This week’s posts:

Fun Stuff

• The Atlantic suggested some podcasts for 2013. I did, too.
• My 2012 year in review. I’ve been doing these for three years now. They’re fun.
• Make old speakers AirPlay-compatible with Raspberry Pi and some inexpensive hardware.
• Minecraft gets citizens involved in urban planning.

Apple News

• Do Not Disturb stopped turning itself on and off after January 1st. Apple acknowledged the issue and said it will be resolved on January 7th.
• Apple released a new TV ad for the iPhone 5, promoting Do Not Disturb.
• The iBookstore could launch in Japan this year.
• Apple was incorporated 36 years ago this week.

Work

• Stay productive by breaking large projects into small, manageable tasks.
• The January issue of Read & Trust magazine is available, and the theme is craftsmanship.  I contributed an article along with David Sparks, Chris Bowler, Randy Murray and Aaron Mahnke.

Movies

• The Ashton Kutcher Jobs biopic gets an April release date, and Kutcher looks a lot like Jobs.
• Stanley Kubrick’s letter to IBM regarding HAL.

How-To

• Use Apple’s VIP Mail on the iPhone.