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Links from Monday 18th July 2005

Posted on July 18, 2005
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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.
Link: BBC News

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.
Link: Future Work Handheld PSP

$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.
Link: Linux Devices
Link: ZipIt Wireless Homepage

$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.
Link: Incremental Blogging

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 £100 for a 1gig Flash MP3 player (even one with 70 hours of battery life) I just grab a £5 1gig minidisc which holds the same amount of music, and strap a single AA battery to the minidisc recorder to get the 70 hours.
Link Silicon Pop Culture Review