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[–]dekomote 53 points54 points ago

  • Main PC - Thor

  • Work (office) PC - Odin

  • Laptop - Tyr

  • Netbook - Loki

  • Fiancé's laptop - Freya

  • Wi-Fi name - Valhala

[–]night_owl 23 points24 points ago

Nice.

My PC is named Odin and I label my two HDDs Huginn and Muninn.

In Norse mythology, Huginn (from Old Norse "thought"[1]) and Muninn (Old Norse "memory"[2] or "mind"[3]) are a pair of ravens that fly all over the world, Midgard, and bring the god Odin information.

they bring me information from all over the world so I couldn't think of a better name!

Also, I am a god.

[–]FAPSLOCK 8 points9 points ago

and bring the god Odin information.

Mostly porn.

[–]dekomote 2 points3 points ago

Nice. Might borrow those names for my HDDs.

[–]insaino 10 points11 points ago

i can imagine you aren't fond of the netbook

[–]harpuajim25 2 points3 points ago

no one bang on the netbook!!!! My HP mini with it's Atom N270 1.6-GHz processor, 512-KB Level 2 cache, 533-MHz frontside bus (FSB) and it's awesome Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 graphics core are awesome.

TBH the computer kind of sucks but the whole thing is SS and the keyboard is unbelievable for a netbook. After three years it's still running strong and has made for a great kitchen web browsing machine. It can even run netflix!

[–]insaino 10 points11 points ago

was referring to it being called loki, not to it being a netbook ^

[–]harpuajim25 4 points5 points ago

i know i was just messing around.

[–]oodledoodley[S] 9 points10 points ago

Totally forgot about my wifi. Mine is skynet, always has been always will be.

[–]alinot 5 points6 points ago

Are you my neighbor?

[–]Benlarge1 3 points4 points ago

hehe dlinktothepast

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[–]eddvrs 1 point2 points ago

My main is named Mjollnir (Thor's hammer) And I plan to stick to the theme and name my next after his gloves...

[–]OneLittleVictory 1 point2 points ago

  • PC - PistolShrimp
  • Laptop - Lyrebird
  • Laptop - Penguin

[–]kaosjester 2 points3 points ago

I used to have a plan like that - find a theme. But now it's like this:

They just kind of collected over the years, resulting in a strange and (in my opinion) awesome set of names (except for Sarge). My Linux box recently ate shit and I'm getting ready to rebuild my PCs. I'm toying around with the names Grayswandir and Glamdring (my last name is Swords), but I'll probably come up with something much better in the next month.

1: We did not name these - they were given to us named by the school. (Being a grad student rocks.)

[–]Manisil 1 point2 points ago

My external hard drive is named Thunderlord, master of storms

[–]dlenoxx 1 point2 points ago

In the same vein, my PC is HEL-ene.

[–]heavyboy 0 points1 point ago

Dude, this is my default naming scheme too.

I use it with my VMs. My wi-fi is named Niflheim

[–]risingyeast 0 points1 point ago

Nice. My snake's names are Thor and Odin.

[–]ShakataGaNai 1 point2 points ago

I used that same system for naming servers at an office once. Let me tell you, Yggdrasil was the safest server in the entire office.

[–]theclumsyninja 1 point2 points ago

lol! I named my PC "Mini Thor" because its a budget build.

[–]1freelectron 11 points12 points ago

  • Main PC - Proton
  • HTPC - Neutron
  • Laptop - Electron
  • Flash drive - Photon
  • WiFi - Electron Cloud

[–]LurkeSkywalker 22 points23 points ago

Mine is called Deep Thought.

[–]Bradshawi 2 points3 points ago

Stealing this.

[–]AK55 20 points21 points ago

I'm boring:

  • Laptop - Lenny
  • Desktop - Carl

[–]gthec9909 7 points8 points ago

You win the thread.

[–]RobertDobbs 30 points31 points ago

WANKSTATION

[–]taco69 12 points13 points ago

"CP STORAGE SYSTEM"

[–]yoss14 10 points11 points ago

Similar to mine: Spanktuary

[–]Nizzzlle 9 points10 points ago*

Me and my dad follow strict rules on naming. Each Internet enabled device on the home network is named after one of the original 151 Pokemon. No name is used twice.

