do you name your computers?

[yoda291]

This comes from the fact that I recently named one of my newer machines and changed the Hostname. I've named all the computers I've ever had because it took a lot of effort to put them together and I feel somewhat like a parent to them in that I spend oodles of time with upkeep and use on them. The fact is, I end up with a lot of machines I don't throw away and the names kinda stick when I browse my network at home. I mean, I think of how I would I feel if my parents named me "Child 1".

Some names I have/still use include:
Bubba
Havoc
Deimos
Tim
Pico
Persephone
Jefe
Willy the list is rather long.

So the question is, does anyone else name their machines or am I just as weird as people who look at me funny think I am?

 

[BigNeko]

My current system is called "Piece of sh**", since I am always saying, "You goddamn Piece of sh**". But that`s only been its name since I put WinXP on it.

 

[Rallispec]

<< no >>

 

[microAmp]

My baby
My truck is also my baby.

 

[The Dancing Peacock]

my computer's name is Treadstone71. A cookie for you if you know the reference

 

[StinkyMeat]

My friends do:

Silver Streak
Black Beast
Ancalagon

I have a Sony VAIO laptop. It's name is simply "bitch". Among other things...

 

[microAmp]

<< my computer's name is Treadstone71. A cookie for you if you know the reference >>



Is it a company?

 

[rgwalt]

My desktop is named after myself:

Ryan

My laptop is named Shadow, because it follows me everywhere.

Ryan

 

[tweakmm]

<< my computer's name is Treadstone71. A cookie for you if you know the reference >>


here

 

[crab]

N983CC
I8000

 

[deftron]

My computers names are ECHELON and CARNIVORE



-Special Agent Deftron

 

[Geekbabe]

rent

groceries

cable modem bill

son's bills

Insurance

my funny money


and so on


lol, I have a name for every client's computer I build

 

[yoda291]

<< rent

groceries

cable modem bill

son's bills

Insurance

my funny money


and so on


lol, I have a name for every client's computer I build >>



I'm noticing a pattern here.

 

[Jerboy]

The current system I'm using to type this is called "makeshift crap 'puter" until I feel like fixing my main computer.

It named itself WKGRP174 though..

 

[DanFungus]

Emachine
Nacho
BabyElephant

 

[VirusDub]

On the network, my computer is called jpiper. Other than that, no. At my friend's office, their servers were called Floyd and Zeppelin. I thought that was cool.

 

[DaveSimmons]

At my old company I named our file server Smithers -- luckily I wasn't the only Simpsons fan

I tend to give my home machines boring descriptive names just for networking, like:
Jukey -- MP3 jukebox / web development box
Thinkpad -- my laptop
Devlor -- my development desktop PC (I'd call it "Gamblor" but that's Marge's problem not mine.)

 

[littlezipp]

Tag-along... He's a laptop.

 

[Saltin]

Computers can be named one of two things

1) Pakchooie.
2) WANG.

 

[Eli]

Hmmm... Never thought of it. If I named my computer, I would probably call it...

One of Thousands.. lol

My computer isn't my baby anymore.. (see below).

 

[Theslowone]

Apoc, Don't know why but seems like everytime I upgrade seems like its the apocalypse. I can never have a simple time with my computer; always complicated.

 

[kt]

mine are:

Wilma
Yogi
Mysterymachine

 

[phlashphire]

Only sick people name their computers...





Mine's called 'Hot box of burnin' love.'

 

[Eli]

Actually, I guess technically my computers names are "CreepingDeath", and "dad" ... lol..

 

[sygyzy]

Sure. Let's see:

Spacewalker
Archon
Envoy
Smurf
Setec