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Title: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on March 21, 2011, 02:54:26 PM
I'm sure there's more than one person on this forum who affectionately names inanimate objects, so let's share our embarrassing naming conventions!

I'll start first.

Xion D33
Type: Personal computer.
History: That's his full name right there, there's something interesting in his initials but that's for me to know and bored people to figure out. There isn't much of a story as to why I named him Xion. I just chose a name that began with X because his chassis is decorated with them of course, I chose the chassis myself. Xion is the PC I do everything on.

Nix
Type: External HDD
History: A tiny external bought to back up Xion's most important files. Polar opposites but also just different sides of the same coin 8D

Morte YP-U3
Type: Mp3 player
History: Morte is the first device I named. He was a B'day present from my high school friends what the hell I used to go to school?! and so I became affectionate and named him and his sister on the spot. They were named after their colours~

Ichigo
Type: Blankie
History: Yes, blankie. I called her strawberry because she was pink and cute. Okay? I don't actually like Bleach.

Cantilena
Type: Piano
History: She's like 10 years old, but I only named her recently. She's served me well over the years and deserves some love.

Virgil
Type: B'day present - I mean, DS Lite
History: 1 year after Morte, my friends gave me a Virgil. Aww, I wub them >w< Virgil has actually met and befriended Lucent, a somewhat older female DS Lite who accidentally got dropped a few times.

Aaaand that's it~ What do you mean that's it? You mean holy [parasitic bomb] it finally ended man
Unless anyone is interested in the fact that I named my current USB 'Blues' because of its colour scheme and to give me an incentive to not leave it behind. My friends question my colour naming. I tell them it's a music genre.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Mirby on March 21, 2011, 11:33:27 PM
I named my computer TaylorLynComp, and my DS is the DS.

I also named my flash drive TalynDrve3, since it's my third drive.

I haven't really named that many things...
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: ಠ_ಠ on March 22, 2011, 12:22:34 AM
Any of my electronic devices that specifically ask for a name (pc, ipod, external hdd) all get named after characters from Code Lyoko.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Mirby on March 22, 2011, 12:24:44 AM
Yeah, mine are named on an EXE-style naming system...
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on March 22, 2011, 06:45:31 AM
Aww, you guys are boring. No way no way every place has people with interesting naming schemes~~~ I have a friend who names his computers EVA01 etc and apparently his network is NERV. I think.

My network is Skynet.

Yup.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Gotham Ranger on March 22, 2011, 06:47:23 AM
I only know one person who actually does this.

I just give my things a generic enough name to be identifiable. Though, I think labelled this new PC "GothamCity".
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Protoman Blues on March 22, 2011, 07:18:58 AM
My car's nickname is the Thundertank.

I named my White PSP Blanco.

My iPod Touch's name is The Screen of Omens.

My Phone's name is R2D2, of course this is because it's the DROID R2D2 model.

My PS3's name is The Tower of Omens.

I name a LOT of stuff. XD
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on March 22, 2011, 07:48:28 AM
You have a car? Aww~ Jealous~~ What do your iPod and PS3 have to do with each other? No one gives them genders?
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Protoman Blues on March 22, 2011, 07:55:54 AM
You have a car? Aww~ Jealous~~ What do your iPod and PS3 have to do with each other? No one gives them genders?

It's Thundercats related. I tend to name some stuff after my favorite cartoon ever!  8D
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Gotham Ranger on March 22, 2011, 08:02:56 AM
No Blues references?
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Hiryu on March 22, 2011, 06:11:00 PM
Sometimes I like to call my printer a few names, like "Piece of [parasitic bomb]" or "Stupid Douchebag"
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Protoman Blues on March 22, 2011, 06:55:19 PM
No Blues references?

Nah. For that, I just buy expensive sunglasses.  8B
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Rin on March 23, 2011, 12:48:48 AM
Nah. For that, I just buy expensive sunglasses.  8B
Oh, so you're like my brother then, huh? He too buys expensive sunglasses... in fact, now that I think of it...
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Kit on March 23, 2011, 06:17:15 AM
My car is Marina, as in Marina Liteyears from Mischief Makers.

My ipod is White Knight.