Mine:

  • Computer - Blastoise
  • Phone - Pikachu
  • Laptop - Dragonite
  • iPad - Flareon

His:

  • Computer - Snorlax
  • Phone - Charizard
  • Laptop - Porygon
  • iPad - Jolteon

Server - Mewtwo

[–]Flane 24 points25 points ago

Naming your Pc is hard. How it goes. You spend hours on end putting together your ultimate hackstation with every cable and strap in just the right place and not a single screw left behind. As you are on your way to awesome gaming heaven you are presented by a screen "Please enter computer name:" At this point I look at my PC -> Back to screen -> back to PC.

Ending up with something lame like "SupERAWESOMEGAYSTATION9000"

[–]BigTortoise 10 points11 points ago

I would love that name. But I don't think gay is enough. We need to go full-on-FABULOUS

[–]TheBlackVista 7 points8 points ago

I had a friend who named his rig Lyra and he got teased because he would coax his computer by name to open the disc tray.

Do any of you you guys who name your computers talk to then by name?

[–]AUae13 6 points7 points ago

Of course. They're people. If you don't treat them right, they won't work right.

[–]fosuco107 7 points8 points ago

finicky overclocked i7 gaming PC - Calculon

12TB full-sized ATX tower media server - Monolith

[–]RyanoRhino 12 points13 points ago

Gaming PC - "Technoloraptor"

Tablet - "Cyanide"

Flash drive - "1TB"

Portable HDD - "Gay porn"

Wifi - "FBI van #2"

[–]benjamindawg 5 points6 points ago

PC - Mjollnir Mk 5
Laptop - WillyBumBum

[–]TheAngrySpanker 2 points3 points ago

That song is simply brilliant.

[–]harpuajim25 3 points4 points ago

I named mine Mingus.

[–]BigTortoise 3 points4 points ago

Mine is the RAPTOR. He goes NANG NANG NANG.

[–]Shoune 11 points12 points ago

I call my PC SPOS - Sad Piece Of Shit. Does that count ?

[–]Lurcho 5 points6 points ago

I named mine "La Computadora."

[–]mojo_rex 1 point2 points ago

i name mine too.My current rig is black dynamite

http://www.imgur.com/PrMio.jpg

[–]gadget3000 2 points3 points ago*

My favourite film is the matrix so I name mine after matrix characters.

Laptop (Linux): switch

Laptop (Windows): cypher

I named my laptop after Cypher because it was supposed to run games well but betrayed me and in fact doesn't. Both of these characters die fairly quickly and I'll be getting rid of my laptop as soon as I can afford a new build (which will earn a main character's name).

My first build: keymaker

Phone: Nebuchadnezzar (because it was my first smartphone)

[–]Fulke 1 point2 points ago

No, but after reading this thread I'm going to go and rename everything now, hard drives and router included.

[–]Siegfried262 3 points4 points ago*

The Compy. Not terribly original but I like it. Conversely the laptop is The Lappy.

[–]Sporkicide 2 points3 points ago

All of my machines had names. The 66mhz screamer back in the day was HAL and had the appropriate custom sound scheme. The first laptop was Mephista, thanks to the AI ARG. The desktop replacement was Pinky (it went "Narf!" upon startup) and the unfortunate Acer laptop was Hedwig, who went down in a blaze of overheating glory. The Toshiba that replaced her picked up the lucky Mephista name again. The last desktop sort of matched by bearing the name Diablo. My latest laptop has been christened Gonk. The in-progress desktop is unnamed, pending completion of the case paint job.

[–]KinoExo 1 point2 points ago

In the Tech bay where I work, our server is named snow white, and the others get named by the dwarfs.

[–]cobalt999 1 point2 points ago

My old PC was named Ol' Dustchuggers.

New one's name is GLaDOS. My phone (white iPhone 4) is named Wheatley because Wheatley is freaking awesome.

[–]Tanglini 2 points3 points ago

Sheila and I have been together for just over 3 months. I Love her.

[–]reddex 2 points3 points ago

We built a 15 ft. Trebuchet last year, and named her Sheila. All war machines should bear that name, good on you, chap.

[–]chrispyb 2 points3 points ago

Laptop - peaches

desktop - pomegranate

[–]NathDriver 2 points3 points ago

Mine is called Zoey, as the original Left 4 Dead was the first game I played on my (then) new rig.

[–]ectomobile 2 points3 points ago

Mine is called "BorgCube". I tried to stay true to the name by installing green case fans.

[–]spoduke 2 points3 points ago

My home network is called Bloom County and all devices names after characters from that comic strip. Opus, Milo, Lola, etc.

