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November
26, 2002
EARLY
BIRD GUI SPECIAL 5:37
pm MST
New Desktops
and Icons!
- For those of you who just can't wait till Wednesday, tomorrow's
goodies are available now in our weekly Early Bird GUI Special!
The Gallery in packed with 9
New Desktops for your viewing pleasure and there's 4 New
Icon Sets on Page 23 of the
Icon Department just wait for you to lay your eyes on! Grab your
share of GUI goodies while they're hot off the pixel press!
 Monkie News! - What time is it? For
me, it's nap time! For you, it's time to tell of all the cool
goodies on their way tomorrow! Making their way in to spiff up
your desktop with some awesome GUI goodies is a fine group of
artists. Returning after a long hiatus is Andy Moraitis, as well
as works from Alex Rabino, Mikawares, Xiupe Créations,
miX the piX, mac.axonz.com, EA Design, WatiWorks, Bob Wiley,
and MacMonkies!
And for those of
you who just can't wait for tomorrow's GUI date, stop by later
tonight for our Early Bird GUI Special where you can get
tomorrow's goodies today! All this and lots more coming your
way with our next Edition here at MacMonkies. Y'all come back
now. Ya hear?!
Repaint! - Bill was short of money
and was out looking for a job. Pastor Nelson offered Bill $500
to buy paint and paint the church. Bill went out bought some
paint and started painting the church. He discovered that he
was using more paint than he expected so the added some thinner
to the paint, well it is still covered but not as well as it
did at first. Well he still was using more paint than he wanted
to use so he added still more thinner to the paint. Well the
paint was too thin cover well but Bill still kept on painting.
All of a sudden there was a bolt of lighting and a loud voice
from the sky proclaimed, "Repaint and thin no more."
November
25, 2002
Gideon Softworks - Just released from Gideon Softworks is
FileXaminer
v1.5.2, the award-winning  File/Folder
information utility for Mac OS X. This release fixes icon generation
bugs in batch mode. FileXaminer v1.5.2 allows you to modify file
and folder attributes that the Finder cannot and is the best
"Get Info" application for Mac OS X.
Also from Gideon
Softworks is the all new Gideon
Desktop Bundle. The Gideon Desktop Bundle allows you
to purchase four of our popular applications for one low price.
The latest bundle includes Dock-It,
Snard,
FileXaminer,
and xBack.
This release adds xBack to the list of bundled applications.
Great software from a great company is only a mouse click away
at Gideon Softworks.
Get to grabbin'!
Live Pencil - Grab your utensils and
take note: Live Pencil
has updated with some fine new GUI goodies for your downloading
pleasure. New to the collections:
- I
 T
IS YOU: EYE-lene from New York.
- ICONS:
Crystal Drops in different colors and shapes.
- FOR YOUR
E-MAILS: The same icons in .gif version say can use them on your
e-mails.
- FOR YOUR
E-MAILS: More from our "Icons" section animated. Christmas
is here!!!!
- HIDDEN
IMAGE: Like every week.... FIND IT!!!
There's no time
like now to sharpen your GUI writing stick with some new fun
from Live Pencil!
Mandolux - There's some great new
desktops added to the awesome collections at Mandolux.
Just added to the galleries is one new vector called Celli,
a new Technosis titled Meteor, and a new Austere Petal
named Nadine. You won't be disappointed once you make
your way to Mandolux and
grab these fine new desktops for your computer's delight. Go!
Parting
Shot - The
real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at
the right time, but also to leave unsaid, the wrong thing at
the tempting moment. 
November
24, 2002
Bugdom 2: 1.0.4 - The folks at Pangea
Software have just released the latest  update to the popular
adventure game Bugdom
2. Version 1.0.4 fixes a rare problem where game would
freeze for a few minutes when launched as well as other minor
maintenance tweaks. Hurry over and get the latest bug-free version
of Bugdom 2
from Pangea Software!
Smile A While - A guy is taking a walk
and sees a frog on the side of the road. As he comes closer,
the frog starts to talk.
 "Kiss
me and I will turn into a princess."
The guy picks the
frog up and puts it in his pocket. The frog starts shouting,
"Hey! Didn't you hear me? I'm a Princess. Just kiss me and
I will be yours."
