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December 12, 2001

7:35 MST - Well, we're still at it! We WILL be updated soon this morning! Please accept our apologies! =)

5:25 MST - We are running a wee-tad behind on today's update. It should be up within the next hour or two. Please accept our most humble aplogies. In the mean time, feel free to check out two of our new desktop edtions already online:

Merry Christmas and True Light

We will have more selections when the update is complete. Again, all apologies!

 

December 9, 2001

The Going Gets Better! - Just when you thought Mikawares had almost everything it could offer, things just got better! Michele Bugliaro just added a New Page with Internet search engines! Check it out!

December 8, 2001

America Offline? - If you have America Online 5.0 for Mac and use your TCP/IP to connect via AT&T Broadband, you may have found no access using the AOL software. MacMonkies spoke with AOL's tech support, and they claim this problem is due to AT&T's take over after the outage from the Excite@Home's bankruptcy. However, depending on who you speak with at AOL, you may get conflicting reports. One thing is for certain: AOL gave us a temporary fix till the problems are taken care of:

Note: Before continuing, if you have any reservations about the following fix, please call AOL Mac Tech Support at 1-888-265-8007. Though this is a relatively quick and painless procedure, MacMonkies does not accept any responsibility for any problems you might incur due to this instruction. Also, read all the instructions before proceeding.

• 1st, we strongly recommend you make a duplicate copy of your America Online prefs stored in your Preferences folder and put them in a safe place outside your System folder.
  
  
• 2nd, be sure you write down ALL of your settings in the "Setup" section of your "Sign On" screen.
  
  
• 3rd, remove the AOL Link Enhanced and AOL Link Scanner from your Extensions folder and put them also in a safe place (this will save you from having to use the AOL installer to reinstall them, if you choose).
  
  
• Finally, find your AOL 5.0 Install CD. Open it up and locate the AOL 4.0 installer (this should be in America Online Client /United States of America /4.0/Install AOL 4.0. Install AOL 4.0 and restart. Start AOL 4.0 (if it does not do so automatically). Reconfigure your settings using "Automatic" or, if you are confident and are well versed with the software, choose "Expert."

There are some disadvantages to using the old software. For instance, you may not have access to all 5.0 features (such as access to all 7 screen names) and the old software is buggy. Again, proceed at your own risk. If you have questions, or would rather have live tech support, call AOL Mac Tech Support at 1-888-265-8007.

We will post more info as we receive it.

Rest of the Mac Web Survey - Voting for The Rest of The Mac Web Survey continues through December 9, 2001. If you would like to cast your vote for MacMonkies, we are # 20 on the list. Thanks for your support!

FunKeys - Registered FunKeys owner? FunKeys would like hear from you! They would like to update FunKeys, and would like your input:

What features would you like to see? How do you currently use FunKeys? How can it be improved?

Please send comments to: funkeys@rampellsoft.com.

Their new website URL is: www.rampellsoft.com. Whike you're there, check out their new software called TypeRecorder for both Macintosh and Windows.

December 6, 2001

Up-To-Date - Apple is now offering the Mac OS 9.2.2 update via the Software Update control panel in OS9 or by going to the Mac OS9 Support page.

Hello, New iMac? - The Register reports that Apple will release the new flat-panel iMac2 at the Macworld Expo San Francisco next month. A report claims that "Apple has ordered 100,000 15in LCDs for January and will receive the same volume each month going forward from that date. The report's authors believe the displays are destined for new iMacs."

MAJArch Studios - MAJArch Studios updates with 6 new pics and more! Check out the cool new stuff!

December 5, 2001

Monkie News! - Things have certainly been going Bananas around MacMonkies lately! In the last two weeks of November, our number of visitors increased so much that it doubled our visitor count for the entire month! WOW! We can't thank you enough for your interest in MacMonkies! We will continue to do our best to make your stay here at the Monkie Nest the best we can! In other Monkie News:

• We Got the Link! - MacMonkies has added Eye9design to our Links page. Head over and take a look!
  
  
• New in the Gallery! - We have 4 new desktops in the Gallery for your computer to feast upon. For starters, we have another fine selection by Todd Darland titled Arial. The addition of Burned and BluLiteSpecial adds Desktop Page 5 to our Desktop Department. And finally, Switched fills the fourth position with another installment to our 3-D department.
  
