Show Notes Sunday, April 29, 2007

• Welcome Comments


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• Show Line Up
  
  
• Episode 68 is dedicated to the emergency personnel who responded to the Virginia Tech tragedy.
• CopCAST Frappr Shout Out - The week we want to say hello to a listener who goes by the handle of bikedeputy1 who listens from Tequesta, Florida. He posted a great picture of himself with his bike on the Frappr map and we want to thank him for listening.
• Cop News of the Week
• Training Opportunities
• Job Opportunities
  
• Tech Issues

• Cop News of the Week
  
  
• Five More Fallen Heroes - Rich
• Canadian Cop Killer Get Bail - Mack
• Pistol Packing Judge - Rich
• Ferrari for the Fuzz - Mack
• Motor City Cop Accused of X Rated Stop - Rich
• Trooper's Son Steals Dad's Guns - Mack
• St. Louis Suicide By Cop - Rich

• Training Opportunities


• Each week we try to include training announcements from academies and training organizations.  This week we want to announce that Cardinal Criminal Justice Academy, located in Salem, VA, will be hosting two IPTM courses.
  
  The first course is Police Supervision and it will be conducted September 17 – 21, 2007.
  
  This course is designed for supervisors whose responsibilities include first line supervision. It will present appropriate supervisory techniques that will allow students to effectively supervise within their agencies while decreasing the potential for vicarious liability situations. This course is specifically designed for new supervisors as well as working supervisors who wish to further develop and expand their skills.
  
  The second course is Police Applicant Background Investigation and it will be conducted October 8 – 12, 2007.
  
  This course will give you the knowledge and skills to conduct objective, thorough and legally sustainable background investigations reflective of the professional standards of your agency.
  
  The training will guide you through the relevant statutes, case laws and administrative regulations surrounding the selection and employment of personnel. You will learn the impact of federal and state fair employment laws along with issues surrounding sealed and public records, confidentiality, release of information waivers, and more. This course will help fulfill accreditation standards requiring the training of background investigators.
  
  Check out the complete training announcement.
  

• Job Opportunities


• We are pleased to be able to assist criminal justices agencies in their effort to identify and hire the best qualified people.
  
  This week the Virginia Division of Capitol Police is accepting applications for the position of Police Officer. This is your opportunity to join the nation’s oldest law enforcement agency in existence.
  
  Applicants accepted for the training Academy will be paid full salary, will receive life and health insurance benefits, will begin retirement time accumulation, and will earn sick and vacation leave while being trained. Enhanced law enforcement retirement. Starting salary $32,869. After successful completion of the police academy and one (1) year period of satisfactory service, the salary will increase to $34,183.
  
  They will also be accepting applications for Support Officer to conduct a variety of security related functions. The starting salary for this position is $19,653. I have posted the complete job announcement and application information on The Sisyphus Comments, my blog.
  
  
• If your agency is looking for qualified people, just send us a little information about the job and we will announce it on the show.

• Tech Issues


• New Skype Worm - Rich
• Movie Pirate Police Raid Polish University- Mack


• PC User's Tip
  

For the PC User Tip this week, we will help you speed up your workflow. If you do a lot of research or blogging you probably find yourself cutting and pasting rich text formatted material into Word. You have also probably become real familiar with the Paste Special function. Normally, in Word you have to choose Paste Special from the Edit menu, then select Unformatted Text to paste text into your document without the formatting from the original document.

You can shorten the process a little by replacing paste shortcut (Ctrl + V) with paste special. All you have to do is, from the main menu in Word 2002 or 2003, use Tools/Customize.

Simply choose the Keyboard button at the bottom of the dialog box. Next, choose Edit from the Categories list and find EditPasteSpecial (one word) in the Commands list. Next, click in the "Press new shortcut key" field and then press Ctrl + V. Finally, click the Assign button and close the dialog box. Now when you press Ctrl + V takes you directly to paste special.


• Mac User's Tip
  

For the Mac User Tip this week, we help you collaborate with your friends and co-workers. If you collaborate with a number of people on projects or have a close group of friends with whom you want to share address book entries, you don't have to send them vCards. Just add the entries directly to their Address Book. The steps to the process are as follows:


1. Launch the Address Book application.
2. Choose Address Book | Preferences.
3. Click on the Sharing tab.
4. Select the Share Your Address Book check box.
5. Click the Plus button.
6. Locate the address entry for the person you wish to share the Address Book with.
7. Select the Allow Editing check box if you want to give the other .Mac user the ability to alter your entries.
8. Click the Send Invite button.

Once you set up Address Book sharing, you can invite as many .Mac users as you wish to share your Address Book. The .Mac member will then receive the following message addressed from you:

I would like to invite you to share my Address Book. Click here to automatically subscribe now.

When he clicks on the link, it automatically launches his Address Book and sets it up to share your Address Book. He can also open the Address Book utility and choose '''File''' | '''Subscribe To Address Book''' and enter your .Mac mail address in the dialog box that appears. Address Books to which you’re subscribed will then appear as an entry in the Group list.



• Closing
  

Thanks to our partner RLS Enterprises, Inc. - Your Affordable On-Line Training Solution for making this episode of CopCAST possible. Visit their website for more information about providing internet-based training for your organization.
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