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What have you named your computers and hard drives?

nlatimernlatimer
edited October 2006 in Everything Else
I name all my desktop PCs Pandora, because whenever I open the box, the only thing I can do is hope.

I just got a Macbook a week ago and just thought of naming it tonight, no good ideas, but I'm sure I'll think of something.

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  • CramitCramit
    Sadly I'm not very inventive when it comes to naming. My MacBook is named CramitDMac and my old notebook was the portapad (my whole handle is CramiDFrog so think lilly-pad)
  • tuttle88tuttle88
    My desktop is called Bernard and my laptop is called Lawrence. For no reason what so ever.
  • Rob From the ArmyRob From the Army
    Mine is all Mac's _____. It is either iPod or Comp, or something else. I am also not very inventive.
  • RymRym
    My first named computer was "Ryoko." My second (and current) one is "Schezar." The Mac mini is "Div."

    I named my iPod nano "Muse" temporarily while setting it up, but I never got around to actually naming it, and by now the name (as lame and uninspired as it is) has stuck.

    I almost named the Mac Hugin and the iPod Munin.
  • JasonJason
    My computer's name has always been Claire, and the name is passed on to each new machine. The HD is Claire's Brain. Also for no reason, whatsoever.
  • AprecheApreche
    edited October 2006
    The hostname of my desktop computer is Apreche.
    The hostname of my laptop is mycompany'sname-scott
    The hostname of the server in the house is server
    The hostname of the web server is localhost, frontrowcrew.com or apreche.net depending
    My iPod's name is Scott's nano

    I think you get the idea. I don't give names to inanimate objects as if they were people. I only label devices and computers with DNS and such to make using them easier. I definitely do not refer to computers or devices by their labels in conversation. Maybe one day when my computer actually has some sort of artificial intelligence, I will call it by a name. Until then it's "Scott's Computer".
    Post edited by Apreche on
  • baltmatrixbaltmatrix
    edited October 2006
    At home things are name after transformer stuff...but at work I was able to build a little cluster call Decepticon. The primary DC is Megatron, the secondary is Soundwave. DNS = Skywarp, E-mail = Thundercracker, Spam filter server = Starscream. :)
    Post edited by baltmatrix on
  • SymmetrySymmetry
    I tend to go with an anime theme, and my newest box is named Marble Phantasm, while my old machine now doing duty as a server was named Bonaparte.
  • KatsuKatsu
    edited October 2006
    My previous desktop is Nagisa, and my current one is Verdandi. Laptop is Yofuwa-chan.
    The server/router is Zuul, for there is no share, only ZUUL!

    Samba server - Yggdrassill
    Cellphone - Moto-chan
    Post edited by Katsu on
  • MamathMamath
    All our computers have been named after marine animals. My dad started it. :D Well, only the recent ones have that theme, there are some old ones from before we had a theme.

    My computer: Otter
    Family computer: Orca
    Old work computer: Seal
    Old work server: Walrus

    Also,
    Old laptop: Acer (guess what brand of laptop it is :B)
    Old family computer: Xena (my sister named it when she went through her Xena phase :D)
    Really Old work laptop: Compsagnathus (named after the company logo)
    Super Old work server: Hindenburg (guess why :D)

    ...Holy crap we've had a lot of computers.
  • PilitusPilitus
    My laptop is named Lina Inverse and my Ipod Black Magic.
  • EsonLinjiEsonLinji
    I've only had one machine at a time, but it is usually called Valhalla and the drives are named after the Norse gods. Odin is usually an optical drive, Thor, Tyr and Freya hard drives, Loki goes to a drive that plays up a lot, my flash drive is Hermod and my iPod Bragi. Next in line for use would be Bergelmir.
  • AprecheApreche
    At home things are name after transformer stuff...but at work I was able to build a little cluster call Decepticon. The primary DC is Megatron, the secondary is Soundwave. DNS = Skywarp, E-mail = Thundercracker, Spam filter server = Starscream. :)
    Why does Shockwave always get the shaft?
  • nlatimernlatimer
    How about White Lightning for my Macbook? Its slightly ironic because I don't drink, and it sounds cool.
  • GreatTeacherMacRossGreatTeacherMacRoss
    Purplemonkeydishwasher?
  • JasonJason
    At home things are name after transformer stuff...but at work I was able to build a little cluster call Decepticon. The primary DC is Megatron, the secondary is Soundwave. DNS = Skywarp, E-mail = Thundercracker, Spam filter server = Starscream. :)
    Why does Shockwave always get the shaft?
    Because Shockwave sucks ass.

