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Dolph
Flare
Into
the Light
Featured Link!
Do you like "in-your-face" GRAPHICS?
Then
is the place to go! Layne Karkruff offers
a wide variety of amazing GUI work to shine up your Mac and PC.
After viewing the dazzling work, you will understand why this
was one of the first sites to inspire the beginnings of MacMonkies.
A good look is well deserved at
Blue Sky Heart
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September 3, 2001
Happy Labor Day! - MacMonkies would like to
wish all of you a Happy Holiday! Have a great day!
August 29-September 4, 2001
Apple at Bay - Just a short distance from the shore,
Apple will open their next store in Peabody,
MA. The Peabody store will be the 6th Apple store introduced
and is scheduled to open at the North
Shore Mall on September 1, 2001. Apple's retail stores have
been ushered in with success and a very warm welcome. MacCentral
offers a glimpse of the most recent opening at Schaumburg, IL.
 MonkieNews! - You got it.
We just can't get enough of the stuff. We done been monkeyin'
around. So, we have three new works in the Gallery
for you this week - Dolph, Flare, and Into
the Light. Take a moment and take a peek!
Also, just a reminder - the MacMonkies GUI department
will be opening September 12, 2001. If we fail to make that deadline,
the first to bring it to our attention via e-mail will receive
FIFTY-BUCKS!
And them ain't no horse shoes (no horsin' around). CLICK HERE
and read the MonkieBarrel for the details.
On or around the same date, MacMonkies will have a very
special announcement for all of our visitors. So be sure to be
sure to come back and see what all the monkey business is about!
Finally, Blue Sky
Heart has been added to our links page. Have
some FUN!
Eye Candy -
Did you get a chance to grab your free copy of the Eye Candy
3.1 filters for Photoshop that we mentioned in our first edition?
If so, then you know about the very special offer they are offering
for the upgrade to Eye Candy 4000 filters. If not...well, just
head over and take a look! CLICK
HERE
Hard Day's Night - Well, that is The Hard Day's
Night Hotel. A new 120-room Beatles theme hotel will be opening
up in Liverpool England in 2003. Over 3 million dollars has been
set aside for the construction of the hotel based around the
Fab Four. Prices are expected to be around $85 for a double room.
-from Excite
News
MegaHurtz! - The PC world has finally done it.
This week, Windows based computers hit the big 2 GHz mark. PC
manufacturers introduced models including the new Pentium 4 chip
at prices starting as low as $1499. This will definitely have
an effect on companies with systems that are just as fast, but
have the slower MHz speeds. It seems one may
hear of the "Megahertz
Myth" a bit more frequent.
Have you Heard?
New Power Book? - Prices are dropping drastically -
up to $500 - on Apple PowerBooks. What does this mean? Traditionally
speaking, it has been the sign of things to come - "out
with the old, in with the new." Apple is "flushing"
out its old stock to make room for something new. What could
it be? And the drum role please...
Internet Explorer 5.1 - The latest buzz tells us that
Microsoft's Internet Explorer 5.1.2 for OSX is ready for the
burners. We've learned it will be included on Mac OSX 10.1 available
in September.
The Hard Facts? - Apple recently announced that there
would be no new hardware introduced at the upcoming Mac Expo
in Paris. Though not likely to happen at Seybold, some are questioning
whether Apple may just be toying with the press and actually
see an announcement occur at that time. Others see that Apple
is bringing upon themselves too much by making a "big"
announcement before each expo, therefore this "no show"
of new hardware being an opportunity to back off a bit and reorganize
its strategies. Hmmm....
Have some inside information on upcoming
events? Review our Submission
Policy and drop us a line!
Check 'em Out!
COOL TOOLS - What really got this Monkie into MacPower was
the ability to customize. It's VERY addictive. At the
same time, it's not for everyone. But there are simpler
routes with little to no risk involved. Here's a couple simple
tools to customize your Mac:
- Kineticon - Animate your desktop with animated icons
from Kinetic Creations
- Bartender - Hide your Menu Bar with a variety of options
with the Control Panel from AKUA
interactive media Co.
- Icon Tools - Customize your icons on the fly with
this awesome tool from Riccisoft.
- Custom Menus - Got system 7 thru 8.1? This is a great
tool with which to customize. Add tear-off menus and even change
your font, font color, and even menu color! Also available from
Marc Moini are utilities
for other systems such as Startup Doubler, Smart Scroll, and
Clean-Install Assistant. Check 'em Out!
Just Plain Nutz!
THAT STINKS!
If a person 'passes wind' consistently for 6 years and 9 months,
enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
- from Bizzarro
WOO HOO!!
The first modern brassiere, made from two silk handkerchiefs
and some pink ribbon, was patented in 1913 by the New York socialite
Mary Phelps Jacob? - from Quizland
HI TECH GERMAN
Q: How do you say brassiere in German?
A: Holdzumundkiepsumfrumfloppin!
AND OF COURSE...
Q: How do you say brassiere in hillbilly?
A: Double barrel sling shot! - Look out Dolly!
GREAT TRUTHS (That parents have learned):
- Raising teenagers is like nailing Jello to a tree.
- Wrinkles don't hurt.
- Families are like fudge ... mostly sweet, with a few nuts.
- Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its
ground.
- Laughing helps. It's like jogging on the inside.
- Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber,
not the toy.
Contributed by Nancy G.
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
ON THE TURNING AWAY
"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway."
-John Wayne
"If you always do what interests you, at least one person
is pleased."
-Katharine Hepburn
"The best things and best people rise out of their separateness;
I'm against a homogenized society because I want the cream to
rise."
-Robert Frost
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the Bottom Line
(What more did you expect?! )
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"In
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Info
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Apple's
Emmy
Apple's Firewire a big success on both platforms
Here
Come da Judge
A new judge has been assigned to decide the
fate of the Microsoft anti-trust suit
Pocket
Change
Need some extra cash? How about $15,000?!
MacUser
and Reuters
report that this is what is being offered as a reward for a missing
PowerBook!
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Intel
Intel shows off new
3.5 GHz chip
Mandrake Linux
8.0
Mandrake Linux PPC 8.0 is now ready for
use with Macs
ACTION
GoMac 2.1.1
Adds a task bar to the bottom of your screen
similar to Windows
Apple
CarbonLib 1.4
For using Carbon based app
MyPong
Modern update to the classic Pong
MacSatellite 1.1
Web-based MP3 file-sharing system
A-Dock 2.4
OSX like dock for the
"Classic" MacOS
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Editor's
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Monkey Feet |
Sometimes, it's best to keep one's
feet firmly planted in the mouth, so as not to have any regrets.
So, this is where I will rest (the jaw).
The Monkie Sleeps.
ZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
BJW
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