Understand it
Explainers
Clear answers about the tech you already use, without leftover jargon.
- May 27, 2026 When Konrad Zuse switched on the Z3 in his Berlin workshop in May 1941, he had just built the first programmable… By Make Tech Easier Editorial Team
- May 27, 2026 At Kyoto University's Seto Marine Biological Laboratory on the Shirahama coast, biologist Shin Kubota has watched the… By Make Tech Easier Editorial Team
- May 27, 2026 In August 1993, Garry Trudeau spent a week turning Apple's new Newton MessagePad into a Doonesbury joke, including a… By Make Tech Easier Editorial Team
- May 26, 2026 In 1945, Ruth Bourne was one of the young Wrens operating more than 100 Bombe machines at Eastcote, phoning in good… By Make Tech Easier Editorial Team
- May 26, 2026 In 2022, NASA engineers in Pasadena watched a new image come down from Perseverance and saw a small heap of broken… By Make Tech Easier Editorial Team
- May 26, 2026 People who flip their phone face down on every table aren't being secretive By Make Tech Easier Editorial Team
- May 25, 2026 In 2023 a single corrupted bit of code sent Voyager 1 into months of unintelligible static, and a team of engineers By Make Tech Easier Editorial Team
- May 18, 2026 Every 'free' app on your phone is, on average, sending data about you to between 5 and 10 different companies you have… By Make Tech Easier Editorial Team
- Mar 31, 2026 Twitch vs. Facebook Gaming vs. YouTube Gaming: What's the Best Live Game Streaming Platform? By Christopher Harper
- Mar 31, 2026 What is Emulation? Benefits, Downsides and More By Christopher Harper
- Mar 26, 2026 Chrome Extensions Ownership Transfer is a Direct Threat to You: How to Stay Safe By Karrar Haider
- Mar 12, 2026 Here's How to Stay Anonymous in the Age of Online Deanonymization LLMs By Crystal Crowder
- Mar 6, 2026 Stop the Chrome 'Err_Connection_Reset' Loop: 6 Fast Fixes That Actually Work By Karrar Haider
- Mar 5, 2026 I Analyzed the Latest Windows 'MaaS' Scams — Here is What You Need to Know By Crystal Crowder
- Mar 5, 2026 Is Gemini’s Interface Frustrating You? Here’s How I Turned It Into a Productivity Powerhouse By Karrar Haider
- Mar 4, 2026 Switching to Claude? Here's How to Take Your ChatGPT Memory With You By Henderson Jayden Harper