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Monkie Business

October 10- October 16, 2001

Monkie News! - To head up this edition of MacMonkies, we would like to make a special announcement:

As a way of saying thanks to all of you coconuts who keep coming back for a smile, we will begin a series of giveaways to make your Mac Happy!

The first items up for grabs are 3 free registrations for Kaleidoscope! Kaleidoscope is the ultimate in user interface customization for the Macintosh, letting you completely change the look and feel of your Mac. And winning couldn't be easier. All you have to do is head over to our Giveaway Page, tell us who you are and submit! CLICK HERE!

In other MonkieNews:

New software has been added to our Recommended Software page.

CLIXSOUNDS and Kaleidoscope have been added to the Links page.

The first installment of our Audio Department is just around the corner!

Two new Nature photos have been added to the Gallery: Falls and Tetons. Both of these awe-inspiring pics were given to MacMonkies by Nancy G.

An older version of Caffeine has been added to the 3-D section: Caffeine Crush. Older, you ask? Yes indeedy! Caffeine Crush was actually the forerunner to Caffeine. Enjoy!

 

Fall Leaves and Halloween! - Grab your bag and get ready for the treats over at Rampant Mac! Scott has 4 awesome new desktops and a seasonal page full of Fall Leaves and Halloween goodies. Head over and have a blast!

 

iSecurity Risk - MacUser reports that if Apple OSX 10.1 users connect to their iDisk via the Finder's Go menu, the tool bar in a Finder window, or the iDisk option in open and save dialog boxes, they risk the security of their Mac. If using one of these methods to connect, the user's password is sent over the Internet unencrypted. This is due to changes in the most recent version of OSX. MacUser says that this problem can be avoided by connecting "to your iDisk using the afp protocol; under the Finder's Go menu select Connect To Server enter the address, 'afp://iDisk.mac.com'." Also, Apple is aware of this problem.

 

Beatle for Sale - A letter written by John Lennon, intended for Paul and Linda McCartney, failed to make the sale. The letter, written over thirty years, ago went up for bid at Christie's auction house last Thursday. The letter contained plenty of four letter words expressing John's anger toward Paul and the rest of the band for their treatment of Yoko Ono. The price for this Beatle written letter? A mere $96,000 price tag was set for minimum bid. However, the highest bid only reached $77,000. - from Excite

Stamps of Approval - Britain has released new set of hi-tech "interactive" stamps, which celebrate a century of Nobel Prizes. Some of the stamps include:

The Medicine stamp - releases the scent of eucalyptus when scratched.

The Physics stamp - includes a hologram.

The Chemistry stamp - emerges an electrically-charged particle under the heat of a finger.

The Literature stamp - reproduces the T.S. Eliot poem "The Ad-dressing of Cats" in words 20 times smaller than a grain of sand.

The Economics stamp - features a printing process used in 1840 to create the world's first stamp.

The Peace stamp - embosses an image of a dove carrying an olive branch.

The Nobel Prizes were set up through millionaire Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, and will be awarded this month in Stockholm, except for the Peace Prize, which is awarded in Norway upon Nobel's request. - from Excite

Busted! - It's amazing what one will find when they do a little digging around the web! Take this picture for example. Who might this smirk-faced young man be? Could it be a '70s college drop-out? Could this picture be a glimpse of his future plight? Perhaps a self-fulfilling prophecy? Math whiz kid and computer geek at large? Multi-billionaire? Perhaps all of the above? We will let you be the judge! CLICK HERE!

 

Under Where? - A Norwegian robber tried to hide his identity by wearing a pair of underwear on his head. The drunken man handed a note to someone inside the post office that stated "this is a robbery". The police were able to identify him, however, because on the back of the note was his wife's name as well as personal details. Apparently the 47-year-old did not remember the robbery, though he had noticed a large wad of money in his living room. - from Excite

It's a Flop! - Intel is asking PC manufacturers to call it quits on the floppy disk. The storage medium is slow and outdated for the consumers' current need. This is quite the "brave" move considering the PC platform ridiculed Apple for doing away with in 1998. Apple was made way for using USB and FireWire and making them standard on both sides of the industry. - from MacUser

 

Have you Heard?

