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CIDI Resources
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
Colorado Private Investigator license & Bond
Laptop/Tablet computer, printer
Smartphone
Camera
External storage (Harddrives, SD cards, Jump drives, DVDs)
DVD burner (if conducting surveillance)
Video camera (if conducting surveillance)
Decent internet (SECURE)
Locking file cabinets
Cross-cut shredder
File folders, labels, basic office supplies
Administrative paperwork (report templates, contracts, invoice templates, etc)
Website
Secure email (not Gmail)
Business cards
Mailbox
Voice recorder
Burner phone (not registered with your credit card)
Software
MS Office (or equivalent) Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Access, OneNote)
VPN
Video Burning software (time and date stamp necessary)
Case Management software
Firewall
Anti-Virus software
Registration/accounts to databases
PDF software
