My PC's name is Pintsize after the QC anthroPC. If I get an Apple I'll probably call it Winslow.
Naming your PC
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Yep... I name 'em. Mostly because it makes them far easier to tell apart on networks and the like. Mobiles too, since bluetooth came along.
Given that it's usually a good source of names to go with a theme, and I was a massive anime head at the time, I went Ghibli and have stuck with it since.
First desktop to actually get networked was Totoro. Because it was a big, slow monster that made a lot of noise, but I loved it all the same.
The cheap crappy laptops I had at first just got their model names, because I didn't care that much for them and they were hardly ever connected up
(Acer NL350 and 370)
My "good" laptop (which I still have), Nausicaä. Seemed a natural progression. Also small, light, surprisingly powerful, had a bit of a split personality, was eco friendly, and ... ahem. Good to touch. (it was a ultraportable convertible tablet)
Phones along the way have kept the theme up - Yupa, Teto, Teto2 (meh!), Kai and Kui, as they were all "paired" with the laptop. I'm going to have to diversify on my next purchase I think... Maybe a new laptop before I get a new phone. Because we have to then get into more minor, or incongrously larger/more influential characters, and it just won't feel right.
Work desktop just has an asset ID number. Which is appropriate; if it was a person it'd be a complete tool also.
I don't call them by name however. That's just loopy. It's always "the phone" or "the laptop", or in extreme cases the brand or model number.
Given that it's usually a good source of names to go with a theme, and I was a massive anime head at the time, I went Ghibli and have stuck with it since.
First desktop to actually get networked was Totoro. Because it was a big, slow monster that made a lot of noise, but I loved it all the same.
The cheap crappy laptops I had at first just got their model names, because I didn't care that much for them and they were hardly ever connected up
(Acer NL350 and 370)My "good" laptop (which I still have), Nausicaä. Seemed a natural progression. Also small, light, surprisingly powerful, had a bit of a split personality, was eco friendly, and ... ahem. Good to touch.
(it was a ultraportable convertible tablet)Phones along the way have kept the theme up - Yupa, Teto, Teto2 (meh!), Kai and Kui, as they were all "paired" with the laptop. I'm going to have to diversify on my next purchase I think... Maybe a new laptop before I get a new phone. Because we have to then get into more minor, or incongrously larger/more influential characters, and it just won't feel right.
Work desktop just has an asset ID number. Which is appropriate; if it was a person it'd be a complete tool also.
I don't call them by name however. That's just loopy. It's always "the phone" or "the laptop", or in extreme cases the brand or model number.
mine is called Abby I have no idea why and my laptop is called Retro (a short version of my prefferd user name "RetroBoy")
I'm lame. I took my desktop's name from The Hitchhiker's Guide. It's Deep-Thought. My laptop is pipsqueak, my netbook is eeemac (yah, it's a hackintosh eee pc). My iPod classic is iPud (from a Red vs. Blue PSA), my iPod Touch is iPood. My BlackBerry is BlueBerry. My flash drives are Pythagoras, TARDIS, Durden, and Wayne. I'm sure I'm forgetting stuff too...
My laptop is called BRUNOTHEPIG-PC. Not my fault it's in caps... I really took to heart the advice my uncle gave me. Don't use your real name, in case you want to access someone's unprotected wireless. He's a cool uncle lol.
Names & Wallpapers:
Main PC: Teletraan-1 - Power Girl
SuperLaptop: Teletraan-2 - Wonder Woman
Netbook: Roller - Black Canary
Server: Vector Sigma - Oracle
iPhone: Allspark - Starfire
XperiaX10: SkySpy - Zatanna
Sensing some themes are we chaps
Hell the Wifi network identifies itself as Cybertron.
Main PC: Teletraan-1 - Power Girl
SuperLaptop: Teletraan-2 - Wonder Woman
Netbook: Roller - Black Canary
Server: Vector Sigma - Oracle
iPhone: Allspark - Starfire
XperiaX10: SkySpy - Zatanna
Sensing some themes are we chaps
Hell the Wifi network identifies itself as Cybertron.
I am a firm believer in naming hardware
First PC was named Genesis
Second was named Rosie - because it was a gargantuan cased Dell that even though it was old and falling apart it was still an upgrade.
Thirdly and my current prime desktop and my very first build is called Venom due to the case I chose [link]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=11-138-066-01.jpg&Image=11-138-066-01.jpg%2c11-138-066-02.jpg%2c11-138-066-07.jpg%2c11-138-066-08.jpg%2c11-138-066-09.jpg%2c11-138-066-10.jpg%2c11-138-066-11.jpg%2c11-138-066-06.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&WaterMark=1&Item=N82E16811138066&Depa=0&Description=DYNAPOWER%20USA%20Blackwidow%20CS-BW41602%20Black%200.8mm%20SECC%20Steel%20ATX%20Mid%20Tower%20Computer%20Case[/link]
I named a PC I rebuilt to be used specifically for our living room tv as Morgana
I think its weird that Ill thru the trouble of naming them, but i cant be bothered to name them thematically, but oh well, i go with what fits.
First PC was named Genesis
Second was named Rosie - because it was a gargantuan cased Dell that even though it was old and falling apart it was still an upgrade.
Thirdly and my current prime desktop and my very first build is called Venom due to the case I chose [link]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageGallery.aspx?CurImage=11-138-066-01.jpg&Image=11-138-066-01.jpg%2c11-138-066-02.jpg%2c11-138-066-07.jpg%2c11-138-066-08.jpg%2c11-138-066-09.jpg%2c11-138-066-10.jpg%2c11-138-066-11.jpg%2c11-138-066-06.jpg&S7ImageFlag=0&WaterMark=1&Item=N82E16811138066&Depa=0&Description=DYNAPOWER%20USA%20Blackwidow%20CS-BW41602%20Black%200.8mm%20SECC%20Steel%20ATX%20Mid%20Tower%20Computer%20Case[/link]
I named a PC I rebuilt to be used specifically for our living room tv as Morgana
I think its weird that Ill thru the trouble of naming them, but i cant be bothered to name them thematically, but oh well, i go with what fits.