[–]allofthesocks 2 points3 points ago

I name all of mine after nukes, and according to how powerful it is in my computer lineup. For instance:

  • Netbook: Ivyking
  • AW Laptop: CastleBravo
  • Desktop: Tzarbomba

[–]FreestyleTexas 1 point2 points ago

  • Old PC - Owl City
  • New PC - Tank City
  • Laptop (after two formattings) - Owl City Jr. Jr. Jr.
  • Router Name - Satan's Ethernet

[–]gthec9909 2 points3 points ago

The Masturbation Station.

[–]bstrunk 0 points1 point ago

  • Mac Pro - Dark Lord of the Sith
  • Mac Mini - Dark Apprentice
  • Macbook - Sith Holocron
  • Gaming PC - TK-421
  • Web/Print Server - That's No Moon

[–]imstock 1 point2 points ago

MY first machine I built was named "Jesus" I am now up to "Jesus4". I don't recall the reason behind the name, but when I buddy surprised me with my new machine he had already named it Jesus4 which followed the correct order.

My father has always had "Orion#" so when I built him a custom machine I named it "Scorpio" since in mythology the giant scorpion was sent to kill Orion. :)

My buddy who built my machine names all his after Greek Gods with the exception of his server.

[–]HeatDeathIsCool 1 point2 points ago

My current build is "Molly_Millions", after the William Gibson character. I think my next build will be known as "The Ansible" from Ender's Game.

[–]batouchu 1 point2 points ago

At work, I had Heimdallr (firewall), Yggdrasil, Niffleheim and Jotunheim, etc

At home, Atomsk, Mamimi, Naota and Haruko.

[–]king_fisher09 0 points1 point ago

My computer's name is Darwin, I just thought it sounded right.

[–]Rykoro 1 point2 points ago

Main PC - Alpha-PC

13" Laptop - Beta-PC

Phone - Omega

[–]wowultimation 1 point2 points ago

Mines northbridge, and my brothers is southbridge.

There is so much creativity in this family.

[–]BlueVengeance 1 point2 points ago

Main PC- Nightwing.

[–]cvpcs 0 points1 point ago

It's actually seen as good system administration to pick a category of some kind and name pcs on a network after that category. Common ones I've seen are planets and elements.

My home devices are all named after female Anime characters from my favorite shows (being that I like Anime and typically refer to devices using female pronouns). To make things easier I made a list of names for me to pick from ages ago so now when I get a new device I use one from the list.

Current devices: Lain, Teletha, Hinoki, Chii, Freya, Konata, Mitsuki, Mimiru, and Makina

[–]Lewkylewk 0 points1 point ago

PC: Monolith

Laptop: Slade

[–]jetter10 0 points1 point ago

i don't, but my gf calls her phone arcee, after the transformer, my phone is ironhide, and her laptop is bumblebee

[–]hoonboof 0 points1 point ago

At home laptops get named frankenstein or some variant, main machines get named some variant of defecator and machines I sort out for friends get named after greek gods.

I don't even know why, I've just always did that.

[–]Snachmo 0 points1 point ago

Had the same names for everything since I was a kid:

Desktop: Maximilian, after the robot assistant from "The Black Hole"

Portable: Archimedes, after Merlin's owl.

Smartphone: Widget

WiFi: UnimatrixOne

[–]ajyablo 1 point2 points ago

Main PC - Welshi.
Old Linux box - Boxy Brown.
Laptop - Unnamed as of yet.
iPad - iPaddington Bear.

My roomie's mega-desktop is named Hal.

[–]Sobriety 0 points1 point ago

In order of naming:

Laptop - Rakka
Desktop - Reki
Netbook - Hikari
Desktop - Kana
Backup Drive - Kuu
PS3 - Nemu

Since I used up those names I now name them after gotham villainesses starting with Harley Quinn which is my new server.

[–]daesoph 1 point2 points ago

I named my iPod Touch 'slyPod' and now every piece of handheld Apple "crap" has gotten some moniker of it. My PSN tag is that too. I don't know why. I just named my HP laptop. His name is Hippo because he's gray and a behemoth.

[–]Jypson 0 points1 point ago

Colossus!

[–]Bourbeau 0 points1 point ago

Mine is called Lux Box

[–]EnclaveLeo 0 points1 point ago

Mine is named Sasha :D

[–]PhillipPriddy 0 points1 point ago

mine is named Salmagundi. it means out of many pieces... but with all the lobotomized computers it took to make it, FrankenPuter would be a better name for it...

[–]Spoonbread 0 points1 point ago

Scrambles. Possibly a death dealer.

