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Monday July 23, 2001
Be sure to come back Wednesday, July 25th, as MacMonkies
will be updating with 3 new desktops, news, and fun!
Thursday July 19, 2001
More news from the Macworld Expo:
- Microsoft announces MSN Messenger 2.0 and Windows Media Player
for Mac OS X
- Lexmark releases OS X drivers
- XLR8 releases MACh Speed Control 2.5.0
July 18, 2001
Apple announces their new line-up: the dual 800MHz
Power Mac G4 with SuperDrive, 867MHz Power Mac G4 with SuperDrive
or the 733MHz Power Mac G4 with a CD-RW drive. Other news from
the Expo include:
- The enclosure on the new PowerMac's recieve a new look
- The psychedelic colors on the iMac have been dropped
- Four more Apple stores to open in August
- FileMaker 5.5 Server to ship at the end of July
- Mac OS 10.1 to ship in September
- G-4 867 more than twice as fast as 1.7GHz Pentium 4 in Photoshop
test
July 18-24, 2001
The MOST IMPORTANT
MACWORLD CONFERENCE, EVER!
What the Macworld
Expo site is quoting as the "Most important Macworld
Conference, ever" is underway. Workshops with the agenda
of taking a look under the hood of OSX began yesterday. This
morning at 9am EST, Steve Jobs will be delivering the Keynote
Address in New York. What will Steve reveal at this "most
important" conference? Rumors have been flying about in
frenzy. But one thing is for certain: We are sure to find out
over the next 3 days! Stop back for updates!
MacMonkies was recently contacted by Makoto
Takahashi, Associate Editor of MACLIFE Magazine - Japan. MacMonkies
is happy to report that MACLIFE Magazine will be including Ice Mountain on the CD ROM included with
the September issue of the magazine. Ice
Mountain was originally seen at ResExcellence.com
in June of this year. To our knowledge, Scott Chitwood of Rampant Mac and
Dan Flax of Flax Creations
have also had original work featured in MACLIFE Magazine.
Apple Computer gains a few yards as as they purchase
Spruce Technologies, a DVD software manufacturing company. Spruce
Technologies currently has Windows based DVD software. The purchase
of Spruce will enable Apple to be the platform for DVD
authoring. -from CNET
In other news, Microsoft is not weathering so well;
the software giant fumbles again. Recently, Microsoft began experiencing
a partial outage of its MSN Messenger and Hotmail service, casting
doubt on services that they hope will be their future. In addition,
the preview of the company's new operating system failed to deliver.
Consumers who paid for the 500 MB download of the WindowsXP preview
said they did not receive the e-mail containing a user ID and
password that would allow them to do so. Some customers recieved
wrong passwords and others were able to download for free. To
make matters worse, Amazon pulled the preorder plug on Windows
XP because they realized that they "had put it up erroneously,
when the pricing hadn't been confirmed." Some say that the
cause of all the "fumbles" being made is due to the
lack of communication within the company. Somebody
best get the cat otta the blender or else the mice are gonna
play!
-from CNET
In recent technology reports, MacMonkies has
found what promises to be quite the innovation: A
Woman's Toilet! The available reports were somewhat conflicting
as to whether the new device was actually for a woman,
or simply designed by one. CLICK HERE
and judge for yourself.
Is This Woman for Real?
 Is this woman
for real or just a part of a Final
Fantasy? The humans in this recently released movie seem
almost too perfect to be true - because they are too perfect
to be true. The actors in this new sci-fi don't have human
imperfections because they are not human. Some rather
impressissive computer graphics and animation fuel this futuristic
film. This computer animated, fantasy/science-fiction movie is
set on Earth in the year 2065. The plot? The key is in the dream.
3-D imaging done by Maya. Perhaps Final Fantasy is a glimpse
of the 3-D world to come. With graphics like
these, the Clearasil company can't hold a candle to this gig!
Have you Heard?
TDK
may have been the first, but QPS
quickly follows suit. Late last month TDK "raised the bar
in high speed CD Recording with world's fastest CD Drive and
Certified Plus 24x CR-R Media." However, CreativeMac.com
reports that QPS has announced three new 24X10X40 Que! CD-RW
drives to its product line. The EIDE Format device for PCs is
currently available and the USB 2.0 and FireWire for PCs and
Macs should be available by the end of this month.
Pierre Abboud, vice president of QPS, says that the new
drive can burn a 650 MB disc in about 3 minutes! Talk
about life in the fast lane!
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The
Cow Catching Game by Martin Wengenmayer has got to
be the funnest, goofiest game for Mac OSX available! We've
all heard of cow tipping, but The Cow Catching Game puts the
cow tippers to shame. Little green men (not to be seen) driving
souped up UFOs steal the cow in this game. One of the best features
is that it doesn't take a rocket scientist to play the game.