The guy takes the
frog out of his pocket and smiles at it and puts it back. The
frog is really frustrated. "I don't get it. Why won't you
kiss me? I will turn into a beautiful
princess and do anything you ask."
The guy says, "Look,
I'm a computer geek. I don't have time for girls. But a talking
frog is cool!"
Thought of the
Day: Get Moving!
- Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if
you just sit there.
November
23, 2002
Apple Security
Update
- Apple
released a Security
Update yesterday for OSX. The update addresses the following:
This Security
Update fixes potential vulnerabilities introduced in BIND, the
domain  server
and client library software package from Internet Software Consortium
(ISC), that is shipped with Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. BIND
version 8.3.4 addresses the recently-discovered potential vulnerabilities
where an unauthorized person may disrupt the normal operation
of the DNS name service. BIND is not activated by default on
Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server.
The Update is available
at the AppleCare
Knowledge Base as well as via the Software Update
pane in the System Preferences of OSX.
Smirk of the
Day: Careless Whisper?
- Overheard: Bill Gates talking with one of his financial advisor's..."You
did what with my 150 million dollars? I said Snapple, not Apple!"
November 22, 2002
TNT:
DYN-O-MITE TIPS AND TRICKS by Paul
Sahner
 Oh
File Where Art Thou? - Often
when writing TNT articles, I need to list a file path
in order to direct you to a certain area in your hard drive.
What's a file path? A file path is kind of like driving directions
around your HD. For example: If I wanted to tell you ...Continued
Mandolux - Just in from Mando is
the summary of the fine selection of desktops added this week
at Mandolux:
Mandolux
has issued this week eight new desktops: one Vector-based (Techno/Abstract),
two zenas|closer (Abstract) and five Giant/Dual Monitor Feathers
(Nature).
These great new
additions are ready and waiting for your consumption at Mandolux.
Get to clickin'!
D-Drive Denfinition - CGI Joe: A hard-core
CGI script programmer with all the social skills and charisma
of a plastic action figure. 
November
21, 2002
Eyeballs 2.3 - Just released from Stick Software is Eyeballs
2.3, a desktop critter that's tons  of fun! Eyeballs is "useless"
software for practicality's sake, but a must-have app for the
ultimate good time. This fun desktop companion adds a set of
eyeballs to your menu bar or on your desktop that watch the cursor
move around as you work. This cool tool is a great price at $10,
is loads of fun, and has personality to spare. Get them eyeballs
open, get yourself over to Stick Software, and grab a copy of
Eyeballs
2.3 today!
Tomorrow: New
TNT! - Mr.
Paul Sahner returns on Friday with another cool edition of TNT: Dyn-o-mite Tips and Tricks. This week
Paul shares some pointers on file paths in OSX. Don't get lost,
get your self back on path tomorrow with TNT!
Today's Thought:
Say What?
- If marriage were outlawed, only outlaws would have in-laws.
November 20, 2002
At The Top
MacMonkies
To Meet MacAddict
- We are pleased to report that our webmaster Bradford Wiles
has received an invitation from MacAddict  Magazine to include his latest musical
release - The
Liar You Sleep - on the CD-ROM accompanying the magazine.
Perhaps needless to say, Brad will accept the invitation.
The song The Liar
You Sleep was composed, arranged, and recorded by Bradford
Wiles on his Mac using Cubase VST/32 by Steinberg.
The song has been featured in the award winning college publication
Expression Magazine and is considered a favorite among
listeners.
If you haven't already heard this song, you can grab a copy from
the Download
Page in the Music Department.
We will keep you
posted as we learn more. Thanks for your support!
Carbon Copy Cloner
2.0 - Just
released from Mike
Bombich is Carbon
Copy Cloner 2.0.  This
great app is a backup/cloning utility for Mac OS X. Version 2.0
adds many new exciting features such as synchronization, scheduled
tasks, creating disk images on the fly, and creating NetBoot
image sets from fully customized installations of Mac OS X. It
is the most cost-effective, easy-to-use backup solution available
for Mac OS X. Carbon Copy Cloner is considered donation-ware
(uncrippled shareware). This is an excellent application
and well worthy of your support. Download a copy of Carbon
Copy Cloner 2.0 and give it a whirl!
Read More News On The Net
MonkieNews!
Icons | Desktops | Monkie
Notes
| Featured Link
NEW!
