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August 20, 2002

EVENING DESKTOP AND ICON EDITION 7:45 MDT

New GUI Goodies Now Available! - As tradition would have it, the editor is busy assembling the final touches of the latest Monkie Edition, so to all of you GUI addicts we bring an early dose of the stuff you love the most: New Desktops and Icons!

So! For this week's early Wednesday GUI Edition we have 7 outstanding Desktops hangin' out in the Gallery and 5 far out Icon sets on Page 15 of the Icon Department.

There's 11 artists in all making this week's GUI fest a fun time for all. Have a look!

More From widget : widget - Beginning today, widget : widget will be bringing your monitor new desktops each day this week. Be sure to slip by widget : widget and check out the new work!

 

Special Thanks - A great big Monkie thanks gets tossed out to Ed Allen of EA Design for helping us track down and squash some "browser bugs" here at MacMonkies. The text should now display properly for all those of you using larger screen resolutions on Windows based machines. Thanks Ed!

 

Monkie News - Tomorrow brings some fantastic new work from several Desktop and Icon artists to spruce up your desktop's GUI x-perience. Stop back Wednesday for plenty of iPoppin' eye candy and lots of MacMonkies' fun!

August 19, 2002

widget : widget - There's new GUI goodness coming your way from the pixel pleasing pixelators at widget : widget. Monday offers a new icon set simply called NeXT (pretty self-explanatory), including various pieces of NeXT hardware in the glorious Aqua style. You're sure to enjoy this and other great work from widget : widget. Get to clickin' and check it out!

Monkie News - We will be adding a new feature to the fun in the next few days here at MacMonkies! Be sure to keep your Bananas peeled for its debut. =)

August 18, 2002

DV Graphics Has More! - Always on the prowl for new ways to add to your GUI x-perience, Paul Sahner has updated the archives of DV Graphics with a brand new icon set titled TV Classics. Plus Paul has done some house cleaning to make your stay more of a pleasure. Swing by DV Graphics and check out the great new stuff!

 

Ten Dollar Smirk of the Day - Stumpy and his wife Martha went to the State Fair every year. Every year Stumpy would say, "Martha, I'd like to ride in that there airplane." And every year Martha would say, "I know, Stumpy, but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars." This year Stumpy and Martha went to the fair and Stumpy said, "Martha, I'm 71 years old. If I don't ride that airplane this year I may never get another chance." Martha replied, "Stumpy, that there airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars." The pilot overheard them and said, "Folks, I'll make you a deal. I'll take you both up for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and not say one word, I won't charge you, but if you say one word it's ten dollars." Stumpy and Martha agree and up they go. The pilot does all kinds of twists and turns, rolls and dives, but not a word is heard. He does all his tricks over again, but still not a word. They land and the pilot turns to Stumpy, "By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you to yell out, but you didn't." Stumpy replied, "Well, I was gonna say something when Martha fell out, but ten dollars is ten dollars." 

August 17, 2002

DV Graphics - Paul Sahner of DV Graphics has announced the release of a new, easier to navigate icon section. The old section was a mess! It was one very long page that took a long time to load (yawn). Adding to the confusion was the lack of "on-page" previews and links. But now, the new section spans 7 pages. Every page contains 5 icon sets, each with previews and download links. The new section comes complete with a full index and table of contents. All icons are free and available for immediate download. Woo hoo!Be sure to check out DV Graphics newly spiffied up navigation! Go!

 

Monkie Notes - The Weekend Editions of MacMonkies may be a tad bit abbreviated as we are updating from the road. Plus my Monkie fingers just can't get used to this first generation iBook! Pasta la Taco!=)

August 16, 2002

New Boot Panels - This fine Friday brings 2 new Boot Panels from the galleries of Flax Creations. Mr. Dan Flax brings two leading men to the forefront of your boot process: David Duchovny as MULDER and Bruce Willis in WILLIS. Grab your custom GUI with these two great additions to our GUI Department from Dan Flax!

