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November 19, 2001

New Software - Michele Bugliaro brings us some more fine software from Mikawares: ICQ CSM 1.0 for ICQ 2.7 and ICQ CSM 1.1 for ICQ 2.8. Check 'em out!

November 18, 2001

Rampant Mac - There's plenty of grab-worthy GUI Goodies at Rampant Mac as Scott updates with four fantastic new desktops: Jacob's Ladder, Rings and Spheres, Return to Rivendell, and Art Desk no.8. Also up for grabs is a "handy little AppleScript application (that) copies a folder called "New Folder" to your desktop and a has a dialog box that let's you enter a name for the folder on the fly." Top it all off with a festive collection of Winter graphics to "slap some holiday cheer on your Mac!" What ya waitin' for?! Have some Holiday fun and head over to Rampant Mac!

November 16, 2001

Even Better Than The Ethereal Thing - Andy Moraitis of Ethereal Creations has three amazing new 3-D Desktops: "River Of Dreams", "Firewater", and "Curves Ahead"! These three gems can be picked up in Andy's section of White Fire Ministries. There's even a very nice dedication to a certain familiar Monkie!

November 15, 2001

Cubase VST - Cubase VST 5.1r1 is available for Mac and PC at Steinberg's North American website.

 

November 14, 2001

Monkie Mess! - WOW! What a week! What do you get when the cat climbs in the blender and the monkey sticks his tongue in the light socket? Well, we still haven't quite figured it out, but it sure makes quite the mess! As we mentioned in our recent update, we certainly fried a few fuses and did a good job of chasing off the maid! But those things tend to happen when one has too many pots on the burner. So, things may seem a bit scattered while we put some things back in order, but we will continue to do business as usual. If you find an item or two out of place, feel free to drop us a line and let us know. And even if it's something that just needs attention, don't hesitate to holler! In the mean time, please bear with us as we put the place back in order. And now on with the News!

• New in the Gallery! This week we have 3 new additions to the Monkie Gallery!
  
  First up is another first-rate 3-D rendering from Kara Kelly entitled Flower Power. More power to ya Kara!
  
  Next up from the Monkie Man is Infinity - new to the Desktop Area - and Swirl adds to the 3-D Department.
  
  
• Monkie Madness! - Our Monkie Madness Giveaway was certainly a hit! We would like to thank all of you who participated. The giveaway went so well that we are planning another round real soon!
  
  
• What's That You Say?? - Our Coconutz Editor wants to hear from YOU! He's giving the MacMonkies guests their chance to sound off! Is there a site you think we should feature as the "Featured Link?" Do you have a site you want people to know about? Drop us a line and let us know (before the head Monkie gets even nuttier)!

 

 

AOL at the Airport - Apple has a new Airport Base Station out that is compatible with AOL. It is an 802.11b wireless network and it also features "built-in firewall and 128-bit encryption for added wireless security, and support for up to 50 users sharing one base station" according to Apple's vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, Philip Schiller. The new system costs $99 for the AirPort Card and $299 for the AirPort Base Station. - from MacCentral

A Word on Charity - Andy Moraitis of Ethereal Creations updates his column The View From Here with another Inspirational Reflection entitled "The Act of Charity."

Good Vibrations? - PC users can now buy a vibrating mouse and plug it in via USB. The iFeel Mouse software takes up about 8 megabytes of space upon installation, requires Windows 98 or higher to run, and costs $39.95. Logitech says, "This 3-button, easy-to-use scroll mouse lets you feel your way across your desktop... you'll feel a variety of vibrations." But Larry Blasko, Associated Press Writer for Excite wasn't so impressed. His comment was: "If you need a mouse, get a mouse!" Umm...NEVER MIND - from Excite

A Brighter Outlook - A few weeks ago, MacMonkies reported that Microsoft's upgrade to their Hotmail servers would prevent users of certain browsers to gain access to Hotmail. We have since learned that The Macintosh Business Unit has released an update allowing Mac users to access their Hotmail accounts via Microsoft's Outlook Express. Users of Entourage 2001 and Entourage for Mac OS X are still not able to access their Hotmail accounts, but there should be a fix in the near future. - from MacCentral

Grave Circumstances- A Greek Millionaire thought he had found the ultimate way to get back at his family. He willed $5.28 million to his hometown for the purpose of building a hospital, but he also left behind letters telling of his relatives' sexual affairs that were to be read in the village square before the building of the hospital began. Villagers would not comply with the millionaire's request, however, and lawyers have arranged for that clause to be deleted from the will. The villagers will get all the money to build the hospital. - from Excite

What Comes Down, Must Go Back Up - DRAM prices appear to be increasing. "It looks as though prices are on the increase," said David Flack, director of Memory Plus. A 128Mb chip has increased from $1.20 to $1.70. This may not seem like much, but in percentage terms it's a big leap," Flack said. According to this report, no one knows for sure why prices on memory seem to be rising or if the trend will last. However, according to Other World Computing, "several companies have been reducing production or entirely ceasing production of memory devices." Therefore "we saw the supply and demand pendulum cross the line to where demand exceeded availably supply." - from The Register and MacMonkies

Rats!! - Many have collected pop cans and traded them in for a small amount of pennies. In a city called Nova Iguacu, Brazil, you can get "$2 for every 2.2 pounds of dead rats" you find! Rats outnumber the people 10 to 1, so the city has coordinated an effort to get rid of as many rats as they can before diseases start spreading. The city will collect the rats so the citizens don't have to touch them. All they need do is find them. City officials are hoping this will cut down on the rat population. However, some fear that people will start breeding their own rats just to make a few extra bucks. - from Excite

Shop 'Til He Drops - For all of you guys who hate following your girl around while she shops, a Scottish retail center offers you and your significant "The Shopping Boyfriend." The Lucozade Energy company offers guys the chance to hang out in a guy environment filled with guy things while his girl gets "an enthusiastic, attentive, admiring and complimentary" shopping partner. This shopping companion will even tell a girl her rear-end looks small! All in all, it is a win-win situation for both boyfriend and girlfriend. - Now wait just a cotton pickin' minute!! - from Excite

 

Have you Heard?