MacMonkies
32nd Icon Edition!
- We are
always pleased to introduce new artists to all of our readers!
This week is no exception as we announce the arrival of works
by Alex Rabino, a fine pixelator of both icons and desktops.
Alex joins another fine group of artists for a cool collection
of icons. Let's dig in!
 Alex Rabino - Our first entry from our
latest contributor Alex
Rabino and is titled Jag Folders.
This fine furry collection is Alex's first set and is intended
to be used with his Jag On Water desktop, which you can
find further on down in our Desktop
area. Awesome stuff!
RAD.E8 - From the amazing collections
of RAD.E8, Sascha Höhne
takes care of the body business with Body
Care! This awesome set of icons will clean up any grubby
desktop and let those picky pixels shine!
miX the piX - Calling all communications!
Hein Mevissen, miX the piX's
Master miXer, dials your favorite number with Sony
Erickson Icon set. This new set from Mr. Mevissen is
sure to ring in as a favorite in your GUI collection!
 Flax Creations - Mr. Dan Flax adds an extra
dose of authenticity to your Aqua X-perience with Real
Aqua Folders. As the resident artist at Flax
Creations and Icon Editor of ResExcellence,
one wonders how Dan finds the time to craft such fine work!
Check
'em out!
NEW! 9 New Desktops
In The Gallery -
An Aqua filled house of fine desktops are hanging up in the Gallery
waiting for your arrival! Let's not keep them waiting.
Nature - Returning some desktop
magic to our Nature Department is Colin
Kerr with Field. This
fine photo will bring the great outdoors straight to your desktop
and have you longing for Spring!
 Also adding splendor to
the outside scenery portion of our site is Polar
Bear by WatiWorks
own Wati Larke. We hope Wati didn't get too close to this wandering
critter just to let our eyes enjoy this spectacular piece!
Desktop Department!
- Mr. Alan
Sherwood of EA
Design steps up to the plate offering the fourth in his Aqua
Series with Aqua IV.
As with all of the previous in the series, this selection has
the ability to draw your eyes in and stay for a while!
 Master
web and pixel spinner Ed Allen, creator of EA
Design (imagine that), adds his bit of desktop water with
Blue Wave 1. This great
piece from Ed will have you drifting off to GUI sea with the
utmost of ease.
Getting into the
wet and watery fun is Alex
Rabino with his dreamy desktop of Jag
On Water. You won't need to worry about your Jet Skis.
Just kick back and enjoy this Jaguar Aqua delight!
3-D Delectables
- Eeeek! Call the
Aqua Police! Someone is Stealing
Aqua! Ummm...false alarm. It's just another fine Aqua
selection from the master of mayhem and runner of Rampant
Mac, Mr. Scott Chitwood. Don't worry, Scott nor the cops
know of any stolen aqua devices to define the definition of this
delightful piece!
Another fine selection
comes from the creative mind of Michele Bugliaro, the talent
behind the scenes of Mikawares.
This week we add the second in the UFO series with UFOpsi
2. Michele displays his talents for Bryce that are surely
out of this world.
 Your Monkie Man from Bananas, the fungi of all
things funny, Mr.
Ron Westby, sports his off-the-wall sense of chuckles with
Frozen Food. The moral? Frozen
food will get ya every time!
Wrapping up the
Aqua water sports is a spiffy piece from MacMonkies' Bradford
Wiles titled In 2 Deep! This
Bryce/Photoshop creation offers more than meets the eye. Look
very carefully as our Dolphin friend is not quite where one would
expect. Enjoy!
MANY THANKS
To:
Alan,
Alex, Dan, Ed, Colin, Hein,
Ron, Michele, Sascha,
Scott, and Wati -
It's always
a privilege to have such fine work
from the best artists around!
THANK YOU!
Have
a piece you want to display?
Check out our Submissions guidelines
and then send it in!
Monkie Notes - We have begun implementing
our new Drop Down Menu navigation system in the 3-D Department
of our GUI section. There are still some elements to be added
to these pages as well as the other Departments. Please have
patience with us during this transition, as we literally have
hundreds of pages to update. If you find any broken links or
have any comments regarding the new navigation layout, drop
us a line.