[–]YargainBargain 1 point2 points ago

Back when I was building my core 2 duo machine, I settled on the name Ichor, since the rig was so awesome but poisonous to me since it cost me a lot of money. Few months later and we hear the rumors of the i-series processors codenamed Ichor.

[–]Duggers 0 points1 point ago

After my old Pc died a painful death I renamed my new one Karl because a friend recently called his Lenny.

[–]jobiasRKD 1 point2 points ago

I've named my systems after major regions in Metroid games:

  • Current gaming PC: Tourian
  • Former PC, now home server: Norfair
  • Former PC 2: Maridia
  • Linux laptop: Crateria
  • Old Macbook: Brinstar
  • VPS: sr388

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

Desktop - "Obsidian" (Antec 1200 case :P)

[–]echoota 0 points1 point ago

I started with "computer1". I'm now up to the enterprising "computer6". I like to imagine the names being broadcasted on the generic military block-style letting.

Guess what my phones are named?

[–]phtotrope 1 point2 points ago

Hmm, I never named mine. I never thought about it. He's about three months old now. Is it too late to name him?

[–]siskoeva 1 point2 points ago

My old computer that lasted me from 2000-2010 I named Sikozu in 2003. even painted a design. ( http://i.imgur.com/FWgL3.jpg ) I was in my freshman year of high school, and just started to experiment with case modding and only had a shitty Sony Vaio mATX case with plastic side panels. I started doing casemods after that, but have given away most of the ones I kept, or sold the ones I did on spec. but my second comp in 2010-2011 was named Arjuna, and now my current rig is named Ophelia.

[–]freakuniit 0 points1 point ago*

i study sanskrit a little bit

old pc: BALA because it was so strong (at the time) new pc: NEELA because it is black

android tablet: Andromeda android phone: Andrew

linux netbook: ANU (after the atom processor)

old on-the-road laptop: RHODA

and before that (I'm old) all the computers had names too. I just can't remember them. Seems natural to name them. They may be conscious some day.

[–]Revilo1138 1 point2 points ago

I named my PC HAFTRACK because its an HAF 912 and a halftrack was a WW2 vehicle so it sounds like a Transformer

[–]jgjurado 0 points1 point ago

Named my desktop Adam, while my laptop's called Lilith. Netbook's Lilim.

[–]Eliqsir 0 points1 point ago

i named my desktop daedalus, after the ship in stargate atlanis

[–]tendoman 0 points1 point ago

Leviathan

[–]president_of_burundi 1 point2 points ago*

Always! Mine is Guybrush- it renders like a dairy farmer.

[–]Caddy666 2 points3 points ago

how appropriate, you render like a cow...

[–]zerovox 0 points1 point ago

My Laptop is called Alpert and my desktop Burke

[–]magicaltrevor953 0 points1 point ago

Freddy right now, but when he get's some upgrades I may change it to something more imposing and powerful.

[–]suprr_monkey 0 points1 point ago

Main computer: Proximus

[–]Lazy-Daze 1 point2 points ago

My car. Because this is wanted for my 16th birthday, not a car.

[–]Funsponge4life 0 points1 point ago

Gaming Machine - Atomic Crouton

[–]netsui 0 points1 point ago

My computer names are hopelessly uncreative. My cat's name is Nash, so each computer is named "nashville..." along with some sort of desciptive tag. Examples:

nashvillekitten (netbook is small... so are kittens?)

nashvillemain (primary computer, center of everything).

nashvillelogger (IRC logging and other misc. tasks)

nashvillenew

and so on.

[–]happyevil 0 points1 point ago

I named mine Maelstrom!

[–]TheMildCard 0 points1 point ago

Desktop - BOX Laptop - Rectangle Netbook - PeeeSeee

[–]RagtimeFever 0 points1 point ago

PC - Epsilon Fifth computer I have owned.

[–]Crab_Cake 0 points1 point ago

My Micro-ATX Crossfire rig is called "Brutaliton". =D

[–]Bwelchka 0 points1 point ago

KOS-MOS

[–]Caracharias 1 point2 points ago

HAL 9000

I have yet to install a glowing red eye.

[–]bobthedeadly 1 point2 points ago

I named mine GERTY.

I hope it doesn't start cloning me...

[–]johnnybravoh 1 point2 points ago

My PCs are named Shaco, Teemo, Mundo and Squirtle.

