CaptKeen - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Kindle's energy conscious display (Score 1) 123

by CaptKeen on Thursday December 10, 2009 @12:40AM (#30385000) Attached to: Five Top Publishers Plan Rival to Kindle Format

They could add native PDF support in an update for us Gen 1 owners too, but haven't, so don't hold your breath :(

People thought they weren't going to add native PDF for the K2 either, and that happened with the new 2.3 release that just came out. I'm not saying it'll happen for the gen1, but people were thinking it wouldn't happen for the k2 either...

Comment Re:Kindle's energy conscious display (Score 3, Informative) 123

by CaptKeen on Wednesday December 09, 2009 @09:05PM (#30383660) Attached to: Five Top Publishers Plan Rival to Kindle Format

If only I could leave a recipe open for more than 10 minutes w/o the stupid screen saver like image coming on.

This has been fixed in the 2.3 update - the screen timeout is now set to 20 minutes.

Comment Re:Slashdot achievements (Score 1) 1582

by CaptKeen on Wednesday April 01, 2009 @12:49PM (#27419823) Attached to: Slashdot Launches User Achievements

Quite.

Submission + - NZ finally gets iTunes Music Store

Submitted by banfiz on Tuesday December 05, 2006 @09:32PM

banfiz writes: iTunes New Zealand has finally gone live after years of waiting. songs priced at NZ$1.79 and with most albums costing $17.99. Music videos cost $3.59 and games cost $7.99.

Submission + - 'Bad fats' ban in NYC restaurants

Submitted by

gollum123

on Tuesday December 05, 2006 @09:21PM

gollum123 writes: "New York City's Board of Health has voted to ban artery-clogging trans-fats from the city's restaurants ( http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6210600.stm ). The unanimous vote makes the city the first in the US to ban the fats, although the original strict deadline to comply has been lengthened. Restaurants will be banned from using most frying oils containing trans-fats from 1 July, and will have to eliminate the fats from all foods by 1 July 2008."

Submission + - Hiring For The First Time

Submitted by

Rick Zeman

on Tuesday December 05, 2006 @08:53PM

Rick Zeman writes: "For the first time ever, I have to interview and hire (I'm not management, so an exception is being made) what we call a "PC Technician" which is an entry-level IT person. While actual computer knowledge and how we do things can be taught, how to think, and the aptitude for troubleshooting can't be. Question: In the readers' experiences, what are the best (legal in the US!) questions to ask an entry-level candidate to really evaluate them? They don't have the resumes, the skills, or the experience yet, so I think they have to be judged on other factors that are harder to qualify."

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