Also, we have an
Apple Macintosh Performa 6300 for which we are looking
to replace the internal power supply. If you have such
an item that you are willing to part with or know of someone
who does, simply send us an e-mail
and let us know!
Featured Link - Back soon!
Community
News
Mandolux
- Mando
has added to Mandolux
a new set to the Giant Feathers theme titled Raven. This
fine feathered collection is available in many different sizes
and is ready for your downloading pleasure. Make your way over
to Mandolux and grab a
look!
RAILhead
Design
- Maury
McCown residing at RAILhead
Design has released the much anticipated new version of PasswordMaster
X. Version 1.6.0 has received "LOADS of under-the-hood
changes to speed up several functions" as well as additions
for ease of use. The latest version is now available for download
at RAILhead Design.
Check it out!
Live Pencil - Some great new GUI goodies
are now available at Live
Pencil. The latest lineup includes:
- ANIMATIONS:
Raindrops keep falling on my head....
- I
 T IS YOU: Mickey
shy??? No, just Mickey
- FOR YOUR
E-MAILS: More Icons turn into emoticons. Triangular shaped Smilies.
- FOR YOUR
E-MAILS: Live Text... This time " So Long."
- And of
course, this week's HIDDEN IMAGE.
Get yourself over
to Live Pencil and get
to clickin'!
widget : widget
- Alexander
MacLean has updated the galleries of widget
: widget with a cool new set of icons titled Café.
This scrumptious new set contains seven elegant items that is
sure to show your good taste in café computerware! Hurry
over to widget : widget
and grab your taste today!
 The Iconfactory - Recently released from
The Iconfactory is
iPulse,
a new OS X system utility developed by Craig Hockenberry. iPulse
is a system monitoring application that allows users to monitor
system activity such as CPU and memory usage, free disk space,
network activity and more. This app has an informative and visually
pleasing user interface that's sure to add a beat or two to your
GUI pulse rate. Get your Mac happy clicker fingers over to The Iconfactory and check
out all the details!
Check
'em Out!
Send
us your news: press@macmonkies.com
News On The
Net...
A pple and Microsoft Fight...Together!- Apple and Microsoft have
joined other companies in writing a letter to the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) on behalf of their customers. Concern was expressed
that companies such as Comcast and Verizon  Communications could limit
consumer use of certain "services and destinations"
through broadband. The letter stated that consumers should not
be limited in this way. It is not yet known whether the FCC has
control over this issue, and they declined to comment. Is that like Apples
and oranges, or Apples and lemons?
- from
The
MacObserver and Yahoo
Back To Apple I - Vince Briel is a computer technician
who has an interest in collecting old models of computers. Briel
could not afford an Apple 1, however, and he decided to build
his own replica of an Apple 1. Currently an Apple 1 can cost
collectors anywhere from $15,000 to $50,000. Briel plans to build
replicas of the Apple 1 in his garage and sell them from $150
to $200. The original Apple 1 machines were built in Steve Job's
parent's garage and sold for $666.66. - Wired
Cool Cat For College Students - Apple is now offering
a Jaguar package to those involved  with higher education
titled X on Campus. The package includes "a copy
of Jaguar, a CD called 'Getting Started with Mac OS X,' and either
128 MB, 256 MB, or 512 MB of RAM." The prices are $99, $129
and $169, respectively. For more information, see Apple's X
on campus Page. -
from The
MacObserver
Apple Pi Garage Sale - On December 14, 2002, Washington
Apple Pi will hold it's winter "Garage Sale" of Apple
products. The computer show and sale is known as "the largest
Mac computer show and sale on the East Coast," and offers
Mac hardware and software. The sale, held in Annandale, Virginia,
will also feature clinics for those installing software and a
help desk for those who have questions. For more information
visit the Washington Apple Pi Website.
-
from MacCentral
 Stash
Man - John Lennon's "stash box" was one of various
Beatles items being sold at an auction in London yesterday. The
box is shaped like a barrel and made out of leather, and Lennon
apparently used it to hide Marijuana from his housekeeper. Other
Beatles memorabilia for sale were some tapes of Lennon talking
with his step daughter, a drum of McCartney's, and a Christmas
card written by Lennon shortly before he died. Leave it to Lennon...
- from Excite
Have you Heard?
New Rumor Site
- MacMonkies
recently learned of a new rumors site called LoopRumors.
