No stranger to publicity it looks like Snoop Dogg, formerly known as Snoop Doggy Dog, is back in the spotlight. This time he’s bearing gifts; it’s true Snoop is having a contest going on at his website.

If you’re looking for a simple way to keep track of the calories without all the overwhelming nutrition applications that are out there why not try Calories 1.0.

Did you know that Mac computers are number one in higher education? Yes, its true it beat out Dell earlier this year. Many schools have invested in Mac computers along not to mention the growing number of families that have school aged children.

Recently I wrote about the iCal bugs that were discovered by Rodrigo Carvalho of Core Security Technologies. Core Security Chief Technology Officer Ivan Arce said at the time the company felt that it could not wait for Apple to address this issue.

If you have had a Mac for as long as I have, and if you also have an irreverent sense of humor, you have at least tried playing the popular cult Mac game Postal. This game stretches even the most macabre sense of humor to its limits, so I was surprised to hear a movie was being made based on it and released here (if you can call 15 theaters a release).

It’s finally here, Apple has released the much anticipated Mac OS X 10.5.3 update. Developers have been working on this update for about two months. Many people including myself weren’t expecting this to be released until after the WWDC 2008.

This almost reads like one of those rumors that would soon be defunct but this is not a rumor; Samsung is offering Apple’s Safari browser on one of its new phones.  It will be first available in August to Europe and to other areas with GSM service at a later time.

It’s that time again, if you’ve looking forward to the follow-up to iPhoneDevCamp 1 you will be happy to know that you can now register for iPhoneDevCamp 2 simply log onto the website and complete the registration. The dates of this event is August 1-3, 2008. It will be held at Adobe Systems, 601 Towsend Street in San Francisco, California.

Al DiBlasi has taken us back ten years in Apple history when he unwrapped a new, mint condition Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh, usually called TAM. He purchased it on eBay. eBay is a popular choice of many Mac collectors looking to score vintage Macs.

Apple’s patents always generate a lot of buzz, and for good reason. Whether the folks at Apple are busy patenting the shape of the iPod, right down to the click wheel, to prevent anyone else from making a similar device or some small facet of a larger design, the company’s patent list is a good indicator of the direction new devices are taking.