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August 25, 2001
Happy Birthday LINUX! - Today marks the 10th anniversary of the release of the Linux OS.

August 22, 2001

Rampant Mac has updated with two new dekstop: Alien Dreamtime &
Lusus Naturae. You can also find a 3d Bryce Movie in Quicktime format:
Pedestals The Movie. Enjoy!

August 22-28, 2001

Mac-to-School! Arrrrgh! Don't know about your neck of the woods, but here in the "sticks" it's almost time for school to swing back into action. Grab yer paper, pencils, and of course yer Apples and prepare to git learned (pronounced LEARN - ed).
A lot of diversified information is breaking loose on the news front, so some of this week's edition of Network News will be scaled down into smaller sections.

• Apple Computer will be opening its fifth retail store at Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg Ill. near Chicago on Saturday, August 25. The store is the 1st of three planned for the Chicago area. - from the Chicago Sun Times
  
• Servus Robots, makers of a robotic floor cleaning system, was recently rescued by the efforts of an Apple Power Book. Due to the dread of the worm Code Red, the company's ISP went out for a time. The ISP was something the company could not do without. So, a Power Book G4 was connected by IPNetMonitor and IPNetRouter, then to 11 other computers and a dial up connection. The company was then able to continue with business. - from MacCentral
  
• Though Apple's Cube had a short life in sales, it appears its shelf life will go the distance. The computer was 'inducted' into New York's Museum of Modern Art for its design collection. Steve Jobs said Apple was "surprised and honored" by the event. - from MacUser
  
• Hollywood attempts to slow movie piracy by putting the breaks on internet theft. Five companies have announced that will they will team up with technology that will combat the potential Napster-like piracy by offering a pay-per-view service that would allow the customer to download the movie for around four dollars and then view it within 24 hours.Unfortunately, the system is not pirate proof. For cryin' out loud!! It would take at LEAST that long to download it for most! - from TechTv

MonkieNews - The organ is grinding and stuff is happenin' at MacMonkies lately! We want to keep the site fresh and ready to serve. We are in continuous search for stuff to offer for consumption (or at least a place to pile the banana peels). So, in the following pile you will find a few things that have occurred or will very soon (we think):

• The Gallery has been spiffed up a bit
• A new Desktop page has been added
• One new Desktop and two new 3-D pics have been added
• An informational page for AOL users has been added
• The Icon Factory has been added to the Links page
• 1 of 2 sections for the new GUI department has been completed

And speaking of the GUI department, the offer still stands. Offer? If you don't read the MonkieBarrel (Editor's Notes), CLICK HERE and look to the right hand side of the page.

Mac OS 9.2.1 Update - As we reported yesterday afternoon, Mac OS 9.2.1 is now available for download! Get it HERE!

iMac Mobile - Out with the old, in with the WHAT? Remember when the bookmoblie first came out (careful, you might just reveal your age)? Sweetwater Union High School District in Chula Vista, CA revved up their new Mobile Computer Lab on wheels. This van contains 40 new iBooks, 10 mini-DV cameras, and 10 digital still cameras. Now that's some Apple cart! - from MacCentral

Hammer Time! - Peter Gabriel, former Genesis member and successful solo artist, has jumped into the technology race before the (sledge) hammer falls. His plan is to offer fans the option to purchase songs from the record companies rather than pirate them. They would receive 40 songs for around $7 U.S. dollars

Madd Catter - They say that cats are perhaps the cleanest house pets one could own. However, there definitely comes a time when the little critters need some help from a third party. MacMonkies found this very instructional tutorial in the event that occasion should come about. We have to send you to another site for the educational experience (unfortunately), but the tutorial is definitely worth the visit! CLICK HERE

P.S. We apologize in advance for the pop-up ads you will see (nothing rude or crude), but it is definitely worth stopping by!

Have you Heard?

Mac OS 9.2.1 - We were going to report that Apple's 9.2.1 update was right around the corner, but it was earlier than we thought! =)

Mac Expo - Steve Jobs has announced that there will be no new hardware introduced at the MacExpo in Paris this September. The Expo is to focus on the "super fast" version of MacOS X - v 10.1. Some are still wondering, however, what Jobs might pull out to make up for the lack of the new hardware introduction.

Code Warrior 7 - Code Warrior 7 is scheduled ship September 10. Pro 7 is a complete suite of tools allowing developers to target Mac OS 8.6 - 9.x and Mac OS X. Get more info at Metroworks.

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Check 'em Out!

• Everybody needs a laugh on occasion, right? How about over 59 million of them?! At Funny.com, you're sure to find something to tickle your fancy. They have jokes and comics to fill all your funny needs.
  
  
• Tired of all those invisible files that demos install without your knowledge? Or six months later you try a different version of the same demo, but get a prompt telling you that your "trial period" expired? That's because those little buggers (invisible files) still got a grip on your System Folder! Get a grip and know exactly what is being put on your disk with Installer Observer. This nice little tool takes a look at your system before you install new software and let's you know of the changes. Plus, it's FREE! Keep your eyes peeled with Installer Observer!
  
  
• Ya just can't get enough Monkeying around! You look at your finder windows as much as they look at you! So why not dress them up a tad? Spruce up your Finder windows with Window Monkey! This very fine control panel gives a variety of patterns to choose from to dress up the look of those boring little boxes. You can even add patterns of your own! Pick up this cool tool for just a few bananas at Tiger Technologies. Check 'em Out!

Just Plain Nutz!

I THINK...

I think all right thinking people in this country are sick and tired of being told that ordinary decent people are fed up with the idea of being told they are sick and tired. Well I'm certainly not I'm just sick and tired of being told that I am!

Well I meet a lot of people and I'm convinced that the vast majority of the wrong thinking people are right! - Monty Python (plus or minus a word or three)

MEGA DUMB

Have you ever noticed that Megabytes before Megahertz? - BJW

IN THE DARK

My life and mushrooms have much in common: We both have been kept in the dark most of our life - BJW

GREAT TRUTHS (That Adults Have Learned):

• Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
• Forget the health food. I need all the preservatives I can get.
• When you fall down, you wonder what else you can do
  while you're down there.
• You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
• It's frustrating when you know all the answers, but nobody bothers to ask you the questions.
• Time may be a great healer, but it's also a lousy beautician.
• With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes
  alone.

 

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Odds and Ends

 

If you don't understand my silence,
you won't understand my words

 

 

 

Eight McDonald's employees were arrested Tuesday for allegedly rigging the McDonald's Monopoly game.
Seems to me that someone is in competition for Bill Gates' position!

equinux USA now offers power failure protection software for Mac

The MacZone icon is now included on the "Hot Deals"
page of the Apple web site, providing Mac users with a place to find
special prices on hardware and software bundles.

Tool for creating your own software for Macintosh, Mac OS X, and Windows

Symantec updates their antivirus software with a new version (for Windows)

Full-featured application switcher

Tool to help alter the appearance of OS X

AOL's latest Beta release for OSX - available at Keyword "Beta" for AOL subscribers