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December
20, 2002
L ate
Night Update
- The News, if any, will be light this weekend. We will still
continue our Software Updates through
the weekend. There will be a bit of kickin' back, but mostly
preparing the final touches for the events to come this Monday.
Events, you ask? We will add more Christmas pics, some Christmas
music, and an exclusive Monkie premiere of The Christmas Blues
by the Rampant 1
himself, Mr. Scott Chitwood.
There's all kinds
of Christmas fun coming your way this Monday at MacMonkies. Till
then, it's time to rest!
Network
News
 Apple
Releases OSX 10.2.3 Update
- Apple has made Mac OSX 10.2.3 available for download
via the Software Update Pane in Mac OSX. The update offers
many application enhancements, updated security services and
includes the latest Security Updates. The Update is also available
on Apple's website here.
Monkie Days
of Christmas
New Desktops
and Icons
- Wrapping up your weekend we add 2 New Icon Sets and 2 New Desktops
for out Monkie Days of Christmas. Shall we?
 NEW Icons
- Mr. Dan Flax from Flax
Creations knows what you like! So for your Aqua eyes, Dan
whips up More Real Aquas
icons. This beautiful set rivals even Apple's Aqua. Better watch
out Apple!
Another exceptional
talent is that of Harvey Lubin of Agrapha
Icons. This week's awesome addition is that of 2002
Apple Hardware. If you're looking for a photo realistic
way to make your desktop shine, this set is just the ticket.
 NEW Desktops - The Christmas fun never
ends with WatiWorks'
Wati Larke. Wati tosses out the beautiful Aqua Christmas work
titled Snowman. This cool
piece will make any scrooge melt!
From MAJArch
Studios, Melissa brings another of her artistic specialties
with Grinch! Awww...come on
M! Don't be such a Grinch, er, I mean...NICE WORK! We think you'll
agree (on the marvelous work)!
Community
News
Prevision - Peter Lenler of Prevision
brings you 2 spectular Desktops: City View and Oresund.
These beautiful letter box pics are just begging for your eyes'
enjoyment. Grab a long look at Peter Lenler's Prevision!
Mandolux - Mando Gomez finishes
up a great week in desktop work with this week's summary from
Mandolux:
Mandolux
has issued three new desktops: one Vector-based (woman's head),
one Money 2K2 (Honegger/Switzerland), and a new Technosis/Anthraxis
(Abstract).
Make your way to
Mandolux and check 'em
out!
Bananas
Just Plain
Nutz!
Louis Would See!
Pasteurize: Too
far to see.
No Minor Note
What do you get
if you run over an army officer with a steam roller?
A flat major.
Reader's Digest
A hungry lion was
roaming through the jungle looking for something to eat. He came
across two men. One was sitting under a tree reading a book;
the other was typing away on his typewriter. The lion quickly
pounced on the man reading the book and devoured him. Even the
king of the jungle knows that readers digest and writers cramp.
December
19, 2002
On
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On
The Net
Buy
A-N-I-M-A-L-S from MacMonkies and SAVE $20 -
What could make the latest version of A-N-I-M-A-L-S from Marc
Moini even better? How about saving some Christmas cash with
an  exclusive offer from MacMonkies and Marc
Moini!
From now through
Christmas, if you buy a copy of A-N-I-M-A-L-S here at MacMonkies,
you can get two extra language packs (a value of $20)
for FREE. Yuppers! This cool deal is a great way to teach
the young monkies to read and save a few bucks at the same time.
Simply make your way over to our Purchase
Page, check out the details, and click the Buy It
button and you're on your way to some fun educational savings!
Don't you dally!
Grab your copy of A-N-I-M-A-L-S with two extra language packs
for FREE only here
at MacMonkies! GO!
M easles 2.0 - Adding more fun than
ever, Stick Software
has released Measles
- a new product for Mac OS X. Measles is a fun, bouncy desktop
companion that can act as a CPU monitor if so desired. It provides
the user with Aqua-style spheres on their desktop that bounce
off of windows and each other, adding life and energy to the
user's environment. This app is so much fun and configurable,
its almost practical! You gotta grab a look Measles
2.0!
Fontz X 3.4.3 - The cool folks at To · The · Point
Software have just released Fontz
X 3.4.3. This great app for OSX is a versatile font utility
that allows you to browse your installed fonts, see what they
look like at different type sizes, styles and colors, and even
group them in like categories using a "wysiwyg" group
maker. That latest version adds new features and bug fixes. All
the details for Fontz
X 3.4.3 can be found at To
· The · Point Software. Check it out!
Community News
Xiupe Créations - Woo Hoo! Over yonder
at
Xiupe
Créations is a brand new desktop titled X-Grey.
S. Stéphane adds his wonderful sense of X-cellence to
this wonderful new desktop. Get your pointy little fingers over
to Xiupe Créations
and let your eyes thank you!
