marc saltzman has five things you need to do to get your computer ready for 2012. >>> we're beginning in this hour with this disturbing story out of connecticut. police say a paramedic raped a woman as she lay on a stretcher in an ambulance. police say the unconscious woman was being taken to a hospital last month when she woke up to find she was strapped down to the stretcher and was being raped. police say it was "outrageous and horrifying conduct." >> paramedics and police officers, firefighters are in positions of tremendous public trust. these allegations represent a tremendous breach of that trust. >> the 49-year-old suspect was arrested and later released on $25,000 bond. >>> penn state university is welcoming its new football coach, bill o'brien is replacing former coach joe paterno who was fired amid a scandal over alleged child sex abuse by a former coach. the team players say they are excited for a fresh start. o'brien is the outgoing new england patriots' offensive coordinator. >>> and it'll be one year tomorrow since that tucson, arizona shooting left six dead and injured

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then also in the 3:00 eastern hour, consumer electronics show is under way and our gadgets guru, marc saltzmanicks from the show. he's going to be sharing them with us. >>> and then 4:00 eastern time, you've heard a lot of people in the workforce who say i'm thinking about should i go back to school, vocational school, community college or maybe even university? will it help me get the upper hand at the place in which i work or help me get a better job? lifestyle guru valerie burton will be along to let us know how do you even consider that and can you afford it, not just financially but timewise too. >> which is always the big thing. >> it really is. >> interesting lineup there. we'll definitely look forward to tuning in. >> and we're looking for people to send their tweets and comments to facebook as it pertains to whether you think it's a good idea or not to think about going back to school. you've been in the workforce for some time now. should you go back to recharge those batteries or revitalize your career? is it necessary? tweet me. i know it's rare to hear but i said it and t.j. is no

our gaming and gadgets expert marc saltzman has five things you need to do to get your computer ready

joining us is our tech expert marc saltzman with easy tips to make your computer run like brand new. why is it important to clean it? you're saying you've got to go further than dusting it off? >> yeah, and i don't mean on the exteri exterior, which isn't a bad idea either. cleaning the fan and keyboard and mouse. getting your computer running like new so you don't have to run out and buy a new computer this year. often neglect. so i've got five free tips to taking better care of your pc in 2012. number one, fred, would be to safeguard your files. you want to back up your files. you don't know what you got until it's gone. and that's certainly true for irreplaceable photos and camcorder footage, documents. so there are free solutions. it's trendy now to do it online or in the cloud as we call it. so i use, for example, a service called windows live sky drive. you got up to 25 gigabytes of free password protected storage. and not only does that protect from local threats from a theft, fire, or virus, but you can also access those from anywhere in the world on any device virtually. >>