Start it up and TAKE OFF! The Cow Catching Game is for gamers
of all ages! Give it a gander!
Graphic
Converter is the best valued image editor available for Mac.
Open, edit, and save images in nearly any format imaginable.
The price is a small drop in the bucket compared to the big names.
And to sweeten the deal, there are no nasty upgrade fees to pay!
Thorsten Lemke's Graphic Converter is such a great deal,
about the only way it could be better is if it could cook and
clean!
Looking for OSX themes? Check out these by Matt
Anderson. Also available are themes by Synotic.
Check 'em out!
Just Plain Nutz!
Software VS Hardware
MICROSOFT SHOULD MAKE CARS, GM SHOULD MAKE SOFTWARE.
At a computer expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer
industry with the auto industry and stated:
"If GM had kept up with technology like the computer
industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars
that got 1000 miles to the gallon."
In response to Bill's comments/General Motors issued a press
release stating the following: "If GM had developed technology
like Microsoft, we would be driving cars with the following characteristics:
1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash twice a
day.
2. Every time they repainted the lines on the road, you would
have to buy a new car.
3. Occasionally, your car would die on the freeway for no
reason, and you would accept this, restart, and drive on.
4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn
would cause your car to shut down and refuse to restart; in which
case you would have to reinstall the engine.
5. Only one person at a time could use the car, unless you
bought 'Car95' or 'CarNT.' Then you would have to buy more seats.
6. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun,
was more reliable, five times as fast, and twice as easy to drive,
but would only run on five percent of the roads.
7. The oil, water, temperature and alternator warning lights
would be replaced by a single 'general car fault' warning light.
8. New seats would force everyone to have the same butt size.
9. The airbag system would say 'Are you sure?' before going
off.
10. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would
lock you out and refuse to let you in until you simultaneously
lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed hold of the
radio antenna.
11. GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe
set of Rand McNally road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though
they neither need them nor want them. Attempting to delete this
option would immediately cause the car's performance to diminish
by 50 per cent or more.
12. Every time GM introduced a new model, car buyers would
have to learn how to drive all over again because none of the
controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.
13. You'd press the 'Start' button to shut off the engine.
Contibuted by Terry
Top 10 Country Tunes
10. My head hurts, my feet stink, and I don't love you
9. My wife ran off with my best friend and I sure miss him
8. Please bypass this heart
7. She got the ring and I got the finger
6. You done tore out my heart and stomped that sucker flat
5. You're the reason our kids are so ugly
4. IF THE PHONE DON'T RING, YOU'LL KNOW IT'S ME
3. She's actin' single and I'm drinkin' doubles
2. She's lookin' better after every beer
And the number 1 Country and Western song of all time is:
1. I've got tears in my ears from lying on my back and crying
over you.
Contributed by Chris
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Odds and Ends
Something to Ponder -- On the Serious Side?
...A whole lot of people are confused by the
Bill of Rights...that they require:
A Bill of No Rights.
ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen
TV or any other form of wealth. More power to you if you can
legally acquire them, but no one is guaranteeing anything.
ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended.
This country is based on freedom, and that means freedom for
everyone -- not just you! You may leave the room, turn the channel,
express a different opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots,
and probably always will be.
ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm.
If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful,
do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your
relatives independently wealthy.
ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing.
Americans are the most charitable people to be found, and will
gladly help anyone in need, but we are quickly growing weary
of subsidizing generation after generation of professional couch
potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another
generation of professional couch potatoes.
ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care.
That would be nice, but from the looks of public housing, we're
just not interested in public health care.
ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other
people. If you kidnap, rape, intentionally maim, or kill someone,
don't be surprised if the rest of us want to see you fry in the
electric chair.
ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions
of others. If you rob, cheat or coerce away the goods or services
of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of us get together
and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right
to a big screen color TV or a life of leisure.
ARTICLE VIII: You don't have the right to demand that our
children risk their lives in foreign wars to soothe your aching
conscience. We hate oppressive
governments and won't lift a finger to stop you from going to
fight if you'd like. However, we do not enjoy parenting the entire
world and do not want to spend so much of our time battling each
and every little tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat.
ARTICLE IX: You don't have the right to a job. All of us sure
want all of you to have one, and will gladly help you along in
hard times, but we expect you to
take advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational
training laid before you to make yourself useful.
ARTICLE X: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an
American means that you have the right to pursue happiness -
which by the way, is a lot easier
if you are unencumbered by an overabundance of idiotic laws created
by those of you who were confused by the Bill of Rights."
Contributed by Lela
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