My 360 is Belle.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Rin on March 23, 2011, 06:52:17 AM
My old PC was called YOUFUCKINGPIECEOFSHITSTOPBREAKINGSODAMNMUCHARRRRGH.
My new PC is called
[spoiler]BLUE SCREEN BRINGER OF DEATH AND DOOM AND GENERAL NOT-NICENESS[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Sakura Leic on March 23, 2011, 06:55:23 AM
My old PC was called YOUFUCKINGPIECEOFSHITSTOPBREAKINGSODAMNMUCHARRRRGH.
My new PC is called
[spoiler]BLUE SCREEN BRINGER OF DEATH AND DOOM AND GENERAL NOT-NICENESS[/spoiler]
You know I don't think I've ever seen a blue screen of death on any of the computers I've had.

The only thing I named was my mom's old car and it was Death Trap or something along those lines.  I don't know why I don't name my things.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Police Girl on March 23, 2011, 07:19:31 AM
My computer's name is Junker.

Because its getting scrapped when I get a new rig.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Rin on March 23, 2011, 07:35:25 AM
I don't know why I don't name my things.
Because you're NORMAL?

[spoiler]
"DON'T SAY NORMAL!"
(http://i54.tinypic.com/w7hpj9.jpg)[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on March 23, 2011, 11:12:21 AM
I buy expensive sunglasses! I did. Until my myopia got the better of me and I didn't like contacts enough to always wear them.

My old PC was called YOUFUCKINGPIECEOFSHITSTOPBREAKINGSODAMNMUCHARRRRGH.
My new PC is called
[spoiler]BLUE SCREEN BRINGER OF DEATH AND DOOM AND GENERAL NOT-NICENESS[/spoiler]

Oh wow, I didn't know PC names could be that long =O

That reminds me, Lucent's owner's computer is called 'Stupid', it really is =O And our laser printer is officially called '[sonic slicer]'. I don't think our parents noticed.

@Sakura: You...do use Windows...right?
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Sakura Leic on March 24, 2011, 07:07:49 PM
@Sakura: You...do use Windows...right?
Yeah I do use Windows, I hate Macs.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Mirby on March 24, 2011, 11:29:33 PM
Nah. For that, I just buy expensive sunglasses.  8B
Didn't you have a pair that were like silver or something? I remember us making a lot of jokes about some glasses you got...

Also, there's a keyboard I use that I call Cassie.

[spoiler=Reason]
Because it's a Casio... not too original, I admit...[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on March 25, 2011, 12:46:54 AM
It's okay Cassie is a cute name either way =w=b

I've never heard of a Windows machine that never Blue Screened. They all blue screen eventually, some faster than others depending on how much and how often you mess around with it. >_>!
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Mirby on March 26, 2011, 12:05:11 AM
Mine never has!! The only blue screen on my lappy is in pictures I've gotten... probably from here.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Acid on March 26, 2011, 12:35:44 AM
Oh I have many names for my devices.
They range from "Piece of [parasitic bomb]" over "Useless piece of [parasitic bomb]" to "[tornado fang]ing piece of [parasitic bomb]".

They're all related by the way. They all have the same last name. All part of the family "go [tornado fang] yourself"
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on March 26, 2011, 04:31:30 AM
Good to know there's a lot of love going around in your house =w=b
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Acid on March 26, 2011, 12:56:51 PM
My house is a palace of love and peace.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Bueno Excelente on March 29, 2011, 03:04:00 AM
My computer's name is "The Computer".

He's a total diva so he insists I use the The.

One of these days, the monitor will want preferential treatment too. God damn appliances.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: irgpie on March 29, 2011, 03:09:00 AM
I named my laptop "Irgendein-Typ" when first prompted.

But I still just refer to it by what it actually is, along with any other electronic device I own.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on March 29, 2011, 04:50:45 AM
Hey Bueno your computer sounds like you. Nya. :3 I bet the fridge will want it first.

Irgendein-Typ? That's a cool name =O How did you come up with it~?
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: irgpie on March 29, 2011, 04:53:05 AM
Irgendein-Typ? That's a cool name =O How did you come up with it~?
It's "some guy" in German. Got the translation from a friend years ago and been using it since.

