Show Notes Sunday, April 1, 2007

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• CopCAST Frappr Shout Out - The week we want to say hello to Julio Barrios. Julio didn't list a location on the map. Thanks for downloading and listening to the show David.
• The Town of Narrows, VA Police Chief Tommy Gautier, Jr. contacted me today to inform me that one of his officers is in need of assistance from the criminal justice community.
  
  The home of Officer Leon Billos and his wife Mary caught fire last night and burned down.  The house is a total loss they have lost all of their possessions.  Leon is a 17 year veteran of the Narrows Police Department.
  
  Tommy has arranged for a fund to be set to help Leon and Mary through BB&T bank.  Please send a contribution to the:
  
  Leon Billos Charitable Fund
  BB&T
  300 Main Street
  Narrows, VA  24124
  
  If you have any additional questions, you can contact Chief Gautier at the Narrows Police Department at 540.726.7985.
• Cop News of the Week
• Training Opportunities
• Job Opportunities
  
• Tech Issues

• Cop News of the Week
  
  
• Four More Fallen Heroes - Rich
• Cops 2 Pit Bulls 0 - Mack
• Maryland Cop Shot by Robber - Rich
• Cyberbullies Scare Schoolgirls Into Stripping On-line - Mack
• Ex-Border Patrol Agent Gets Caught On Camera - Rich
• City PD Not a Fan of Beauty - Mack
• Runaway Bride Billboard - Rich

• Training Opportunities


• Each week we try to include training announcments from academies and training organizations.  This week we don't have any new announcements but 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. If your agency is looking for qualified people, just send us a little information about the job, including the salary, and we will announce it on the show.
  
  This week the The Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy is looking for a Curriculum Specialist. The Curriculum Specialist will perform curriculum management and testing associated with basic, entry-level training of police officers and deputy sheriffs, and coordinating other curriculum functions to ensure fulfillment of training requirements for law enforcement officers. You will be responsible for:
  
  
  • administering the written examination process;
  
  
  • maintaining accurate, current lesson plans, and reviewing and researching lesson plan material to ensure compliance with state mandates;
  
  
  • maintaining a variety of correspondence, reports and records as required by the state, CALEA and the Academy;
  
  
  • conducting curriculum assessments, reviewing and assessing surveys and evaluations;
  
  
  • and acting as liaison between the Academy and various agencies doing business with the Academy.
  
  
  The starting salary for this position is $46,860 - $48,734.
  
  Applicants must submit a complete resume indicating compliance with minimum and/or desirable qualifications. Applicant may be required to complete and submit an official job application form.
  
  Please send resumes and cover letters care of Mr. Albert C. Oglesby, the Accreditation Manager at the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy, 45299 Research Place, Ashburn, Va. 20147-2600, telephone number (703) 729-4299, extension 118, fax number (703) 729-4634, or e-mail aoglesby@nvcja.org.
  
  The announcement will be open and resumes and cover letters will be accepted by mail, e-mail, or fax until the close of business on Monday April 30, 2007. Once your resume and cover letter have been received by the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy, you will be notified in writing. Please provide an e-mail address. If you do not receive a return e-mail, please contact Mr. Oglesby.
  
  Successful applicants will participate in an interview conducted by academy staff members and may be required to perform performance related testing. The Executive Director may conduct a second interview. Dates, times and locations of interview(s) will be determined at a later date.
  
  To receive additional information about the position, you may contact the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy, Telephone Number (703) 729-4299, Extension 118, or fax number (703) 729-4634. You may also contact our website at www.nvcja.org.
  
  
• 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


• Tech News Highlights - Rich
• XXX Not Going To Happen - Mack


• PC User's Tip
  

For the PC user tip this week, I want to remind you about how using keyboard commands can streamline your work flow. Let's start with your browser. In Internet Explorer, use the F11 toggle to go full screen. This gets all the other junk off the screen. You can also use the Search panel to do your Web searches by clicking the magnifying glass search toolbar button. You can easily check search results without having to use the Back button.

Speaking of the Back button, don't bother moving the mouse up there to click Back. Just press Alt + left arrow. The left- and right-arrow buttons with Alt are the same as the Back and Forward buttons.

In most Microsoft applications, including Internet Explorer, F5 is the "refresh" key. In Windows Mail, for example, pressing F5 sends and receives all your mail, as long as the Inbox is highlighted. In IE, it refreshes the page. In Windows Explorer, it updates the listing in a window (to reflect the results of a file move, for example.

In Word, Excel, and many other applications, Ctrl + F6 is the key that switches between open windows within the same app. No need to click on the Window menu in the application and choose the document in question -- just cycle through them with Ctrl + F6.

So instead of moving your hand and mouse around try keeping your hands on the keyboard to increase your speed and improve your work flow.


• Mac User's Tip
  

For our Mac user tip this week, I want to tell you about a little utility named Applejack. It allows you to repair your disk, repair permissions, validate the system's preference files, and get rid of possibly corrupted cache files.  The important thing is that you don't need another startup disk with you. All you need to do is restart in Single User Mode, by holding down the '''Command and S''' keys at startup, and then typing '''applejack''';The important thing is that you don't need another startup disk with you. All you need to do is restart in Single User Mode (SUM), by holding down the Command and S keys at startup, and then typing applejack; or applejack auto, which will run through all the tasks automatically; or applejack auto restart, which will also restart the computer automatically at the end of the process.

There are some warnings in the documentation so read through them thoroughly before using on your system. This is an emergency repair program and I really would not run it all the time, but it can save hours of reinstallation. You can get it from the Kitchen Sink OSX Diagnostics Folder or download it from http://applejack.sourceforge.net.


• Closing
  

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