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Had a query from a colleague ... how do mobile phones/devices relate to IP addresses?

I know that domestic machines will either be assigned a fixed IP by their provider, or allocated a "random" one. But how do the mobile networks handle IPs for mobiles? And does this differ for always-connected devices like Blackberry™s, as opposed to mobile phones where you can switch the web client on and off?

My Eee has just decided, entirely of it's own accord, and without my even installing a patch or update, that it has a US keyboard¹. I'm running the default Xandros install, and this did happen last year (at which point I reinstalled the OS). However, the fact that it's happened again, together with the limitations of the Xandros install, have me trying to decide between two options.

1. Find someone with a Windows XP CD, say "sod it", and install XP on the damn thing.
2. Find someone who knows about 'real Linux' (ubuntu or similar) and install that.

I don't have an XP disk, nor do I know anything about Linux, so either option is currently a moot point. I am, however, getting frustrated with the Xandros install. It would be nice to be able to install the latest version of GIMP. (XP would also let me use the other Windows photo-shunting software I'm used to, but that's not quite as big a pull factor).

¹ In complete denial of the "Keyboard" selection on the "Personalisation" popup on the "Settings" tab, which states "English/UK", and won't even accept a change to "English/US" (I had a go, to see whether I could change it to US and then back to UK to fix it - but it wouldn't go away from so-called UK.

This is a query on ddscribbler's behalf ... does anyone know how to import a WordPress blog into LiveJournal? Ta!

Does anyone out use DELL computers? Do you have any which you're scrapping. Do you have spares of those little green plastic rails which you secure the HDD to in a DELL tower? Specifically, in this case, GX240s and GX260s, but it's probably a fairly universal DELL component. Three of the DELL PCs which had been donated to us were missing their HDD mounting rails (presumably scrapped along with the removed and shredded disks) - does anyone have six going spare and in need of a new home? You'd probably get a letter of thanks for your donation.

I've already asked DELL, but merely got the "our sponsorship programme is currently fully spent, but would you be interested in buying a reconditioned DELL?" No, although I had asked how much the rails would cost to buy, if they weren't able to donate some - however, I had to send a letter, as without an existing account or order number getting an email address for DELL is almost impossible.

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Is it possible to create email addresses in Exchange (2000) which are not directly linked to a specific Active Directory user?

( What I'm trying to achieve )

capt_prickle has now resolved this for me - the answer is create a Group object in AD, configured as a Distribution List ... I should have known that. Bugger.

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Holds data. Traumatises children*. What's not to like? And some of you could probably make your own.

* And vampwillow, apparently.

Link from cookwitch and silenttex.

In the general opinion of my readership ...

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