Monkie
News
GUI and Stuff - Ya know, I noticed that
Michael Coyle, head bottle washer over yonder at ResExcellence,
has been down right sick the last few days. Now THIS Monkie Old
Fart seems to be carrying a bit of crud the last few hours. Does
that mean that Michael is spreading around a computer virus?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ...Either that, or maybe
we're sharing hacks...HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE!!!!! 
"Dude, you
should not inhale so deeply near a chemical spill," replies
the Rampant 1
Scott Chitwood. =)
Oh well...My point
is that as long as the crud don't whack the Monkie man upside
to head to awful badly, we will be back tomorrow with some cool
new Christmas GUI. And what's even cooler, we should have some
Christmas music available for you on Monday. Got Bananas? Keep
'em peeled. We'll keep an "i" out for ya!
December
18, 2002
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Bananas: Humor
Monkie
Days of Christmas:
New
Icons and Desktops
- Still dishin' out those great GUI Christmas snacks, we have
got some more Holiday goodies for your goo-goo-googlin' eyes.
Let's grab a look!
 NEW Icons - First up in Icons is Aqua Christmas from WatiWorks'
Wati Larke. This cooool set is certain to add all things Aqua
to your Christmas festivities!
And speaking of
Christmas, Harvey Lubin adds to the Holidays with Agrapha
Christmas. This great set comes from the fabulous pixel
collection of Agrapha
Icons.
 NEW Desktops - Scott Chitwood from the
ever-wandering Rampant
Mac lets loose for the Holidays with Tannenbaum
2002! I wonder what year this pic is for?
Making known the
presents of the Giving Season is Holidays
from Alex Rabino. This is
a fine pick to wrap up this edition of desktops!
 NEW Monkie Bundle - Adding the final touches
to this week's GUI Edition is a very nice Christmas Monkie Bundle
from Flax Creations'
Dan Flax titled Christmas Makeover
Kit. This cool combo kit comes complete with 20 Christmas
Icons and a festive desktop for a real fun way to dress up your
desktop.
Community News
Marc Moini - Just released from Marc Moini is A-N-I-M-A-L-S
1.3. This quality app is a ground breaking educational
game with a unique purpose: To help children learn to read as
easily and as naturally as they learn to speak. The latest version
adds audio feedback for syllables in addition to letters and
words.
How do you make
a great app like this even better? Marc
Moini and MacMonkies are teaming up to offer you a great
Christmas Promotion available only at MacMonkies! Get that mouse
of yours warmed up and ready and stop back tomorrow for all the
details!
Mandolux - Always sending his best
in art and spirit, Mando Gomez shares his latest work at Mandolux by adding a new
addition to the Money 2K2 theme titled Switzerland. This
fine work is available along with many other excellent desktop
selections. Make your way to Mandolux
and check it out!
WatiWorks - Wowsers! Wati Larke has
updated the fine GUI goodies at WatiWorks
with an awesome Christmas desktop titled Snowman. This
is an amazing work that is sure to brighten your Holidays with
the utmost in cheer. Make your way to WatiWorks
and check it out!
Bananas
 Just Plain Nutz! -
R.
Westby
Coming Clean!
On her way home
from a long trip, a blonde drove past a sign that said "CLEAN
RESTROOMS 8 MILES". By the time she drove eight miles, she
had cleaned 43 restrooms.
Quit Juggling
Juggler, driving
to his next performance, was stopped by the police. "What
are those knives doing in your car?" asked the officer.
"I juggle them
in my act."
"Oh yeah?"
says the cop. "Let's see you do it."
So the juggler starts
tossing and juggling the knives. A guy driving by sees this and
says, "Wow, am I glad I quit drinking. Look at the test
they're making you do now!"
Things To Say
If You Get Caught Sleeping At Your Desk
"They told
me at the blood bank this might happen."
"This is just
a 15 minute power-nap like they raved about in the last time
management course you sent me to."
"Whew! Guess
I left the top off the liquid paper"
December
17, 2002
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Monkie
News
More Desktops and Icons - We will continue to bring
you Christmas and Wintertime GUI selections in tomorrow's Desktop
and Icon update. There will be some cool desktops and icons on
hand for your downloading pleasure.
We are also pleased
to announce that we will even throw in some Holiday music, including
a great piece By Rampant
Mac's Scott Chitwood! Keep yer Bananas tuned right here and
we will keep you on the coconutz side!
Community News
Live Pencil - The happiness is back
at Live Pencil with
new GUI goodies for you desktop's cheer. New in the galleries:
- WALLPAPERS:
12 new CHRISTMAS wallpapers you can use on your computer's desktop.
- IT IS
YOU: Susy and Derrell, recently married. Happiness is in their
faces.
- EMOTICONS:
Many more CHRISTMAS EMOTICONS. Don't miss these!!!
- ANIMATIONS:
For Christmas. Use them on your e-mails and your personal web
site.