 

Mandolux - This week at Mandolux, Mando has added 11 new desktops to his collection:

Five Clouds & Skies (landscape/sky), five SR-71 Blackbird (aerospace), and one Technosis/Anthraxis (abstract/light). There is also a preview for an upcoming Vector-based desktop named Britannia.

Cap off your week with some great new desktop work from Mandolux!

 

Technical Difficulties - We continue to experience difficulties with our host server. We apologize for the down time as we continue to research a solution. In the mean time, our good friend Paul Sahner from DV Graphics will help keep you posted as well as provide a temporary resting place for weary Monkies if the problems persist. If you are unable to reach us here, please check with DV Graphics as we will keep them well informed of the progress. Thanks for your patience!

August 15, 2002

Thought for the Day - Remember, some of us learn from other people's mistakes and the rest of us have to be the other people.

- Unknown

August 14, 2002

At The Top

Power Mac G4s Upgraded - Apple has announced it's new line of Power Mac G4s - all with dual processors. No matter which G4 consumers choose they will have dual-processing power up to 500MHz faster than the previous line of Power Mac G4s. The 1.25 GHz model is equipped with the Xserve system controller and runs Photoshop 90 percent faster than 2.53GHz Pentium 4-based PCs. Other features include Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2), Double Data Rate memory, advanced cache memory, and a SuperDrive on the 1GHz and 1.25GHz models. Now that's what I call a double take! - from Apple

 

MonkieNews!

New Music! - It's been a while since the dusty old Audio archives have been added to. But we dusted off the old Fender Tele in the wee hours of the morn and played a little 2 AM Blues. This early morning jam was written, performed, and recorded by Bradford Wiles (AKA Mean Mr. Mustard). You can grab this file in MP3 format via your browser or downloading the .sit or .zip file. Let us know what you think!

 

The "Eighteen and I Like It" Icon Edition! - Welcome to our 18th Icon Edition! No golf here. Just a hole-in-one with another great set of icons from some fantastic artists!

Nitehawk Jarrett - Mr. Retro himself, Nitehawk Jarrett, gives us a blast from the past times 2! First up is a great set of icons from Thundarr The Barbarian! Even this monkie has to scratch his head to remember this one!

And next up we have another fine icon set of classic comic book logos from Hawk titled comICONS.

 

miX the piX - Speaking of retro, Hein Mevissen carefully unpacks a set of vintage Fender Icons. This is a great set to accompany some good old rock 'n' roll or even a bit o' blues!

Also from the fine works of miX the piX comes some more of Hein's Aqua specialties with another cool set - Hein's Home 6.0.

 

Eye9design - Keeping a good eye on design is Eye9design's Patrick O'Kelly with another of his stylistic specialties. This week we wrap up with another Mercury installment - MercuryLensX 3!

Check 'em out!

 

8 New Desktops In The Gallery - There's something about that number eight! Guess it must be that it's so well rounded. Let's take a look!

Desktop Department! - First up is our latest contributor Jonathan S. Dennison. Jonathan brings us a fantastic desktop work using Lightwave 3D 6.5 & Photoshop titled Pillers 3.

Coming from a Monkie's brother, Mr. Todd Darland offers a piece that is perhaps reflective of the good and bad in us all - Heaven vs. Hell. Just tells me what a little booger he is! =)

And straight from Jail comes a Monkie piece originally known as C Moon Storm. Jail liked the piece, but after a week on his desk he got bored of the blue, so he changed it. It was done in Graphic Converter by killing all saturation, then playing with RGB balance till he got this - Midnight Blue (CMS). Very nicely done!

Did someone say blue? Here we go again! Another blue piece from the Monkie Man himself simply titled Blue Wavz. Wave good-bye!

 

3-D Delight - Breaking out of the mold but into the cube is the 3-D work titled Cubicles, another excellent piece from Bob Wiley. Ahh...cubicle sweet cubicle.