It is said that LoopRumors.com
will be geared to providing Apple enthusiasts with a one-stop-shop
for speculative information and news gathered from reliable sources.
The site promises to offer updates on a daily basis to keep the
news and rumors current. Unique "freebies" and contests
will be available to visitors, however we can not elaborate on
details. The design and layout of the site is said to be simple,
yet intuitive and user-friendly. There will be no sign-up fees
or access charges to the user, as advertising dollars and sponsors
will finance the cost of the site. LoopRumors is scheduled to
open on Sunday, December 1, 2002. Keep them Bananas peeled!
Have
some inside information on upcoming events? Review our Submission
Policy and drop us a line!
Check 'em
Out!
Monkie Hug - Everybody needs an added
bit of encouragement from time to time. So, how about this:
A Monkey Hug!
Yes, yes, yes! We
admit to being "prejudice" toward monkeying around.
But can you blame us?
Check
it out!
Just Plain
Nutz! -
R.
Westby
GETTIN' DA WOIM
Very early one morning
two birds are sitting at the side of a large puddle of oil. They
see a worm on the other side. So...the one flies over and the
other one swims through-which one gets to the worm first? The
one who swam, of course, because "Da oily boid gets da woim."
LOVE IS GRAND
Love is grand. Divorce
is a hundred grand.
THE GOLDEN AGE
OF MEMORY
Two old ladies have
played bridge together for many years, and naturally they have
gotten to know each other pretty well. One day, during a game
of cards, one lady suddenly looks up at the other and says, "I
realize we've known each other for many years, but for the life
of me, I just can't bring it to mind. Would you please tell me
your name again, dear?"
There is dead silence
for a couple of minutes, then the other lady responds, "How
soon do you need to know?"
THE PASSWORD
While his father
was tapping away on his computer, his ten year-old daughter sneaked
up behind him. Then she turned and ran into the kitchen, squealing
to the rest of the family, "I know Daddy's password! I know
Daddy's password!"
"What is it?
her sister asked eagerly.
Proudly she replied,
"Asterisk, asterisk, asterisk, asterisk, asterisk!"
BUMP IN THE NIGHT
A man was walking
home alone late one night when he hears a... BUMP... BUMP...
BUMP... behind him.
Walking faster he
looks back, and makes out the image of an upright coffin banging
its way down the middle of the street towards him.
BUMP...BUMP...BUMP...
Terrified, the man
begins to run towards his home, the coffin bouncing quickly behind
him...faster...faster...
BUMP... BUMP...
BUMP...
He runs up to his
door, fumbles with his keys, opens the door, rushes in, slams
and locks the door behind him.
However, the coffin
crashes through his door, with the lid of the coffin clapping...
Clappity-BUMP...
Clappity-BUMP... Clappity-BUMP...
on the heels of
the terrified man.
Rushing upstairs
to the bathroom, the man locks himself in. His heart is pounding;
his head is reeling; his breath is coming in sobbing gasps. With
a loud CRASH the coffin starts breaking down the door. Bumping
and clapping towards him. The man screams and reaches for something
heavy, anything...his hand comes to rest on a large bottle of
Robitussin. Desperate, he throws the Robitussin as hard as he
can at the apparition and...
The coffin stops!
CHICKEN!
Why did the chicken
cross the road, roll in the dirt, and then cross the road again?
He was a dirty double
crosser!
FULL OF IT!
Politicians and
diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed
regularly and for the same reason.!
YET ANOTHER POOPIE
Spinal Tap Poopie: That's where it hurts so
badly coming out, you'd swear it was leaving sideways.
How
DOES Brad manage to get his poopie into this section?!!
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
Things That Make
A Gorilla Go HUHHH?!!
- R. Westby
Is depression merely
anger without enthusiasm?
Eagles may soar,
but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.
If you get a psychic
girlfriend will she leave you before you meet.
If Barbie is so
popular, why do you have to buy her friends?
Should we support
bacteria - they're the only culture some people have.
Should we boycott
shampoo and Demand the REAL poo!
Are black holes
are where God divided by zero?
I tried sniffing
Coke once, but the ice cubes got stuck in my nose.
And remember . .
. It's okay if you see a migrating flock of ducks in the fall
and only your attachment to the toaster keeps you from joining
them.
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