G5 Still At It - Word is still buzzin about the future of Apple's new up-and-coming G5 processor. It is being said that the G5 has successfully been tested 2 Ghz, 2.2 Ghz, 2.4 Ghz, 2.6 Ghz, and 2.8Ghz. Mass production of the chips could start as early as December. Holy smokes! At that speed you would really have to run to catch up with it!

iMac - Also in the rumbling is word of a new LCD iMac that would make its debut at Macworld San Francisco. The model is said to be running at up to 1Ghz

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Check 'em Out!

Looney Tunes!! - We saw ya sneakin' to the tube early Saturday morn for your fix of the classic Looney Tunes. Want that extra Looney boost every day of the week? Check out these Looney sites:

ToonZone.com

Non - Stick Looney Page

Looney Tunes

LooneyCartoons.com

The Looney Tunes Club Corner

Just Plain Nutz!

A TWIST OF THE TWOUNGE

ON THE SEA SOAR

Mr. See and Mr. Soar were old friends. See owned a saw and Soar owned a seesaw. Now See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw before Soar saw See, which made Soar sore. Had Soar seen See's saw before See saw Soar's seesaw, then See's saw would not have sawed Soar's seesaw. But See saw Soar and Soar's seesaw before Soar saw See's saw, so See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw. It was a shame to let See see Soar so sore just because See's saw sawed Soar's seesaw.

From Sunshine Magazine 

THAT'S STHICK!

The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick.

From The Best Of the Best 

TOOT TOOT

Two tutors who tooted the flute tried to tutor two tooters to toot. Said the two to the tutors, "Is it harder to toot or to tutor two tooters to toot?

From The Best Of the Best 

A DOG'S DICTIONARY

BICYCLES: Two-wheeled exercise machines, invented for dogs to control body fat. To get maximum aerobic benefit, you must hide behind a bush and dash out, bark loudly and run alongside for a few yards; the person then swerves and falls into the bushes, and you prance away.

BUMP: The best way to get your human's attention when they are drinking a fresh cup of coffee or tea.

DEAFNESS: This is a malady which affects dogs when their person want them in and they want to stay out. Symptoms include staring blankly at the person, then running in the opposite direction, or lying down.

DOG BED: any soft, clean surface, such as the white bedspread in the guest room or the newly upholstered couch in the living room.

DROOL: Is what you do when your persons have food and you don't. To do this properly you must sit as close as you can and look sad and let the drool fall to the floor, or better yet, on their laps.

GARBAGE CAN: A container which your neighbors put out once a week to test your ingenuity. You must stand on your hind legs and try to push the lid off with your nose. If you do it right you are rewarded with margarine wrappers to shred, beef bones to consume and moldy crusts of bread.

LEAN: Every good dog's response to the command "sit !", especially if your person is dressed for an evening out. Incredibly effective before black-tie events.

LEASH: A strap which attaches to your collar, enabling you to lead your person where you want him/her to go.

LOVE: Is a feeling of intense affection, given freely and without restriction. The best way you can show your love is to wag your tail. If you're lucky, a human will love you in return.

SNIFF: A social custom to use when you greet other dogs. Place your nose as close as you can to the other dogs rear end and inhale deeply, repeat several times, or until your person makes you stop.

SOFAS: Are to dogs like napkins are to people. After eating it is polite to run up and down the front of the sofa and wipe your whiskers clean.

THUNDER: This is a signal that the world is coming to an end. Humans remain amazingly calm during thunderstorms, so it is necessary to warn them of the danger by trembling uncontrollably, panting, rolling your eyes wildly, and following at their heels.

WASTEBASKET: This is a dog toy filled with paper, envelopes, and old candy wrappers. When you get bored, turn over the basket and strew the papers all over the house until your person comes home.

 

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Odds and Ends

PUBLIC SPEAKER'S PRAYER

Lord, fill my mouth
With worthwhile stuff,
And nudge me hard
When I've said enough.

-Author Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

the Bottom Line (What more did you expect?! )

OS X client for the online service (use keyword Beta)

Available thru the Software Update feature

Disk repair & data recovery tool (thru LiveUpdate only)

AppleScript makes Dock background fully transparent

Open files, apps & URLs by typing an abbreviation

Hotline-like client/server system with strong encryption

Popular web browser

Assign hot keys to any OS X app

GUI interface to OS X's locate database

Classic game

Gnutella/Napster client, MP3 tag editor, player, cataloger

Offers improved support for installing software updates

Object oriented visual programming environment

Multimedia authoring tool

Stream QT media on sites

Music theory and ear training software

Allows others to see a snapshot of your screen in their browser

Add finder labels in a faster way

Finder replacement for OS X

Simple font viewing tool, slideshow previews & more

OpenGL screensaver module

iTunes visual effect plugin

Customizable scientific calculator

Tool to make custom folder icons in Mac OS X

Screen capture tool can auto-scroll to capture whole pages

Slows down music without changing the pitch

Popular web server log analysis tool

Randomly rotates the desktop picture at specified intervals