  
• Site of the Month - We are pleased to announce that The Doghouse has selected MacMonkies as Site of the Month for the month December.

This is quite the honor. Thank you Michael!

 

Eyes Wide Open! - Eye9design, home of the original "Cube Wrapper," is opening it's doors wide and staying open all night long! Yes, it's undergone quite an overhaul. No longer the simple single page "Download Doorway" but a real site, multi-paged, complex, sensitive, sexy, (Well... I don't know about that!) Head on over and get some of the most fantastic one of a kind Custom Desktop Pictures and Miraculous Icons that you will wish where jewelry so you could wear them. Currently running a pre-release teaser buffet for their upcoming K-2 Scheme "MercuryLens." What? You're not there yet?

Test Tube Computer - Scientists in Israel have developed a "biological computer" that fits inside a test tube. It is made up of a DNA molecule solution and can perform billions of operations per second. These test tube computers are programmable, and reportedly billions of them can fit into one drop of water. But they are a far cry from any of the modern-day computers. - from Wired

Fire on the Web - The White Fire web site updates with a new image series by Andy Moraitis entitled "Symphony!" This series includes 9 desktop images, each available in 3 resolutions, plus a hot new screensaver pack for Mac OS X!

Black Hole Blues - A New Zealand driver was pulled over by the cops recently because he was driving on the wrong side of the road with his headlights off. When asked why he was driving that way, Peter Thomas Smith told police that he was trying to spot black holes in the sky and he couldn't see them with his headlights on. The man was fined and is not permitted to drive for 15 months. - from Cosmiverse

Bear With Me - Troy Hurtubise, a Nobel-prize winning engineer, will test out his latest invention on December 9, 2001. He has created a bear-proof suit made of "plastic, rubber, chainmail, galvanised steel, titanium - and thousands of meters of duct tape." The suit has taken 15 years and $100,000 to develop. Troy will test the suit out by letting a bear attack him. He has already survived "two strikes with a 136-kilogramme tree trunk, 18 collisions with a 3-tonne truck at 50 kilometers an hour, and numerous strikes by arrows, bullets, axes and baseball bats." "I've never had a bruise," he says. Troy is reportedly excited as well as anxious. "This is a bear," he says. "Real teeth, real claws, real power." - from NewScientist

Silent Mourning - Residents of Liverpool, England mourned the death of Beatle George Harrison Monday. 2,000 people gathered at St. George's Hall with candles and memorabilia to pay their tribute. 200 people also gathered at Strawberry Fields in New York, had a moment of silence, then sang "My Sweet Lord" together. Authorities confirmed that Harrison's ashes would be scattered by the Gangus River in India. - from Yahoo and Excite

Let's Get Small - The 2001 International Electron Devices Meeting will be held this week in Washington DC. The purpose of the meeting is for engineers to get together to show how small their stuff can be. Three hopefuls for the gathering include an AMD transistor with a speed of 3.3 terahertz, an Intel terahertz transistor and an IBM 2 terahertz transistor. The IBM transistor also boasts of a "double-gate," which is like a gate that is so small that electricity seeps through, allowing transistors to switch on and off quickly." - from The Register

Panoramic Spew! - Open to all thrill-seekers is the world's fastest Roller coaster. The Dodonpa at Fujikyu Highland in Japan is scheduled to debut this month. This new roller coaster goes with the gravity of 3.5, while roller coasters normally go with the gravity of two. This makes the Dodonpa the fastest roller coaster yet. Said one thrilled rider of the new roller coaster, which overlooks Mt Fuji, "The acceleration was amazing. It was very scary. But I want to go back on it again." Makes me wanna hurl just thinkin' about it! - from Excite

You Can BETT On Apple! - The BETT 2002 Awards have nominated Apple products for achievement in Technology in Education. The iBook Mobile classroom has been nominated twice and also nominated is the iDVD. Having three nominations altogether, Apple shows it's continuing popularity in the education field. - from MacUser

Rest of the Web Survey - Voting for The Rest of The Mac Web Survey continues through December 9, 2001. If you would like to cast your vote for MacMonkies, we are # 20 on the list. Thanks for your support!

 

Have you Heard?

