Show Notes Sunday, May 6, 2007

• Welcome Comments


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• Show Line Up
  
  
• CopCAST Frappr Shout Out - The week we want to say hello to Sergeant Stadenko from Ventura, CA. He has posted a really classy picture on the Frappr. It reminded me of the an author's picture on the back of a paperback novel. Thanks for downloading and listening to the show, Sarg.
• Cop News of the Week
• Training Opportunities
• Job Opportunities
  
• Tech Issues

• Cop News of the Week
  
  
• Four More Fallen Heroes - Rich
• Canoeists, Suicide Victim and Ticket - Mack
• Monument to Deputy and Dog - Rich
• Skinny Dippers Leave Trail - Mack
• Indian Reservation Narcotics Ring Busted - Rich
• Heartless Cop Suspended - Mack
• Deputy Fired Over Professional Courtesy - 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 will be conducting an IPMBA Police Cyclist course during the week of October 15 - 19, 2007.
  
  This course will be instructed by IPMBA certified instructors and is designed to teach new bicycle patrol officers the basics of riding a bicycle under patrol condition, basic maintenance, and other bicycle-related skills. This is a physically demanding course and all personnel should contact the academy for equipment and conditioning prerequisites - and start training NOW! The non-member agency tuition is $150 but if you call me and say you heard about the course on CopCAST, I will cut that to $75.
  
  Check out the complete training announcement at http://cardinalacademy.org/Announcements/07-12.pdf.
  
  
• I also have a couple of announcements from Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy, located in Lynchburg, VA. They will be conducting a course entitled "Basic Investigator" during the week of October 29-November 2, 2007. This 40 hour course covers a wide variety of topics that will start a new investigator off on the right foot.
  
  They will also be conducting a course entitled Forensic Documents on August 2 and 3, 2007. Student that attend this course will gain the knowledge and skills required to analyze documents for authenticity and deception and will obtain powerful tools that will be used for pre-interrogation purposes. Individuals wishing to reserve a slot in this course must submit a student enrollment form. There will be a charge of $150.00 per student for this course.
  
  For additional information and registration information on either of these course, give Ron Staton (434) 455-6188 and make sure you tell him you heard about the course on CopCAST.
  
  Remember, we welcome training announcements from any criminal justice training academy or training organization. Just send the information to talkback@copcast.net and we will do our best to announce your training course.

• 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 we don't have any new announcements but remember, 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


• Picture Police Revoke Degree - Rich
• Masturbate for Charity, Come Lend a Hand - Mack


• PC User's Tip
  

This week for the PC User Tip, I want to remind you about some utilities we have mentioned before. Microsoft offers a bunch of useful yet unofficial and unsupported utilities called PowerToys. There are a few that are essential PowerToys for any serious computer user and they are all free for the taking on the Microsoft's PowerToys for Windows XP page.

The first is the ClearType Tuner which dramatically improves font legibility on some LCD screens.

Next, check out the iImage Resizer that adds a new menu when you right-click a photo on your PC. Just click Resize Pictures to change an image's dimensions without opening an editor.

One that we have recommended before is Tweak UI. If you don't already have Tweak UI, get it. This essential OS tweaking tool offers more granular control over your privacy settings and operations, and even over the way you log in to your PC (plus much more). It should be one of the first things you install on any new computer.

Next, there is the Alt-Tab Replacement which adds previews of each page when you switch between open applications using "<Alt><Tab>".

Finally, one that I have written about in my blog, at rlsei.com/blog, is SyncToy. It improves the task of synchronizing files among multiple machines, especially compared with Windows Briefcase.

So grab your mouse, head over to the PowerToys page and start downloading. 


• Mac User's Tip
  

This week for our Mac Tip of the Week, we want to tell you about a great resource for Mac users. The macCompanion is your guide to all things Macintosh. This monthly digital magazine includes a wide variety of articles from Mac experts in all areas. Whether you are truly a Mac addict, a recent switcher or considering switching this is a must read so check it out.


• 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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