ShowNotes Sunday, January 7, 2007

• Welcome Comments


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• Show Line Up
  
  
• CopCAST Frappr Shout Out - The week we want to say hello to Bill Flink, who listens from the International Police Academy located in Amman, Jordan. Bill in on a tour as the Director of the academy and he is formerly an regional academy director in Virginia. It was great to see Bill's pin on the Frappr map and to know we have at least one listener in the Middle East. Thanks for downloading and listening to the show, Bill.
• Cop News of the Week
• Training Opportunities
• Job Opportunities
  
• Tech Issues

• Cop News of the Week
  
  
• Family Tragedy - Rich
• Police Empty-Handed After 100-km Chase - Mack
• Vest Saves Kansas Officer - Rich
• New Orleans Cops Surrender On Murder Charges - Mack
• Cops 3 - Bad Guys 0 - Rich
• Michigan Officers Save Man from Garbage Truck - Mack
• Canadian Sheriff Officers Bad to Bad to Worse - Rich

• Training Opportunities


• Each week we try to include training announcments from academies and training organizations. The courses include Spanish for Law Enforcement that will be conducted on March 5 and DUI Standardized Field Sobriety Testing that will be conducted on November 15, 2007. Visit http://www.roanokeva.gov/DeptApps/PoliceTraining.nsf/ShowCalByKey?OpenForm for more information.
  
  The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is conducting another 80 hour Driver Training Instructor Program from April 30 - May 11, 2007 at the Cheltenham, Maryland facility. Cheltenham is the only satellite facilty authorized to offer this program outside Georgia. Please contact Dave Curry or Carlan Hinnant for registration and pricing information.
  
  Dave Curry
  Phone: 301-877-8343
  Fax: 301-877-8304
  Dave.Curry@dhs.gov
  
  Carlan Hinnant
  301-877-8516
  Carlan.Hinnant
• 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 the Crater Criminal Justice Training Academy, located in Prince George County, Virginia, is recruiting an executive director. This is a regional criminal justice academy that provides a full range of training for law enforcement professionals from twenty-three agencies. The executive director is responsible for the overall operation of the Academy, ensuring compliance with applicable state laws, regulations, and academy policies.
  
  Salary is negotiable based on education and experience. Salary range is mid 60’s to high 70’s. The academy offers an attractive benefits package including health insurance reimbursement, 403(b) retirement plan, paid vacation, and holidays.
  
  Serving at the pleasure of the board of directors, the executive director advises and implements the decisions of the board, which is responsible for the strategic management of the Academy.
  
  A bachelor degree in criminal justice, public or business administration, education or a related field is preferred. Candidates should possess a broad knowledge of law enforcement and corrections training, excellent leadership and team building skills; experience developing and maintaining budget, purchasing, and personnel selection. Preference will be given to candidates with a strong criminal justice training management background.
  
  Salary is negotiable based on education and experience. Salary range is mid 60’s to high 70’s. The academy offers an attractive benefits package including health insurance reimbursement, 403(b) retirement plan, paid vacation, and holidays.
  
  Qualified candidates, who are interested in this outstanding opportunity, please send a cover letter and resume with the names of five professional references to:
  
  Chairman of the Board
  Crater Criminal Justice Training Academy
  6130 County Drive
  Disputanta, VA 23842
  or
  Email in MS WORD format to:
  srmahoney@ccja.org
  
  Resumes must be received by 5:00 p.m., January 31, 2007. The position will be filled June 30, 2007. Thorough background investigation, polygraph and drug screen are a prerequisite for employment.
  
  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


• Adobe Acrobat Flaw Hacked - Download Adobe Acrobat 8 - Rich
• Hitachi Introduces 1-Terabyte Hard Drive - Mack


• PC User's Tip
  

If you are a Windows power user, it can be a real pain to get back to your desk top when you have several windows open. To minimize all open windows and get to the desktop, press the Windows key and M key at the same time. To reverse the effect, press Shift + Windows + M. If you prefer the mouse, click the Show Desktop button in the Quick Launch bar; it does the same thing.


• Mac User's Tip
  

If you’re looking for a safe, secure way to protect sensitive data on your Mac, there’s no easier way than to create an encrypted image using Disk Utility. Since disk images are the default distribution tool for Mac files, secure disk images are a natural progression to securely transfer or protect files.

I will put the steps for creating the disk image in the Shownotes. Once created, you will need to enter a password in the Password text box of the Authenticate dialog box. Assuming the passwords match, the image then mounts on the desktop, ready for you to load files to.

Now, when you load the image (by simply double-clicking on the icon), you’ll be requested to enter the password. Assuming you enter the password correctly, the disk image loads as a volume in the Finder.

To create an encrypted disk image:

1. Launch the Disk Utility application (located at /Applications/Utilities folder).
2. Click the New Image icon on the Disk Utility toolbar.
3. Enter a name for the disk image in the Save As text field.
4. Choose an appropriate size for the disk image from the Size pop-up menu.
5. Select the AES-128 (recommended) option from the Encryption pop-up menu.
6. Choose the Read/Write Disk Image from the Format pop-up menu.
7. Click the Create button to complete the image.

• Closing
  


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• From the crew at CopCAST.....Have a great week!