    I hereby redub this thread the Your Favorite Transformer Sucks thread.

    My favorite Autobot has always been Jazz, but when I was little I was very upset that the ABs had no great jets. I mean, damn, with air superiority, the Decepticons would have won every battle, regardless of Starscream's little snafus. Do you really think a tractor trailer can stand up to Skywarp and Thundercracker? Astrotrain and Blitzwing? I think not.

    Favorite Decepticon status goes hands-down to Ravage.
  • baltmatrixbaltmatrix
    We already have a server called Shockwave. :) It's our PBX server, so I had to use something else.
  • KieyKiey
    Desktop: Nyamo
    C: Chiyo [main stuff]
    D: Tomo [games + music]
    E: Osaka [anime]
    (external)H: Kaorin [manga, non-anime movies + misc]
    (external)I: Chihiro [misc]
    Laptop: Kagura
    DS: Yomi
    PSP: Sakaki
    Cell: Urahara
  • ProfPanglossProfPangloss
    I haven't really named any of my computers, but my iPod is named Teh Pwnerpod.
    Yeah, it's not that great, but my next (video) iPod will most definitely be named something better.
  • AlexAlex
    Desktop: Dermawend

    Drives at various times have included Osiris, Amenti, Styx, and Tartarus.

    Laptop: Midgard

    Ipod: Thoth

    Thumbdrive: silverkey
  • gomidoggomidog
    This makes me feel really good! People at school treat me funny cause I slip up and call my laptop Ayumu.

    Navi Baby = imac g4
    Ayumu-kun = ibook g4 (boys name written with the character for walk, cause we go everywhere together)
    Ketchan = Old cell phone
    Rain-chan = new cell phone
    Kurosuke = Japanese cell phone
    Poe-chan = iPod (who is old and infirm)
    Pim = Flash drive
    Benjamin Hikaru = lightbox
  • gomidoggomidog
    edited October 2006
    Also, though it is very wrong of me, I have drawn mac slash as a joke for my friends.
    Post edited by Rym on
  • IlmarinenIlmarinen
    edited October 2006
    iBook - Arda Fravash
    Game/Web/etc. Server - Anahita
    Main Box -
    • Linux HD - Surush
    • Windows HD - Angra Mainyu
    Gaming PC - Hvar Khshaeta
    Post edited by Ilmarinen on
  • belarmbelarm
    edited October 2006
    I've used Norse mythology as a source for names for quite a while:
    • firewall: yggdrasil
    • desktop: hod
    • file/db server: freya (more properly freyja, I think, but whatever)
    • media pc: fenrir
    Big hard drives are Jotun, Utgard, and Goliath (old holdover from when I had no naming convention), and many other names have been used for other storage devices over time.

    My old place of employment used characters & places from LoTR, which is how I picked up the habit of naming machines in such a fashion.
    I think you get the idea. I don't give names to inanimate objects as if they were people.
    But it's fun to anthropomorphize!!
    Post edited by Rym on
  • La Petit MortLa Petit Mort
    C:Mortimer Cieldrick. (That's where the name cielmort comes from.)
    D:Vincent Valentine. (You guys know where that's from.)
    External #1:Motoko.
    External #2:Thor.
    Ipod: Shizuma-sama. (From strawberry panic.)
    psp: Largo (Means slow in Italian, no megatokyo reference.)
    Tablet: kirby. (The first drawing I drew on it.)
  • Johannes Uglyfred IIJohannes Uglyfred II
    The only piece of computer hardware that I have named is my external harddrive. When I hooked it up to my computer it was the F drive, so I called it Fishie.

    I did, however, name my car Chiaro after the character in the Cantarella manga.
  • rampant gleerampant glee
    My laptop is named Balthazar.
    My desktop is named Bear Garden.
  • KiteKite
    My hard drives are Oden, Hotpot, Curry, Potstickers, Dim Sum and Yakisoba. I was extremely hungry after I installed my first harddrive and the tradition has stuck.
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