara-Kelly.com.

The forces that hinder our every move inspire Alan Sherwood of EA Design to create Our Cage, the "fraternal twin" to another of Alan's fine works titled Your Cage.

Also in the redux department is the electrifying work from MacMonkies appropriately charged as C Moon Storm.

Storming in for the final selection from MacMonkies is Brain Storm, indicative of the power of a thought left unspoken.

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MacMotiva - MacMotiva has updated with a couple of CD and DVD icon sets from Alan Garcia. Grab a look at these new sets as they are certain to brighten your desktop experience!

Xicons - Since we last reported, Xicons has added 2 cool new icon sets - Alphabet and Breakfast. Check out these and the thousands of other awesome icons available at Xicons!

Blue Sky Heart - Layne Karkruff of Blue Sky Heart adds a "semi-weekly freebie"
with the fine selection titled Scarab. Check out this new work as well as the rest of Layne's excellent desktop art!

Pixel Jerk - Explore a different way to spruce up your Mac with new alert sounds from Pixel Jerk. Sam has whipped up Pixelerts, a set of 45 short alerts with his Korg synth module. Head over and have a listen!

Happicon - Rene reports a happy new set of those smilin' "i's" from Happicon in the works and on the way. The new set is due any time now. Keep your i's peeled and we'll keep ya posted.

DV Graphics - Mr. Paul Sahner of DV Graphics has released a new icon set based on a set of drawings called "Sketches." Grab this latest set with lots of attidude!

MAJArch Studios - Melissa of MAJArch Studios updates with a variety of GUI goodies for your desktop needs! Included in her latest update are 3 OSX Boot Panels, 1 new Americana Desktop, and a set of USA Icons for OSX.

Check 'em Out!

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News On The Net...

Apple Answers - Apple has added a Consultants Network to their website. One can find help with Apple computers and software as well as tutorials on how to use them. Available are the options to choose a consultant or a trainer for personal or professional computer concerns. Also available will be the option to join the Network. You can check out the Consultant Network at:
http://consultants.apple.com.

Antitrust Antics - Microsoft is offering a new update for Windows XP in an attempt to win it good graces in the antitrust case. Windows XP Service Pack 1, the software patch, allows users to set many more of their own default programs, including web browsers. The software patch is being sent to over 10,000 beta testers, and should be available by summer's end. Microsoft is also planning to share its code with other programmers soon." - from Yahoo

Air Fair? - Joe Archer of Australia had to take a cab 1,240 miles to get home because the airline he was flying with wouldn't let him on without a care giver. Archer is in a wheel chair and was flying alone. The airline did let him fly from Adelaide to Brisbane alone, but enforced their policy on the return trip, leaving police to find a cab driver that would take Archer from Brisbane back to Adelaide. Cab driver Ken Marshall agreed. The taxi ride cost Archer US$ 3000 total. - from IWon

Liverpool Legacy - The Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool has begun an exhibit of Paul McCartney's art. They are showing 70 paintings which reflect things such as landscapes and flowers. Some paintings include the titles "Bowie Spewing" (David Bowie getting sick) and "Hottest Linda" (Linda McCartney sunbathing). McCartney commented that he "used to come here as a schoolboy. If I had said to John then, 'I'm going to have an exhibition here one day,' I think I know what he would have said. I'll leave it to your imagination." We can just Imagine. - from Excite

Flying Hinders Flying - A Romanian airport has been shut down due to a flight problem - too many fruit flies in flight! A nearby housing area was sprayed with insecticide to get rid of the flies, so the flies gathered at the Otopeni Airport , the largest airport in Romania. Tons of flies started getting into the planes' engines and parts causing them to operate incorrectly. It is not yet known how authorities will get rid of the flies. Sounds a bit flighty to me. - from Ananova

Have you Heard?

New And Old Sites - As we mentioned earlier in the week, "a very reliable source has informed MacMonkies" that the Sultan of Swing, the Godfather of GOO (perhaps just slightly exaggerated), Scott Chitwood and the Rampant Mac are scheduled for a mid-summer return to the cyber waves in a browser near you! As soon as a final date is available, we'll toss the Banana your way!

Also scheduled for a return in a new sort of way is a master of theming and no new dog on the block - The Doghouse's Michael Rabe. Michael is burying the old bone and firing a new place called InstoSoft. He has given us the tiniest of teasers of the new place and it is also thought to be a summer debut. You can take a peak at the new location at:

http://members.cox.net/instosoft/

Be sure took Bookmark these in your Favorite Places and Keyword them as COOL!

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Keyword: MONKIE! - Did you know that you can choose your own keyword for any site of your choice? If you use Mozilla or Netscape 6 and higher, you can select a keyword for each of your favorite sites. The process is simple:

1st - After you have already added your favorite site to your Bookmarks, go to "Bookmarks" in the Menu Bar and select "Manage Bookmarks..."

2nd - Scroll down through your Bookmark list and hilite the Bookmark you want to edit.

3rd - Select "Properties" and a new box will appear.

4th - In the "Keyword" property field, type the word or phrase you desire for your keyword. Example: For MacMonkies you could use MacMonkies, MM, cool gui, bunch of dummies, etc.

5th - Click OK and close the "Bookmarks" box.

You're all set! Now each time you open Mozilla or Netscape 6 browser, just type in your keyword word and SHAZZAM!

Just Plain Nutz!

WARNING!

What's another name for the "Intel Inside" sticker they put on Pentiums?

The warning label.

MODERN DAY MOSES

A teacher was telling her nursery school class about Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. She told them it was a long time ago and paper had not even been invented. So she asked the class how Moses was able to remember all that God told him on Mount Sinai. A four year old replied, "He saved it on a disk."

PATCH OF ALL AIDES

To mend a jack-o-lantern you need a pumpkin patch.

COMPUTOOLONG

You know you've been on the computer too long when you get in the elevator and double-press the button for the floor you want.

MAD MONEY

What do you get when you cross a Pentium PC with a research grant?

A mad scientist.

MURPHY'S LAWS OF COMPUTING

When computing, whatever happens, behave as though you meant it to happen.

When you get to the point where you really understand your computer, it's probably obsolete.

The first place to look for information is in the section of the manual where you least expect to find it.

When the going gets tough, upgrade.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite malfunction.

To err is human. To blame your computer for your mistakes is even more human, it is downright natural.

He who laughs last probably made a back-up.

If at first you do not succeed, blame your computer.

A complex system that does not work is invariably found to have evolved from a simpler system that worked just fine.

The number one cause of computer problems is computer solutions.

A computer program will always do what you tell it to do, but rarely what you want it to do.

COMPUTER CONFUSION

A confused caller was having troubles printing documents. He told the technician that the computer had said that it ''could not find the printer.'' The user had even tried turning the computer screen to face the printer-but his computer still could not "see" the printer.

FIXING A HOLE

A passerby noticed a couple of city workers working along the city sidewalks. The man was quite impressed with their hard work, but he couldn't understand what they were doing. Finally, he approached the workers and asked, "I appreciate how hard you're both working, but what the heck are you doing? It seems that one of you digs a hole, and then the other guy immediately fills it back up again. One of the city workers explained, "The third guy who plants the trees is off sick today."

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