Health Highlights: Jan. 3, 2017

Dear Eric: How do you stay friends with someone who puts zero interest in maintaining an adult friendship? My best friend from high school (of more than 20 years), had kids a few years ago. The kids are young but out of the baby stage. My friend constantly asks to hang out but never offers anything that is not totally kid-focused.

Sending malicious Microsoft Word files to people is a classic cybercriminal move, to the point where antivirus companies have learned to scan them before a user downloads them. However, a new attack making the rounds uses a sneaky trick to dodge these scans. Fortunately, if you keep your wits about you, you can avoid this nasty new attack strain.

I got the M1 Mac mini soon after its launch in late 2020. Since then, I have used it almost daily for video editing, writing, and other work. But four years later, I am finally ready to upgrade to the M4 Mac mini. Here's why.

Battery experts have warned against charging devices to 100%, advising instead that keeping your battery between 20% and 80% can extend its lifespan. The science makes sense: less stress on the battery means fewer cycles and longer overall performance. I tried this approach, but eventually, I went back to charging to 100%.

With support for Windows 10 ending in less than a year, it might be time to transition to Windows 11—but it will have to be on Microsoft's terms. A new Windows 11 support document has revealed that running the OS on a PC that doesn't meet the minimum hardware requirements will result in a brazen watermark on your desktop.

Google just released an update to the Pixel Troubleshooting app, allowing you to see your phone’s internal temperature natively. Previously, you needed a third-party app to monitor how hot it got, so this update will make it easier to take care of your phone or to see if anything’s wrong with its temperature management.