C450 AMG posted an internal document from Mercedes detailing which models would feature Apple’s CarPlay technology for 2016. I’m a big Mercedes fan and can’t wait to try CarPlay at some point.

I’m not a big case user, but I do use a battery case, especially when I’m on the road. The need for battery far outweighs any other consideration when I’m away from home and Apple’s new Smart Battery Case fits that requirement. […]

Thanks to Marketcircle for sponsoring The Loop this week. Marketcircle has been developing Mac apps since 1999 that help small businesses do big things. Newly released is Daylite 6 with Cloud – manage your contacts, projects, to-dos, and schedule all in one app. Get the best of both worlds, a native app with the convenience of the cloud. Try it now on your Mac, iPhone & iPad, for yourself or with your team and take advantage of these great new features.

This week, Merlin and Jim talk haircuts, computer peripherals, and weird bands. Also, Merlin shares his obsession with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song “Maps”.

Links:

• Accidental Tech Podcast: 146: Control + Money + Smallness
• Track Apple refurb deals with up to 40% discount | RefurbMe us
• Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs song) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps – YouTube
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Maps” [Acoustic][Sessions@AOL] – YouTube
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – “Maps” (iTunes Originals version)
• Ted Leo – Since U Been Gone / Maps – YouTube
• Conflict Catcher – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Dream Theater – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• david lee roth running with the devil (vocals only) 1978 – YouTube
• Readdle
• Scott Weiland – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Walmart Pay’s QR code-based checkout process will involve opening the Walmart app, selecting Walmart Pay, activating the camera, scanning the code displayed at the register and waiting for the cashier to finish bagging your items. An electronic receipt will automatically be sent to the Walmart app.

Yeah, that’ll work.

Some great tips here from Brett Terpstra.

As Apple Watch enters the critical holiday shopping season, it looks likely to get a sales boost from happy customers, almost two-thirds of whom are planning to give one as a gift, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Tuesday.

I’m not surprised. Apple Watch has changed my life and I’m sure other people are seeing the same thing.

Les Moonves, CEO of CBS, says that the company was in talks with Apple to be included in its still forthcoming cable-killing TV-subscription service — but that Apple has placed development of that service on hold.

I’m not sure what caused the company to put this hold. Perhaps they are making their services better before launching something so important. Whatever the reason, I’m really looking forward to it.

I’ve been on a tear lately about Apple Music and how it doesn’t work properly. I know there are a lot of people that are very happy with the service, and I’m really happy for those people. However, there are … Continued

Go to Settings > General > Software Update to download the update. Apple says there are improvements to News app, Mail Drop for Mail and improvements to Apple Music.

It’s hard not to improve Apple Music considering how much of a piece of shit it is.

Apple released a new update for Apple Watch this morning. Go to the Watch app on your iPhone > General > Software Update to download and install the update.

Marketcircle has been developing Mac apps since 1999 that help small businesses do big things. Newly released is Daylite 6 with Cloud – manage your contacts, projects, to-dos, and schedule all in one app. Get the best of both worlds, a native app with the convenience of the cloud. Try it now on your Mac, iPhone & iPad, for yourself or with your team and take advantage of these great new features.

This week, the boys cover reading, writing, and Don Henley.

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Links:

• The Hold Steady – “Stuck Between Stations” – YouTube
• The Hold Steady – Boys and Girls in America
• The Hold Steady – Almost Killed Me (2004)
• The Hold Steady – “Most People Are DJs”
• The Hold Steady – “Your Little Hoodrat Friend” – YouTube
• The Hold Steady – Most People are DJs – YouTube
• They Might Be Giants – How Can I Sing Like a Girl – YouTube
• King Crimson – Three of a Perfect Pair -live-(1984) – YouTube
• Alive II – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Articles by Philip Michaels | Macworld
• Philip Michaels | Twitter
• The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time: Hunter S. Thompson: 9780743250450: Amazon.com: Books
• Amazon.com: On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction (9780060891541): William Zinsser: Books
• On Writing: 10th Anniversary Edition: A Memoir of the Craft: Stephen King: 9781439156810: Amazon.com: Books
• Refurbished and Clearance iPod, iPad & Mac Products – Apple
• this is how you remind me of someday – YouTube
• The Last Resort (Eagles song) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• 20 Feet From Stardom
• History of the Eagles – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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I’d set the tree on fire to cook this up.

The first-ever character-branded PANTONE Color inspired by Illumination Entertainment’s Minions.

Cool.

Apple, too, now seems to be re-energized in thinking of the iPad as a work platform. The improvements that they’ve brought to bear this year alone, including split screen multi-tasking, more robust support for hardware keyboards and, maybe most significantly, Apple Pencil, have markedly improved the device’s viability as a design tool.

Great article from Khoi Vinh. While he focuses on design, you could substitute that word for almost any other work you want to do on the iPad. We’re getting so close. iPad Pro made a huge jump, but there’s still a little way to go.

I don’t know why, but I just love this kind of thing.

Two of my favorites.

Chief Executive Marissa Mayer’s attempts to revive the traditional business have born little fruit, and almost all of Yahoo’s market capitalization of about $34 billion is ascribed to its stakes in Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Holding Group Ltd. and Yahoo Japan Corp.

I remember when Yahoo was a star. Now investors raise the share price on talk of the company selling it’s core business.

Apple will host special events at local Apple Stores for The Hour of Code. Great stuff.

This year’s list includes over 120 covers by 60 designers, and there is little doubt in my mind that this really is a golden time for book design.

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Jim and Merlin talk about who the iPad Pro is for, their favorite cover songs, and the best apps for making music. Also, Jim gives an out-of-character recommendation.

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• British Steel (album) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Reinventing iOS Automation: Editorial Review – MacStories
• Workflow Review: Integrated Automation for iOS 8 – MacStories
• Connected #66: I’m Holding a Billboard – Relay FM
• Jasmine Thompson – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Another Bundle of Tantrums | Jasmine Thompson
• Echo & the Bunnymen “The Killing Moon”
• Echo and the Bunnymen – “Ocean Rain”
• R.E.M. – “Bandwagon”
• R.E.M. – “Femme Fatale”
• The Smiths – “Jeane”
• The Smiths – “William It Was Really Nothing”
• The Beatles – “Rain”
• Profiler | The Kemper Profiler
• Positive Grid
• IK Multimedia | AmpliTube 4 Deluxe
• Found My Place – Blog – Song: “Just Fine”

Great, another way for Apple Music to fuck with my music.

What if you could get 5% of your day back? What would you do?

You already have enough work to do today and shouldn’t have to waste time looking for the things you need to do your job.

Igloo makes it easy to find what you need, when you need it. And it’s not just for locating your traditional intranet stuff like HR policies and expense forms. It also helps you find experts, talk about problems and share content with your team. So stop digging through your inbox for that file from 3 months back and give yourself the tools you need to do your best work.

Try it yourself or send your IT guy to investigate Igloo, an intranet you’ll actually like.

Thanks to Carbon Copy Cloner for sponsoring The Loop this week. What’s your plan when your Mac’s hard drive dies? Plan ahead and get back to work in minutes with a Carbon Copy Cloner bootable backup. CCC—the app that saves your bacon.

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Glance is the first conference dedicated to the business of Apple Watch.

With more than seven million units sold in its first six months, the Apple Watch platform has already grown larger than the iPhone did in its first year. Given its rate of software updates and unique hardware extensibility, the Watch offers new dimensions for developers to consider.

I’ll be going to this.

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I laughed and nearly spit out my coffee when I read Gruber’s comment about Jimmy Iovine.