[–]p4nic 0 points1 point ago

Old old HP Pavillion: Shirley

Upgraded game PC from 6 years ago: Laverne

Current PC: Joan

Laptop: Moya

Zune: Mia

[–]Theotropho 0 points1 point ago

Crackhead Bitch, has been since I was a crackhead on Rundberg.

[–]TruthBeTolled 1 point2 points ago

I've named my computer Karen after Plankton's wife in Spongebob.

[–]tashinorbo 0 points1 point ago

Xerxes

[–]Exallium 0 points1 point ago

My computers are greek/roman gods, my hard drives are norse gods

[–]viagravagina 0 points1 point ago

This idea has never even popped into my head and I feel ashamed the big guy doesn't have a name.

[–]squidthesid 1 point2 points ago

My computer is called K0MRADE P0RKINATOR, as a piggy bank sits on top of it, wearing a Soviet cap.

[–]SonTran 0 points1 point ago

Black Phoenix

[–]omnihotdog 0 points1 point ago

You're not alone. But mine are all named so shamelessly weeaboo I can't bear to list them out.

Though, it made me smile when my mom named her PC Monkey D. Luffy to maintain my convention.

[–]beamingrobot 1 point2 points ago

Tardis.

[–]astro_ZOMBIE138 0 points1 point ago

One of my computers is named Shanikwa.

[–]drock424 0 points1 point ago

My desktop is Zanzibar. My work laptop is OscarSierraXray (it's a MacBook Pro), the Windows VM is VictorMike and the bootcamp partition is BravoCharlie. My personal HP Envy laptop is Paarthurnax. My SSID is PrettyFlyForAWiFi. Just to name a few...

[–]Alix1723 0 points1 point ago

I call mine Monolith because it's huge and all black. Nothing else to it other than that, although I do name all my flash drives after constellations (My current 16GB Cruzer Blade is Orion for example)

[–]furrylemmings 0 points1 point ago

  • My latest build: Ridcully

  • Media Centre: Luggage

  • Phone: Rincewind

  • Old MacBook: Max

[–]squirlysphinctr 1 point2 points ago

Desktop- Imperial Netbook- Executor My iPhone- TIE Adv X1 WiFi- BillWiTheScienceFi

So it was all Star Wars related, but drunk me thought Bill Wi the Science Fi was funnier.

[–]djweezy 0 points1 point ago

  • Laptop: Odin
  • Desktop: Loki
  • Server: Medusa
  • Router: Echelon
  • dead computers: thor and blackpearl

edit: formatting

[–]Renovatio_ 1 point2 points ago

I name my computers after the cases they are in. Easy networking.

[–]captainmustard 1 point2 points ago

We have two laptops named "Wintermute" and "Neuromancer"

[–]CyberSoldier8 0 points1 point ago

I'm gonna rebuild mine in a red and white NZXT phantom with blue fans to make it red white and blue. Once this is complete, it will be formally known as "The Patriot".

[–]TheChampofChamps 1 point2 points ago

I named mine "The Bitch."

Listens to what I say and does whatever I say.

RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!

[–]AsaBringman 1 point2 points ago

I name mine after attractive women. My current is Mayra, after Mayra Veronica (probably NSFW).

[–]Accipiter1138 0 points1 point ago

I left to get some food while the OS was installing. When I came back, my friend had completed the installation process and named my computer "Vera."

Okay.jpg

[–]TotoroZoo 0 points1 point ago

All of my gadgets are named after Final Fantasy Espers.

Current laptop is white so I named her Shiva, I have an ipod touch named Odin, had a nano named Carbunkl.

I think when I get my long-awaited pc rig I will name him Alexandr.

http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/ff6/espers.php?LowLim=0;UpLim=7

[–]TyDyMiler 0 points1 point ago

I call my desktop Juggernaut . My laptop isn't named though.

[–]impetergraves 0 points1 point ago

My current computer is named Porygon.

[–]georgeaf99 0 points1 point ago

I named my iPhone Marvin and my desktop Deep Thought.

[–]Eggfooyung 0 points1 point ago

Mine is called mini fridge. Since it is about that size.

[–]TheOmnipotentPilot 0 points1 point ago

I'm way too much of a perfectionist. Maybe it comes from being a programmer (useful variable names xD) but I always name my pc my name here-Desktop or -PC or -Laptop, etc. I always give my drives super generic names. My HDDs are "Drive C" (the defaults). My flash drives are named after what they're used for.

[–]KaziArmada 1 point2 points ago

My girlfriend names all hers after Characters from Stargate.

