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maketecheasier.com > mte-in-december-2014-google-introduced-a-recaptcha-checkbox-that-let-many-users-skip-distorted-letters-while-the-system-weighed-browser-characteristics-and-a-google-tracking-cookie-before-deciding-wh

In December 2014, Google introduced a reCAPTCHA checkbox that let many users skip distorted letters while the system weighed browser characteristics and a Google tracking cookie before deciding whether to show another challenge

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1135+ words) By How It Works · Edited by Justin Brown Covers Tech Explained · Gaming · Lifestyle Published Sep 9, 2026 · How we edit The checkbox looks like the whole test: move the pointer, press once, and wait for a green tick. When Google introduced No…...

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Microsoft didn't just stop shipping Flash with Windows 10??? in February 2021 it began silently force-installing update KB4577586, which scrubs the player from the operating system itself, with the rollout finishing across most Windows machines by July 2021

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1009+ words) By Make Tech Easier Editorial Team Covers Tech Explained · Lifestyle · Internet Published Sep 8, 2026 · How we edit By 17 February 2021, some Windows 10 users were watching an update marked optional install itself after a routine check for updates. The package was KB4577586, Microsoft’s “Update…...

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maketecheasier.com > mte-the-first-gif-ever-made-was-a-picture-of-an-airplane-stephen-wilhite-told-the-new-york-times-in-2013-that-he-saw-the-format-i-wanted-in-my-head-and-then-i-started-programming-and-in

The first GIF ever made was a picture of an airplane??? Stephen Wilhite told the New York Times in 2013 that he 'saw the format I wanted in my head and then I started programming', and insisted the pronunciation was a soft G, like Jif peanut butter

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (913+ words) By Make Tech Easier Editorial Team Covers Tech Explained · Lifestyle · Internet Published Sep 7, 2026 · How we edit That was the whole point. Images were expensive to move. The service already had a run-length encoding format limited to black and white, but…...

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maketecheasier.com > mte-q-how-did-a-phone-game-released-in-july-2016-briefly-double-foot-traffic-to-small-businesses-near-landmarks-and-why-did-the-effect-fade-within-eight-weeks

How did a phone game released in July 2016 briefly double foot traffic to small businesses near landmarks, and why did the effect fade within eight weeks?

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (784+ words) By How It Works · Edited by Justin Brown Covers Tech Explained · Gaming · Lifestyle Published Sep 1, 2026 · How we edit The game was Pokémon GO, and within a week of its US release the app was on more American Android phones than…...