Buzz Off - We recently reported that the up-and-coming G5 processor for Apple could be out as early as the first part of 2002. Apparently the buzz is off a bit and the more likely date could be mid 2002. Drag!

HardWhere? - One thing is for sure, and that is that the head Monkie around here has a rather hard head. He won't say what, but he did say something about hardware as part of the giveaways. Y'all come back now. Ya hear?!

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Pretty Penny - Lookin' for a way to reach out and touch someone but you're too cheap to fork out a dime?! Well, here's an idea that won't even cost you a pretty penny. How about an Electronic postcard? Does the word free sound any better? There's plenty of the free "E" shops around, but here's a few that come highly recommended.

First off, there's Apple's infamous iCards. Whether you own a Mac or a PC, iCards is a place to send free, customized electronic postcards to everyone on your list.

Next up you have Blue Mountain-The World's Favorite eCards - also at the right price: FREE.

And of course we can't forget about American Greetings - The most FREE greeting cards on the web!

Hey! Did we mention post cards from ScubaDuba? Now this one sounds like a whale of a good time!

Well, guys. There's your chance to get out of the doghouse without spendin' a whole wad of dough on a bundle of Bananas! Check 'em Out!

Just Plain Nutz!

COURTROOM GAFFES

Recently reported in the Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal, the following are questions actually asked of witnesses by attorneys during trials:

"Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep,
he doesn't know about it until the next morning?"

"The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?"

"Were you present when your picture was taken?"

"Were you alone or by yourself?"

"Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?"

"Did he kill you?"

"How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?"

"You were there until the time you left, is that true?"

"How many times have you committed suicide?"

 

THINGS TO DO IN THE ELEVATOR (Part I)

• When there's only one other person in the elevator, tap them on the shoulder and then pretend it wasn't you.
  
• Push the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more.
  
• Ask if you can push the button for other people, but push the wrong ones.
  
• Call the Psychic Hotline from your cell phone and ask if they know what floor your on.
  
• Hold the doors open and say your waiting for a friend. After a while, let the doors close, and say, "Hi Greg. How's your day been?"
  
• Drop a pen and wait until someone goes to pick it up, then scream, "That's mine!"
  
• Bring a camera and take pictures of everyone in the elevator.
  
• Move your desk into the elevator and whenever anyone gets on, ask if they have an appointment.
  
• Lay down the twister mat and ask people if they would like to play.
  
• Leave a box in the corner, and when someone gets on, ask them if they can hear ticking.
  
• Pretend you are a flight attendant and review emergency procedures and exits with the passengers.
  
• Ask, "Did you feel that?"

 

THERE'S A DUMB ONE BORN EVERY MINUTE

Q: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
A: Yes.
Q: And what were you doing at that time?

Hmmmm...

Q: She had three children, right?
A: Yes.
Q: How many were boys?
A: None.
Q: Were there any girls?

 

PAINFULLY NUMB

Did you hear about the Buddhist who refused Novocain during a root canal?
He wanted to transcend dental medication.

 

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Odds and Ends

THE SOLDIER

It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press,

It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech,

It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate

It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.

~ Father Dennis Edward O'Brien, USMC

 

 

Apple pulled plug on the developers' tool used to build professional user-friendly, robust,object-oriented Macintosh applications.

The Supreme court denied Microsoft the opportunity to appeal the court's decision that they ran a monopoly.

Apple Computer opened another store in Palo Alto, CA. Pictures of the event can be found at Apple's website.

Visual plugin for SoundJam, Audion, iTunes, Echo

Visual plugin for iTunes, SoundJam, Audion, Echo

Helps accelerate downloads

Music theory and ear training software

Photoshop plugin transfers layer data to Iconizer Pro

Customizable pumpkin faces in the dock

Restore position/size of desktop icons/windows if moved

Dock pet

Access multiple docks under OS X

Wolfenstein 3D mod with 'Weird Al' sounds

List, open or move all your files based on dynamic search criteria

CD burning support for iTunes or Disc Burner

alternative to Apple's Note Pad

Extension, control panel, CSM & CMM info tool

Easy-to-use multimedia authoring and presentation tool for the Apple Macintosh.