Her old laptop she returned was Bra'tac

Her new netbook she got to replace R'yac

Her desktop she's going to build will be named Teal'c

[–]iama842 1 point2 points ago

Wifi: SEELE
Main computer: GEHIRN
External HDD: NERV

[–]Storm360 0 points1 point ago

I guess i'm the only person who names things like

Office PC Laptop College Laptop etc?

My Hard Drives on this are also named like WINDOWS (C) Steam (D)

[–]alwaysthedude 0 points1 point ago

NetBook: PENKNIFE Phone: unnervingly candid Nicky iPod: Damien pitchfork, the freight yard Satan Media Center: MEDIA (I'm boring there)

[–]rmxz 0 points1 point ago

I give it more than one name (in DNS), for every separate thing it's used for.

For example, if it has the photos I took, it'll have a name "pics", or something like that. If it has my email archive, it'll have a name for that too. And if it has virtual PCs for work, they'll have names too.

[–]theclumsyninja 1 point2 points ago

I named my external HD "Atomsk".

[–]Marshall_Lawson 0 points1 point ago

I usually use mythic names (I KNOW, HOW ORIGINAL). I've had Osiris, Odin, Prometheus, Hades, Hermes, and that's all the ones I can remember. I'm thinking about switching to Mayan gods instead since it's 2012 and all.

[–]rljohn 0 points1 point ago

John-PC

John-Laptop

[–]rafasc 0 points1 point ago

I use the phonetic alphabet to name my machines.

My main laptop is called alpha, the other is called beta.

But i am trying to change this. I think this it inst original enough.

[–]alinot 0 points1 point ago

My computers are named jake-laptop, jake-desktop, jake-server.

Pretty boring but I never forget which is which.

[–]Volsunga 0 points1 point ago

Main gaming PC - Jormungandr

Netbook - Fenrir

old laptop - Fafnir

Phone - Huginn

iPod - Muninn

Kindle - Mimir

(future) RasPi - Nidhogg

[–]Primey0 0 points1 point ago

I call mine a piece of shit sometimes.

[–]Adrepok 0 points1 point ago

Because of my red theme. Red Dragon

[–]GokuDude 1 point2 points ago*

  • Mine: Narcissus
  • Girlfriends: Echo

[–]Ratlettuce 0 points1 point ago

yup!

PC- Ermis

Wifes lappy - gertrue

My lappy- Flapjack

[–]luxuryCoffinsINC 0 points1 point ago

I called mine skynet.

[–]Eoghal 0 points1 point ago

i named my pc Bonestorm because that ability in Wow always made me lag on my old laptop but with the new pc it didnt

[–]KeigaTide 0 points1 point ago

Mine is named after my online name, Black Magic.

[–]ianott 0 points1 point ago

I chose colossus, not because it's a bitfenix colossus case. the name comes from the movie colossus (fantastic flick)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064177/

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

  1. Main Server : nostromo
  2. Netbook: tattooine
  3. Mac Mini: sulaco
  4. Debian Desktop: monolith
  5. XP game machine ($60 dell optiplex) : spaceball (it's usually off.)

I had a laptop (it croaked...) named deckard. When I decide which laptop to buy, I'll probably name the new one that as well.

[–]Andrewr05 0 points1 point ago

[–]linkinkampf19 0 points1 point ago

I named mine Explorer Seven (I know, very original :/ ) after a long line of PCs I've had. Started this nomenclature ever since an XP installation long ago decided to screw up the Explorer shell. Think I had named previous builds something akin to Explorer-Killer or something like that, but switched to Seven once I got Win7.

[–]etetamar 0 points1 point ago

It started with robots from books, and got away.

Over the years I had:

  • Colin (Hitch Hiker's guide)
  • Eddie (Same)
  • Marvin (Guide again)
  • Jenkins (from City by Clifford D Simak)
  • Hyde (was supposed to be half of a dual-boot, but that never really happened)
  • Little Angel (a book called Pandemonium)
  • Vimes (Snuff, the latest in the discworld series)

[–]hadees 0 points1 point ago

All my computers are named after Alice in Wonderland characters. My main computer is of coarse Alice, the router is the lookingglass, my file server is walrus, my htpc is caterpillar, and my phone is mockturtle.

[–]NAVI_WORLD_INC 0 points1 point ago

All of my computer names are NAVI.

