Show Notes Sunday, April 15, 2007

• Welcome Comments


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• Show Line Up
  
  
• CopCAST Frappr Shout Out - The week we want to say hello to Dale who listens from London, England, UK. Thanks for downloading and listening to the show Dale.
• Cop News of the Week
• Training Opportunities
• Job Opportunities
  
• Tech Issues

• Cop News of the Week
  
  
• Four More Fallen Heroes - Rich
• Orlando Cop Doesn't Go Down With The Ship - Mack
• High School UC Operation Scores Big - Rich
• Cops Find Dumb Shit In Port-A-Potty - Mack
• Princess Learns High Cost Of Running - Rich
• This is 911 Stupid - Mack
• Trooper Seizes $3.25M - Rich

• Training Opportunities


• Each week we try to include training announcements 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.  This week we don't have any new jobs to announce.
  
  
• 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 Montage - Rich
• Leopard Sounding Alot like Vista - Mack


• PC User's Tip
  

For the PC user tip this week, we will give you some general rules to keep your operating system balanced out.

Item #1: Never Use the Internet Without Antivirus Software installed:

This is probably the single most important rule. Never use the internet or check your e-Mail without Antivirus Software installed. Not only is it important to have a good Antivirus Software solution installed, but also make sure it’s kept up to date. An antivirus solution will typically run less than $50. I recommend using AVG which is an excellent FREE solution available at http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/

Item #2: Keep Windows up to date:

So many computer users forget to keep their Windows Operating System up to date. Bunches of software or hardware compatibility problems that can be avoided by doing your updates. Just use the Windows Updater.

Item #3: Don't make too many changes at once:

Windows contains many settings that can be easily modified via dialog boxes and properties pages. Be careful when adjusting settings. If your attempting to troubleshoot a problem, be sure to make only a few changes at a time and document what changes you have made along the way. That way if you cannot resolve the problem yourself, you can still bring the system back to it’s original state without causing further complications.

Item #4: Always use “Add or Remove Programs” to remove installed Software:

Never just delete software or applications that are installed on your computer. The Add or Remove Programs option located in the control panel is a great feature built into Windows to detect and use Uninstaller scripts. It’s important to use the Add or Remove Programs option otherwise you can corrupt other parts of the system if they happen to be sharing any of the same files.

Item #5: Make sure your System can handle the Upgrade:

Most software and hardware manufacturers list the system requirements to use their product. Whenever you're planning to do a hardware or software upgrade, always make sure your system has the necessary resources and can handle the upgrade. A great tool for checking almost every aspect of your computer system without ever opening the computer case is a FREE product called System Information for Windows (SIW) available at http://www.gtopala.com/.


• Mac User's Tip
  

For the Mac user tip this week, we want to tell you about a great free, open source application. The app is Skim and it is a PDF reader designed to let you take notes on a PDF while you read it.

Preview, the Mac's default PDF reader, lets you add sticky notes to pages, but Skim adds highlighting and circling, so it is great for note-taking. You can also see your notes in an outline form and hyperlink to locations. Another great feature is that your notes are saved in the PDF but they can only be read by Skim. This means you can get a clean version back at any time by just opening the file with Preview. The price is right at free, so check out Skim at http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/index.html


• 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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