2 Steps Forward, 1 Step Back - Apple has pushed back the release date of Mac OS X 10.2 to a date that has not yet been announced. It was anticipated that the10.2 upgrade would show up at the January Macworld Expo in San Francisco. Reports say that Apple is concerned over the quality control of recent updates, however, and will probably schedule the release of Mac OS X 10.2 so it will coincide with the timing of education purchases of Apple products (early Summer).

Differing Opinions - There seem to be differing opinions as to whether or not the new G5 will show up at the January Macworld Expo in San Francisco. The Register reports that "according to our source, Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take to the stage at Macworld Expo San Francisco and unveil desktop Power Mac G5s running at 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6GHz. They will be based on a processor code named G5." On the flip side, Think Secret reports that "Apple will not release a Power Mac in January based on the G5 microprocessor. The new pro desktops, believed to ship at Macworld Expo/San Francisco next month, will reportedly ship with a PowerPC 7460 G4 chip, code-named Apollo." While Mac fans eagerly await the Expo, only time will tell what Apple decides to unveil.

Speculation Confirmation - There has been much speculation that Apple's new iPod was designed to work with a remote control device. iPoding reports that this speculation has now been confirmed. The iPod was indeed made to work with a remote control device. A remote control does not ship with the iPod, however. So now people are speculating as to why the iPod is not being shipped with a remote control device.

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

 

Check 'em Out!

Tips for iTunes - Did you know that you can have different EQ settings for each individual song in your iTunes Song Library? Yes-sir-ree Bob!! It's simple. Just open up iTunes, go to Edit in the Menu Bar and select "View Options" (Command J). Then check "Equalizer" in the "Show Columns" section (you may want to deselect one or two of the other options so your iTunes window isn't too big). Then click OK and...Ta Da!

Check 'em Out!

Just Plain Nutz!

SIGNS YOU PICKED THE WRONG ISP

• Their company logo: two tin cans and a length of string.
  
• You check out their address, and it's a phone booth containing a Compaq portable and an acoustic coupler.
  
• Their chief technical officer lives in a 10-foot-by-7-foot shack in the woods.
  
• Their proud boast: "We've been on the Internet since it was CB radio."
  
• Their promo materials use the words "information" and "superhighway" in the same sentence.
  
• You order an SLIP/PPP connection, e-mail, and 2MB of server space for your personal Web site, and the voice on the other end of the phone asks, "Would you like fries with that?"
  
• "As seen in Better Business Bureau special reports."
  
• "Access speeds up to 9,600 bps in most areas."
  
• They hawk both domain names and Rolexes on street corners.
  
• They charge by the word.
   
  
  

BAD MOTOR SCOOTER!

 

BURIED LAWYERS

Q: What do you have when 100 lawyers are buried up to their neck in sand?

A: Not enough sand.

 

COMPUTER GENDER

Women claim that computers should be referred to in the masculine gender because:

• In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on.
  
• They have a lot of data, but are still clueless.
  
• They are supposed to help you solve problems, but half the time they are the problem.
  
• As soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer you could have had a better model.
  

Men concluded that computers should be referred to in the feminine gender because:

• No one but the Creator understands their internal logic.
  
• The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else.
  
• Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for retrieval.
  
• As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it.

 

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Odds and Ends

JOCK VS. NERD

If Michael Jordan saves 100% of his income for the next 450 years, he'll still have less than Bill Gates has today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

50 Santas marched on the town hall of the U.S. town of Kessington after the town council outlawed St Nicholas from its traditional Christmas tree lighting ceremony on religious grounds. The times they are a backwards!

Dock & Menu based Launcher

Full featured password storage utility

Suite of 7 apps for design to web & print

Hierarchical file navigation & launcher

Automates any task, multi-step or repetitive action

Check & preview the different parts of themes/schemes

FTP client: Finder-like GUI & alternate browser for OS X

MIDI/Karaoke/
Multimedia player

Helps find correct smiley to use in email & web pages

Music theory and ear training software

Combined word processor, spreadsheet, database, drawing tools

Displays multiple column font menus

Improved DVD player for OS X

3D modeling and rendering environment

Simple font manager

December virus definitions for both Norton & Virex are available for download.

Assign hot keys to any OS X app, file, URL, etc.

Multimedia authoring tool

Frogger like game with a Christmas theme

Shows all printing characters of a selected font

E-commerce solution builds an online store

Tool to store URLs, addresses and dates

Allows files to be dragged & dropped on items in the File or Apple Menus

FTP client: synchronization, multi threading, resumable transfers