From EA Design's Alan Sherwood is another of his fine works titled Order In A Land of Chaos. Alan describes it this way:

A piece based around my glass set, the simplicity still holding through but with the tweaks of some very odd, 'chaotic' landscapes for the surroundings. My way of showing that there is some hope for our (or possibly just my) sanity.

Sounds like a drink I once knew called SaniTea!

From the sisted twistered monkie minds of the old and Bananas comes a glimpse of hope with the nice 3-D piece titled New World (yes, this is by the MacMonkie man Mean Mr. Mustard).

And finally, from the monkie of the same muse of madness comes a dreamy little piece titled In Your Dreams, a place where anything can happen. Enjoy!

 

SPECIAL THANKS

To:

Jonathan, Alan, Bob, Todd,
Hawk, Jail, Hein, and Patrick -

Your work has added
CLASS
to the archives of MacMonkies!

THANK YOU!

Featured Link - Time to check out this week's Featured Link (over thar to the left). This week we put the spotlight on the refreshness of Creative [Box]. They have also been added to our Links page. Check 'em out!!

 

Community News

MAJArch Studios - Holy buckets! Melissa has been busy, busy, busy as she has added 11 photos and three 3-D images to the classy archives of MAJArch Studios. And there's even more to come! Get your clicker over to The Studios and grab a gander of this class act work!

 

DV Graphics - Mr. Paul Sahner does it again! Just when you thought all that fame and glory had finally faded, the GUI folks over at Apple posted Mr. DVG's 3rd installment of their Real People ads - Switchers 3. You can always click over to Apple's Icons and Screensavers page. Or you can get 'em straight from the source: DV Graphics!

 

Mandolux - Mando is proud to present to you a new Technosis/Anthraxis: Luces. Hurry over to Mandolux and get the latest that is certain to add some shine to your desktop!

 

widget: widget - Alexander MacLean recently added a cool new set of icons to the archives of widget: widget named Bits 'n' Bobs III - The coolest accessories for the Mac. This great set of 9 icons is sure to add some pizzazz to your desktop! Grab this set and other fine works at widget: widget.

 

EA Design - Ed and Allen are back in full swing at EA Design with a brand new site and plenty of new desktops to dazzle every last pixel on your monitor. Hurry over and check out all of the festive funtivities at EA Design!

 

Check 'em Out!

 

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News On The Net...

Bad Apple: Fraudulent Apple Charges - Computer Software Stores has been taking money from the credit cards and debit cards of Apple customers. Apple customers are advised to check their bank statements because the money is being taken in the name of Apple Computer Ltd. It is uncertain how the account numbers are being accessed, but a spokesperson from Apple has assured customers that the money will be refunded. - from PC Pro

The King Is Toast - August 16, 2002, marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley. Maurice Bennett has found his own special way to pay tribute to the King by making a portrait of Elvis out of toast. Bennett toasted more than 4,000 pieces of bread into six different shades and put them together to make a 62 square foot portrait of Elvis. The project took him two months. Bennett has also done a toast portrait of the Mona Lisa. - from Yahoo

The Rules: Online Dating Guide - Authors Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider, the pair who penned "The Rules" of dating, have now released "The Rules for Online Dating." The book, like the original, gives guidelines for women to follow when dating guys they meet over the internet. Some rules include "how to create a good screen name" and "an e-mail is equivalent to a phone call." The book went on sale July 30 and hopes to be as successful as the original. - from Yahoo

The Fuss Over Feiss - Ellen Feiss of the Apple Switcher Ads has been growing more and more popular. The "'is-she-stoned?' star" was the subject of many heated debates online after her ad was released July 17, 2002. Since then many web sites have been started on her behalf, including Ellen Feiss, the fan site and Ellen Fan Club: beep beep beep. She has also been the subject of many icons and wallpaper pictures. It would seem that Feiss is the favored switcher thus far. - from Wired

Earthships: Living In Trash - The United Kingdom is home to two new Earthships - homes built out of trash. The idea of building homes out of trash to conserve energy was thought up by architect Michael Reynolds twenty years ago. The homes are made of "bottles, cans and, primarily, old tires stuffed with dirt," and guests say they are "cheap to run" and "comfortable." The Earthships can be built in eight days and finished to look like traditional homes. - from Wired

 

 

Have you Heard?