[–]Gimli_The_Dwarf 1 point2 points ago

Before Al Gore invented the internet in 1999, naming schemes in large networks were usually the playground of sysadmins, and there were all kinds of awesome schemes out there. (As the web exploded and initially machine names were made public before we all got smart about DNS and A Records, executives with no sense of humor clamped down and made it boring)

Now, between executive interference and the demands of maintaining huge farms, most corporate computers have names like WebDB001

And apparently there's a security note that this is the worst possible way to name your servers, since it's a roadmap for anyone who managed to land on one - don't know if we'll ever see a return to the joys of "All the servers in the Oracle farm are named after DC Superheroes, while the servers in the SQL Server farm are all named after Marvel Superheroes..."

[–]Gimli_The_Dwarf 1 point2 points ago

Also, the best naming scheme I've seen was my old ISP:

  • Ironmine
  • Goldmine
  • Saltmine
  • Claymore

[–]GlumChampion 0 points1 point ago

Desktop: Mothership

Laptop: VoidRay

Tablet: Sentry

Phone: Probe

[–]FNG9232 0 points1 point ago

I named mine Paul.

[–]thenightangel05 0 points1 point ago

I never thought to do this but now I have to! I read a lot so it could be azoth, kylar, galean, or futzing.

[–]nahvkolaj 0 points1 point ago

Desktop - Chupathingy

Laptop - Chupabooky

[–]NitrosDragon 0 points1 point ago

I only name the machines that I build from scratch. My first PC I named Erika, just because it felt right. After a few years of upgrades, she is now Erika Mk. II. She still has her old mobo, RAM, and CPU, so I felt a new name wasn't necessary.

[–]ritzs 0 points1 point ago

I got Alice, Claire, Sasha, Annie, Lily (ipod) and more if you don't count just computers.... I name everything.

[–]PLAAND 0 points1 point ago

My current naming scheme for wi-fi devices is names of Lockheed prop planes:

  • Desktop: Super Connie
  • Laptop: Constellation
  • Phone: Electra

[–]hayuata 1 point2 points ago

On my dual boot between Windows 7 & Linux Mint, I have named my Linux Bianca. Don't know why but I liked it.

[–]kamandojoe 0 points1 point ago

I named mine Frankenstein after having to replace the power supply.

[–]RockinRoel 1 point2 points ago

Netbook: Calvin
Desktop PC: Hobbes

[–]eskimoboytim 0 points1 point ago

  • Main PC- T-1000
  • Netbook- T-800
  • Wifi- Jedi Temple

[–]BirdWithBowtie 0 points1 point ago

I name mine after federal investigative agencies in some very loose code that appears to be a typical governmental agency oversight. I'd like to think this may have helped thwart minor problems like wireless leeching (on a protected router but share the password with flatmates), but I have no proof. Maybe that's a good thing.

[–]DrHalibut 1 point2 points ago

I just name my stuff based on things I think sound like cool names.

Desktop: JaegerMK3 (surpassing JaegerMK2 and Jaeger)

Laptop: Kikosho (one of Chun Li's special moves)

Kindle: James's Kindle (ok, admittedly this one isn't cool)

[–]Enginerdiest 0 points1 point ago

Mine are all ships from BSG:

Workstation - Galactica (no network card at first ;)

Laptop - Viper (light and fast, but can't be out too long without Galactica)

WiFi - Colonial One (handles diplomatic relations between the fleet)

etc. etc.

I've really spent too much time thinking about this.

[–]Hackey_Sack 0 points1 point ago

I don't really have a theme to naming my computers, other than that they're always female. Females names have a history of being attributed to things of grace and beauty.

So I figure, I can dream, right?

[–]soimadeanaccount 0 points1 point ago

Current computer is called 11DEC2011 that's the date everything was put together and windows installed, so I can keep track on how long it has been in service without hd wipe incident. If I have to reinstall the date will change to that new day and the clock starts ticking again from zero. Longest streak so far was my old pc sometime around AUG2006 up until about 3-4 months ago.

Not the most creative naming scheme, but handy to see how long the build has lasted...or to build a tombstone.

[–]Drizzt396 0 points1 point ago

Main PC - Icingdeath (UV Blue Acrylic)
TV PC - Watchtower (inherited from some friends)
Netbook - Onyx

I take it a step further though...I name my storage.

