Новости за 25.10.2018

I’m usually a Google Calendar user, but since moving more and more to my MacBook Air, I’ve started incorporating Apple Calendar into my routine, as well. I like the layout, and I like the new dark mode that came with MacOS Mojave.

The library can be overwhelming when you’re just trying to pick up a light weekend read. Unless you know exactly what you want, you might need a nudge in the right direction. Luckily, the library’s got you.

Have your hands full making dinner but itching to sell some stocks at the same time? Now you can ask Alexa to do it for you.

Online privacy enthusiasts can get all kinds of disposable tools these days to keep their actual information safe. Disposable email addresses to keep their real address from being revealed, and disposable phone numbers to make it easier to not give your real number out.

When you need to go to a fancy event, or just want to look nice on a regular day, it’s always a challenge to find a quick hairstyle to do yourself. Luckily, our creative producer, Heather, showed us this great trick for a reverse French braid.

You’ve got a week before Christmas music starts seeping into every crevice of the ambient soundscape. So let’s throw one last hurrah of Halloween music. With the help of my colleagues throughout Gizmodo Media, some YouTube recommendations, and old episodes of Dr. Demento, I’ve built a playlist (embedded above) of 52…

Life is precarious, and nothing makes you appreciate that fact quite like a Reddit-generated list of potential death traps. On the upside, one person’s anxiety-provoking tip might be another person’s life-saving knowledge.

Apple likes to describe its press conferences as celebratory events. And while, admittedly, the traffic they draw may elicit some cheers from tech sites, they’re merely blips on the average person’s radar.

You or I would never do drugs, or attempt to cheat on something as important as a drug test. But perhaps you have a “friend” who is curious about how the tests work. Here’s what your “friend” needs to know.

Last week, I sent an email in which “Sorry about that!” was my automatic reply—I had forgotten something, and the person’s curt message made clear that they were less than pleased with me. But after a minute of consideration, I took out the “sorry” and told them I’d do what they were requesting ASAP. I did, the task…

Raising your children to be bilingual is easy if you’re fluent in a second language. For English-only parents, it requires more conscientious work—though it’s not impossible.

I’m not going to ask why you need a keylogger. Just know that installing one on someone else’s system is a great way to get yourself dumped, fired, or prosecuted, depending on your situation. It’s also a great way to really put someone in a world of hurt, should the little utility you’ve downloaded capture keystrokes…

Hats might sit atop our heads, but admittedly, they’re rarely top of mind on laundry day. But with a Ballcap Buddy Cap Washer, now $5 at Amazon, giving your favorite headpieces a good scrubbing is as easy as washing your dishes. This hat sanitation innovation fits perfectly in the top rack of your dishwasher, and can…

Next time you find yourself scrolling through your streaming queue and thinking that there’s nothing worth watching, try the Library of Congress’s National Screening Room.

I wish I had an enemy in St. Louis, MO, so I could call them my arch nemesis. Hahaha the city has an arch. OK, that’s enough fun. It’s time for the best St. Louis tips from Lifehacker readers. And we have a trolley-load.

Last week, Radionomy CEO Alexandre Saboundjian revealed that the company plans to overhaul Winamp, the classic music player best known as a Windows-first alternative to iTunes, to make it more vital for our more streaming-focused audio media world. That version is coming in 2019.