New Macs Underwhelm, Jaguar Runs Ahead - With the announcement of the new line of G4 Power Macs yesterday, many buzz bitten rumor mongers were not quite as happy, as the would be expected higher clock speeds did not appear on the new models. Though the top clock speed did not reach expectations, information bottle neck solutions and double just about everything across the board is certainly nothing to sneeze at.

One thing that Mac users can be happy about is that Apple is showing good signs of learning from its past boo boo's. A number of places across the net are reporting that the next version of OSX, Jaguar, has already reached a number of retailers, a move that shows Apple is taking steps to be prepared for the demand for the OS once it is officially released on the 24th of this month. Apple is not only prepared for the sales, but actually had the GM ready ahead of schedule. And there's nothing better than a Mac Jaguar that runs ahead of the pack!
 

Have some inside information on upcoming events? Review our Submission Policy and drop us a line!
 
 

Check 'em Out!

More for the Mac - A long time ago, we recommended heading over to Apple's Download Page to enhance your Mac experience. And this is a really great place. But have you dug a little deeper and taken a closer look at the Icons, Screensavers, etc. section? This is one of the coolest places to find nothing but the best in icons, screensavers, and other neat stuff for your Mac.

At the top of the list, you'll find Paul Sahner's Switchers 3, along with The Iconfactory's Xtra Drives. Of course you'll find a great selection of screensavers and miscellaneous stuff to make you mac happy - like Eyeballs 2.1 and BigFoot 2.0.

Apple's Icons, Screensavers, etc. is simply the place to find fun! And what more could you want than to have your Mac have fun?!

Check it out!

Just Plain Nutz!

COMPUTER POWER

If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into committees. That'll do them in!

READIN', 'RITIN', AND REALLY STRETCHIN' IT

Teacher: Where is your homework?

Pupil: I lost it fighting this kid who said you weren't the best teacher in the school.

COPY CAT

If there are ten cats in a boat and one jumps out there are none left...

They were all copycats!

MENTALLY ILL

One out of four Americans is mentally ill. Next time you're in a group of four people, take a good look at the other three. If they look alright, you're it!

AIN'T THAT BIG A ME?

Why is a man not allowed to have more than one wife?

Because the law protects those who are incapable of protecting themselves!

PAUL REVERE VIRUS

This revolutionary virus does not horse around. It warns you of impending hard disk attack - once if by LAN, twice if by C:>

DARK AGES

Why were the early days of history called the dark ages?

Because there were so many knights!

Me thinks the Joke Editor is stuck in the Dark Ages.

COMPUTER GENIUS

A computer salesman, a hardware engineer, and a software engineer are driving in a car together. Suddenly the right rear tire blows out, and the car rolls to a stop. Our three heroes pile out to investigate.

The salesman tsk-tsks sadly. "Time to buy a new car!" he announces.

Says the hardware engineer, "Well, first let's try swapping the front and rear tires, and see if that fixes it."

Replies the software engineer, "Naw, let's just try driving the car again, and maybe the problem will go away by itself."

NOTHING

Most of us know how to say nothing. Few of us know when.

Have a good line or two that would put a smile on an Ape Face? Check out MacMonkies' Submission Policy and drop us a line!

 

Odds and Ends

Smokin'!

A monkey was once tried and convicted for smoking a cigarette in Indiana.

 

Time For Regret

Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable.

- Sydney J. Harris

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Assets of Napster Inc. are going up for sale on August 27, 2002

East Yorkshire farmer hires teenage rock band to play to his sheep.

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