It's also what I originally joined the site as. Most people just shorten it to "Irgy".
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Karai on March 30, 2011, 03:05:27 AM
I have names for HDDs. C: is obviously System on both computers. On the desktop - D: is Empire (keeping all important stuff), E: is Dungeon (for random things), F: is Casemate (as prison - it holds everything that soon will be burned to DVDs). Netbook D: is called Universe as it holds every possible thing.
Other things are simply DS, [ZEN] stone, phone, and so on.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on March 30, 2011, 04:03:36 AM
Lol, I actually name my HDDs too. But the naming goes like this:

C: Control (System, as per usual)
D: Data (Important things)
E: Extra (Everything else)
F: Frosty. Frosty is an external. Frosty is white.

Nice to know I'm not the only one that does it 8D
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: borockman on March 30, 2011, 04:06:06 AM
I called my D: My crap.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: irgpie on March 30, 2011, 04:06:25 AM
Oh, forgot about that.

When prompted, I named my external 1TB Hard-drive "Crap".

Edit: Apparently I'm quite unoriginal

Edit 2: Also if it counts, I renamed "Documents" to "Sterf" some time ago.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: borockman on March 30, 2011, 04:07:31 AM
XD.

It is full of crap.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on March 30, 2011, 05:10:42 AM
I know logs of people who name stuff 'crap'. The closest I got to that was 'Random Crap'. Everything else is always 'Temp'.

But they are never ever ever temporary >_>!
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Mirby on March 31, 2011, 12:01:33 AM
I always name my folders for maps and guides and stuff "Codes and Stuff [number]". I'm currently on Codes & Stuff V. Because it's the fifth such folder I've had. 1-4 were on my Compaq that crashed three times, so I remade it each time.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Police Girl on March 31, 2011, 03:09:54 PM
Hmm... for a while my computer used to be called "Family Computer", now its "Crapsack"

The Laptop is "Son of Crapsack", just because of the stupid [parasitic bomb] keypad and the fact that it can't play HL2 very well despite being pretty damn new (2009 or something).

The Vista downstairs is "Unreasonable Child" Because of how vista has that stupid "User Account Control" always prompting for permission to do stuff. (I would undo it but my parents would probably get pissy, im going to do it today.)

TV is "Shiny Wafer"
Gamecube is simply "Cube I trip on"
Wii is "EXCEPTION (DSI) OCCURED!" Because that happens way too [tornado fang]ing much when I'm homebrewin'.

Also, when it comes to folders for my crap, I go with everything having to be "Unnamed Folder", I'm up to Unnamed Folder 3, because the first one I deleted because my parents complained, afterwards I made a new one which I called NEW Unnamed Folder, then I just said Screw it and made a 3rd one, which currently resides on my EXHDD (Which I call Red, because it is Red.) I have an alternate one on the "Unreasonable child", Which I call "Unnamed Folder Vista Edition". I also have Unnamed Music, where I put all of my "Obtained" Soundtracks. (With seperate folders for Anime and Video games, because thats all I ever "Obtain".
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on March 31, 2011, 03:24:29 PM
...

I would /hate/ to browse your computer(s). Despite being messy, I do have some kind of an order and everything is properly tagged...

I have music folders for hmm, lesee. Ambient tracks, Anime, Doujin, my own crap, Classics, Contemporary, Dance, Game, Indie, Orchestral, Soundtrack (like, movies and stuffs), and Vocaloid.
On second thoughts I don't know why I have that first folder. And even though Vocaloid fits into Doujin (Which is really Indie), along with my own stuffs, and Game music belongs in Soundtrack and I don't listen to Techno anymore...
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Police Girl on March 31, 2011, 03:33:41 PM
All I ever tag is my music, so that way it has album art and is properly cleaned up for my Zune.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Karai on April 01, 2011, 04:27:49 AM
If we're talking about tagging music, my tags have to perfect. I add custom tags like 'original title' (written in moonspeak), 'exact release date', 'price', and so on. Foobar2000 is very helpful with mass tagging.
There's also a 'serial no.' tag (say, INTIR-015), and with the help of a little script I use it to display album's cover. So, instead of having a 'front.jpg' file in each and every folder (or trying to figure out how to keep multiple 'front.jpg's in the same 'random' folder, which is just impossible), I have a single folder named '_art' that keeps all the covers together, named like 'INTIR-015.jpg'.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on April 01, 2011, 04:50:40 AM
I tag all my Japanese songs in moonspeak anyway. Not that I can read it, but I can recognise them just fine if I like them enough to download them.
I'm so picky, even my composers and singers are all in their original moonspeak glory \o/ I really should get to learning the language but I really suck with languages.
Also my album covers are embedded into my mp3s :D Separate image files are just a pain. <3 Mp3tag.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Sky Child on April 01, 2011, 11:45:49 AM
this is still a thread about named devices right

