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With 2016 just around the corner, I’m taking some time to think about what Apple could do in the next year that would bring advancements to their products. Today, let’s talk about the Mac.

Desktop Retina

Despite the technical hurdles in driving such a display over a cable, I really hope 2016 is the year that Apple’s lonely Thunderbolt Display is updated with a Retina screen. Such a screen will require the DisplayPort 1.3 specification to be implemented with Thunderbolt 3, so this may still be a little way off, but I hope that by the time I need to replace my Mid 2015 MacBook Pro, I can buy a 5K display to use with it.

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Thank goodness:

Computer systems that cannot correctly process dates beyond 2000 are at risk of failure one second after midnight on December 31, 1999.

The good news is that since their introduction in 1984, Macintosh computers have had the ability to make the transition to the year 2000. In fact, the Mac OS and most Mac applications can handle internally generated dates correctly all the way to the year 29,940.

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Earlier this year, a friend (and former coworker) of mine named Zac jumped off the ledge into his dream of opening a men’s boutique:

If you told me on January 1, 2015 that my year would consist of opening a store, running a brand, going to NYC, and going into debt I would have made a bet—and ended up going more in debt. If you told me that on December 31, 2015 that it would all be over, I would think you were the ghost of Christmas future that doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

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These updates continue to create such a weird situation for customers whose hardware is no longer eligible for repair support by Apple, but is supported by the current version of OS X.

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An almost definitive guide to Newton-related terms and definitions by Grant Hutchinson.

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While I don’t have an iPod photo in my collection, I don’t think I’d need to format it using Windows if I did.

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I hope to take some nicer photos of my growing iPod collection soon, but I had them all out on my desk this evening and couldn’t help myself, snapping a quick picture with my iPhone.

Pictured:

• iPod, 1st generation (5 GB)
• iPod, 2nd generation (10 GB)
• iPod, 3rd generation (15 GB)
• iPod, 4th generation (20 GB)
• iPod, 5th generation (black; 30 GB)
• iPod classic (black; 160 GB)

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2015 was a busy year for those of us in the Apple ecosystem. In addition to the annual release of new versions of both iOS and OS X and updated hardware across the board, this year marked the release of the Apple Watch, the 12-inch MacBook with Retina display, the new Apple TV and the iPad Pro.

Even before adding the slew of new accessories released, that’s a lot of stuff to keep up with. I feel like most news cycles this year have included something updated or new from Cupertino.

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In its return to flight mission after losing a vehicle in June, Elon Musk’s SpaceX not only launched 11 satellites into orbit, but successfully landed the stage one of its Falcon 9 rocket safely at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

The Falcon 9 first stage landing is confirmed. Second stage continuing nominally. pic.twitter.com/RX2QKSl0z7

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 22, 2015

This is a big deal because the majority of the cost of flying a mission to space is associated with the rocket itself. SpaceX has commented that each Falcon 9 vehicle costs around $16 million to manufacture, but the fuel costs just $200,000 or so. Of course, there’s a cost to rehabbing the rocket and launching, but having a vehicle that can be reused should bring the cost down for future missions significantly. This particular rocket probably won’t fly again, but it’s still an exciting step.

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Juli Clover at MacRumors:

A newly opened Apple Museum in Prague is showing off the largest private collection of Apple products, housing Macs, iOS devices, and other Apple paraphernalia from 1976 to 2012. The museum opened its doors last Thursday, and an inside look has been shared on Imgur.

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To celebrate the Winter Solstice, Jason and I talk all about the Earth’s journey around the sun and how it affects all of our lives.

My thanks to our sponsor, Luminos, a fantastic astronomy app, 10 years in the making! Now with an Apple Watch app for skygazing!

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This should be fun to watch:

Assuming SpaceX’s plans come to fruition, a Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral on Sunday will end with a vertical rocket-assisted landing at an abandoned Cold War-era launch facility a few miles away.

SpaceX confirmed the rocket’s first stage, a slender cylindrical kerosene-fed rocket body standing 156 feet tall, will aim for a controlled touchdown at a landing pad the company rented from the U.S. Air Force less than six miles south of the Falcon 9’s Complex 40 launch pad.

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