Main SSD - Azura
3.5" 1TB - Nerevar
3.5" 1.5 TB - Sotha Sil
2.5" 1TB - Vivec
8 Gig Pico USB - Almalexia

[–]PeteAllan 0 points1 point ago

Mines simply called - The Beast

[–]superAL1394 1 point2 points ago*

Gaming machine: Odin

HTPC/Torrent box: Dionysus

Macbook: MB1 (this was before I started giving my computers creative names)

Wi-Fi: Madness? THIS! IS! WIRELESS!

iPhone: Ali's iPhone (Didn't think to give it a good name, will probably change it to Hermes though)

I am going to be making a machine for running an SVN server but I haven't thought of a name yet... suggestions?

Edit: Where I used to work all of the servers had biblical names, and the admin would call them by name and curse them when they didn't work. He said fairly loudly "GOD DAMNIT MOSES" and proceeded to inform everyone they would have to connect to Jesus instead once when customers were around. It was very amusing.

[–]kaotik4266 0 points1 point ago

I'm fairly unimaginative.

Big chunky desktop: Jupiter

Laptop with red lid: Mars

Hypothetical future netbook: Ceres

[–]Snoopy7393 0 points1 point ago

Old: Alexis

New: Charlotte

[–]dedbodiez 0 points1 point ago

NeverSayNever - So it's easy to identify!!!

[–]bradders42 0 points1 point ago

  • PC - Avon
  • Portable HDD - Stringer
  • Old laptop - Wee-Bey
  • Android - Bodie
  • USB stick - Wallace

I'm not in charge of naming the network, but when I am I will name it Hamsterdam

[–]ACDCGAMER 0 points1 point ago

My main desktop is known as The Leviathan, and my laptop is known as Piece of Shit that needs to be replaced ASAP.

[–]kyriose 0 points1 point ago

Main PC is Excalibur (with matching name decal) and my laptop is The Titan

[–]BrokeRegistration 0 points1 point ago

I have an internal domain name: starfleet.mil. Main machine is always Enterprise. Others have included Reliant, Excelsior, Aries, Intrepid, Proxima, Challenger, Defiant, Agamemnon, Stargazer, etc., et. al., ad nauseum. I use Linux (for everything but gaming), so there's usually a virtual machine of some kind that I use for odds and ends in Windows. It gets named Galileo. I used to have nine computers running 24x7. I'm now down to four, and one of those could be shut off, really.

[–]girlyadvice 0 points1 point ago

I didn't build it, but my laptop is called Sebastius. I think it'd be a good name for a dog, but I don't have a dog. :(

[–]Arntegio 0 points1 point ago

Elysium, Freya + Freyr, Baldur, Vidar, Krynn... a bunch of others I forget.

[–]SlyVenom 0 points1 point ago

Main PC = Battlestation

Main Laptop = OtakuInc (I do my website coding on it)

Netbook = OnTheGo

Kitchen Laptop = CookBook

Library PC = Librarian

Server = WorkShop

[–]conkore 0 points1 point ago

I made a gaming comp with a small simple case. I named him Mr. Sensible. hope you get the ref..

[–]emit_ 0 points1 point ago

PC - emit

HTPC - emit01

WiFi - emit

iphone - emit

laptop - emit02

[–]HighFiveOhYeah 0 points1 point ago

PC - Titan

router - Trinity

eeepc (sold) - Neo

my network - Ghetto

[–]zach84 0 points1 point ago

MURDERTRON 9000

Also Acheron, which is the Greek Underworld river of pain.It's a fuckin river of pain!!!

[–]nsstrunks 0 points1 point ago

  • First PC: Belldandy
  • Second PC: Urd
  • Third PC: Skuld
  • Fourth PC: Peorth
  • Laptop: Banpei / Wonderland (changed after I switched to Ubuntu)
  • Servers: Yggdrasil, Asgard, Niflheim, Midgard, Lind

I have a tablet, but too lazy to name it.

[–]larvyde 0 points1 point ago

I name my personal devices after asimov characters: my old laptop was blissenobiarella, my macbook is lizalor, and my cellphone is arkady

other stuff on my home net is named after discworld chars, so for instance I have a modem/firewall named angua, wireless router called moist, and a NAS called ook

[–]Michel-Foucault 1 point2 points ago

Jayne: "So does this!" (caresses the gun PC lovingly) "I call it Vera."

[–]Lunok 0 points1 point ago

Desktop: Machina Glorus Windows Laptop: 73H B34S7,don't judge me Linux laptop: The Box

[–]TheThirdBlackGuy 0 points1 point ago*

Desktop 1: Avarice

Desktop 2: Sloth

Laptop 1: (HP) Envy

Laptop 2: Gluttony

Work Laptop - Pride