because i named my desktop pc areuredyforsumfutbol
and my laptop is peptochan because it's the pinkest [parasitic bomb] i've ever owned
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on April 01, 2011, 02:38:45 PM
Yes, \o/ I'm just running my mouth 'cause no one else is weird enough to name things.

Your desktop plays football? I actually had to google Pepto 'cause we don't have that here...and...I...see...

I've never seen a pink laptop before o_o
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Rin on April 01, 2011, 02:51:29 PM
I've never seen a pink laptop before o_o
I always wanted to have a pink PC... but now I have a black PC... ehhh...
























What?
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: VixyNyan on April 01, 2011, 03:23:02 PM
because i named my desktop pc areuredyforsumfutbol

Do you kick it?
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on April 01, 2011, 03:48:41 PM
Speaking of laptops, my sister just came home with two of them. A black one and a white one. Apparently they were cheap.

</random>

@Kharaxel But where in the world would you find a pink chassis? >_o
...Nevermind I just googled and found that apparently there's a pink Macbook Pro and there's also a pink iCute. Whatever that is.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Acid on April 04, 2011, 12:52:58 AM
What?

Nothing. Do go on.

(http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2096/sigmundfreud.jpg)
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Flame on April 08, 2011, 07:42:41 AM
My car's nickname is the Thundertank.
Now I want to see your car. XD

I dont particularly name my stuff, though ive somewhat adopted my friends' habit of calling their MP3 player "Mippy" and my laptop "Lappy" (Or "Lappy-kun")

Another friend of mine named his car The Jalopy. XD
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on April 08, 2011, 05:14:01 PM
Everyone calls their laptop 'Lappy' =w=a
Mippy is new though.

The Jalo- ...Poor car, no love at all =(/me just wants a car ;w;
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Flame on April 08, 2011, 05:18:29 PM
He affectionately calls it that.
but it IS a used car. probably id say from the late 80's to mid 90's.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on April 12, 2011, 04:01:19 PM
D'aw. Tough love. The best kind.

New device, new name!

Athena -> HTC Legend
She's quite pretty. And 100% new so we don't know her personality just yet.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Mirby on April 12, 2011, 11:47:52 PM
Did she pop out of Zeus' head fully formed?
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on April 13, 2011, 01:05:47 AM
Totally did. Wouldn't want my Athena any other way.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Mirby on April 14, 2011, 01:35:29 AM
Well... unless I missed it, what do you have named Zeus? Or do you just call the store or wherever you got it from for this instance only? :P
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on April 14, 2011, 11:49:14 AM
The latter. :D

One of my devices having a baby is a little too much...probably.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Mirby on April 14, 2011, 09:39:12 PM
Hey, you're in RPM now; anything can happen!
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on April 15, 2011, 11:47:10 AM
I'm Krystal, anything can happen.

This is more of a case of, uh, what-if-I-don't-want-it-to-happen >_>
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Rad Lionheart on April 16, 2011, 01:23:45 AM
My old computer is named Rickenbacker
My new computer is named Rickenbacker MkII

I don't individually name drives, because then I have to think of a good combination since there are more than one now.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Gaia on April 16, 2011, 02:35:05 AM
My PSP's name is Coco, and it's moe anthromorph is a girl with a bandage on her head and nose because she keeps tripping over, thus the CD and batteries keep sliding out in the process, but the PSP itself is durable after 15 falls and accidents, hence the name.
Title: Re: Electronics/Devices/Computer Names
Post by: Krystal on April 19, 2011, 04:43:14 PM
@Rad: Rickenbacker? Like a Rickenbacker bass? :D

Gaia you should take better care of your PSP...