{"id":387,"date":"2005-07-18T15:28:07","date_gmt":"2005-07-18T13:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ewanspence.com\/blog\/?p=387"},"modified":"2005-07-18T15:28:42","modified_gmt":"2005-07-18T13:28:42","slug":"links-from-monday-18th-july-2005","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ewanspence.co.uk\/blog\/2005\/07\/links-from-monday-18th-july-2005\/","title":{"rendered":"Links from Monday 18th July 2005"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edinburgh bus drivers “on strike” say the council, with a “we’re not doing overtime” for the rest of the week. And I guess it depends on the contract, but I always assumed overtime should be a voluntary thing. Contracts which simply say that employees are “expected to do a reasonable amount of overtime” always strike me as the employer just not being able to plan his staffing effectivly. If there’s always hours to go round, hire more drivers.
\nLink: BBC News<\/a><\/p>\n

Jim (McMurray – Jim seems to be as popular as Steve was in Psion circles) got bored holding his PSP while watching movies. Time for a McGyver Moment.
\nLink: Future Work Handheld PSP<\/a><\/p>\n

$99 Wi-Fi Internet Station. Okay it’s only geared for IM, but it’s pager sized, runs 802.11b, 2mb ROM and 16mb RAM, and once the hackers get into this something Palm-Like could well be on the cards.
\nLink: Linux Devices<\/a>
\nLink: ZipIt Wireless Homepage<\/a><\/p>\n

$10 million dollars to promote a Tablet PC? Well, if you’re dreaming, this blog has an idea or two on what to spend it on.
\nLink: Incremental Blogging<\/a><\/p>\n

Sony’s Flash MP3 Player range has had me tempted once or twice before to consider a second player alongside the minidisc, but when it comes down to \u00a3100 for a 1gig Flash MP3 player (even one with 70 hours of battery life) I just grab a \u00a35 1gig minidisc which holds the same amount of music, and strap a single AA battery to the minidisc recorder to get the 70 hours.
\nLink Silicon Pop Culture Review<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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