- HIDDEN
IMAGE: Like every week.... FIND IT!!!
Grab your vine,
swing over to Live Pencil
and check out all the new GUI goodies!
RAILhead Design - Mr. Maury McCown promises
new Christmas pics each day this week at RAILhead
Design. So far, Maury has delivered Snow for Monday and another
as-of-yet unnamed piece for today. Grab your Xtra dose of Christmas
at RAILhead Design.
ResExcellence - Dan Flax, the Master
of all things GUI at ResExcellence
and head pixel pusher of Flax
Creations, is making
a MAJOR move of home and hearth, and will be offline till the
middle of this week. In the process, his contact e-mail address
at ResEx has been disconnected. If you need to contact Dan, he
will have a new e-mail posted soon. You can also continue to
send your submissions to Dan via the Browser Based Upload
Page
at ResEx. Best of luck to you Dan during this time!
Network News
Mac
Users Band Together
- Jason Eric Smith, 21, found that he had received a  counterfeit
check after auctioning his G4 Powerbook on the internet. He took
his problem to the Mac community and they helped him pinpoint
the fraudulent man. With the help of Mac users who had similar
experiences and a certain Detective Knapp, they found the man,
Melvin Christmas, and arrested him. Christmas had previous arrests
for fraudulence as well. Is a case of a Mac that
stole Christmas from Christmas? - from The
Register
V an Halen To Pay Roth? - Singer
David Lee Roth is suing band members of Van Halen for allegedly
withholding royalties from him. Roth claims that the band signed
a contract for increased royalties without his knowledge in 1996.
He is requesting that an accountant review the royalties. According
to Roth, Van Halen withheld around $200,000 from him. Roth also
seeks compensatory and legal fees. Come on Dave,
give us a break... - from Excite
December
16, 2002
New
Desktops:
Monkie Days of Christmas
- Just in time for the Holidays, MacMonkies embarks on the Monkie
Days of Christmas. From now through the Christmas Season, we
will be adding Desktops and Icons with a Christmas or Winter
theme that YOU sent us!
 First up in the MDoC
selections is a beautiful nostalgic piece called I'm
Dreaming by Melissa, MAJArch
Studios own mistress of ceremonies. Also entering the MDoC
selections is Snowflake
by DV Graphics
Paul Sahner.
If you would like
to send us your Wintertime selection, there's still time! Simply
take a peek at our Submissions Policy
and send them our way!
Community News
widget : widget
- More great
GUI has come your way from widget
: widget! Just added to  the galleries is the icon
set OS Xmas, r as well as another preview icon set of
Magnum Opus and two new desktop picture titled Snowy
and Tannenbaum. Hurry over to widget
: widget and check 'em out!
Mandolux - Mando Gomez has just
added a new Technosis/Anthraxis desktop to the collections of
Mandolux with Orange
Glow. If you're looking for a great way to dress up your
desktop, make your way to Mandolux
and grab this and many other cool desktops!
MacGrounds - Having 'passed away'
in March of 2002, MacGrounds
is back in action! Filled with the thousands of desktops and
hundreds of icon sets of old, and getting packed with new ones
everyday, MacGrounds
has returned with the hottest stuff in town. Visit them at the
grand re-opening today, December 16th! Go!
Monkie
News
 Monkie Changes -
If you haven't already noticed, things are CHAOS around here!
They will quickly be cleaned up. There will also be some changes.
- 1st, we will continue
to update daily. But rather than have ONE major update on Wednesday,
we will split up the Major Monkie goodies into smaller daily
updates - Monday thru Friday - with a regular schedule for each
category. Saturday and Sunday will continue as they are currently.
- 2nd, we have begun
listing what's new at the top in the WHAT'S NEW FOR* area.
- 3rd, the "Monkie
News" section will no longer deal with Desktops and Icons.
Monkie News will deal specifically with events directly related
with the site or its contributors.
- 4th, the Desktop
and Icon section will have a new category name, yet to be announced.
- 5th, Software Updates
will continue daily as will Community News as it is available.
- 6th, we will soon
post a daily schedule to assist you through this time of transition.
Please continue
to have patience with us during this transition. There are still
cool things to come. THANKS!
* This
prevoiusly read "NEW TODAY" and has been changed to
"WHAT'S NEW FOR."
Bananas
Just Plain Nutz! -
R.
Westby
Vintage Whine
What's the most
popular wine at Christmas?
"I don't like
sprouts!"
Sounds Fishy
Why didn't Noah
go fishing?
He only had two
worms!
It's A Memory
Thing!
An elephant was
drinking out of a river one day, when he spotted a turtle asleep
on a log. So, he ambled on over and kicked it clear across the
river.
"What did you
do that for?" asked a passing giraffe.
"Because I
recognized it as the same turtle that took a nip out of my trunk
53 years ago."
"Wow, what
a memory" commented the giraffe.
"Yes,"
said the elephant, "turtle recall"
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