244: When Bad Things Happen

David and Katie discuss what to do when the worst things happen to your tech. We'll discuss malware, compromised passwords, stolen devices and more and what what you can do to prepare now to be ready when disaster strikes.

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Links and Show Notes:

Links for this episode:

• The Safe Mac
  
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• The Safe Mac » Adware Removal Guide
  
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• The Safe Mac » What to do if your Apple ID has been hacked
  
• Jettison
  
• How to make a bootable OS X 10.10 Yosemite install drive | Macworld
  
• OS X: About Recovery Disk Assistant - Apple Support
  create a bootable OS X installer
  
• Create a bootable installer for OS X Mavericks or Yosemite - Apple Support
  
• OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support
  
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• How I Got My Digital Life Back Again After An Epic Hacking | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
  
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• ClamXav
  
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• How to make iCloud more secure by using two-factor authentication
  
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