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How do you name your computer

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Windows gives examples of "Kitchen Computer" or "Mary's Computer" for setting the name of a computer (Computer Name tab in System Properties). But I'm sure that most people don't name their computers that way and show off a bit of creativity in it.

Previously I used to use names from Asterix like GetAFix for my main dev box. Now I exclusively use names from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Some of the machines I use are named as below

  1. traal: My test box
  2. Krikkit: My dev box
  3. Vogon: A old vintage machine I have at work which I use to test some perf scenarios (Vista on 512mb RAM :^) )
  4. Hooloovoo : My personal laptop
  5. Bugblatter: Another laptop

What name do you use?

 

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  • Anonymous
    November 28, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    November 28, 2007
    My machines are named Helicon 1 and Helicon 2. Thanks for a great blog!

  • Anonymous
    November 28, 2007
    My main desktop has been called "Madoka" for years. The laptop "Hikaru". All the HD have also names taken from Japanese animation characters. At the office the policy is more varied, but there's a good core of names taken from Tolkien's "the Lord of the Rings". Back in the good old days my desktop used to be called "Nazgul" and the web server "Shelob", for instance. Endless fun...

  • Anonymous
    November 28, 2007
    Thundercats! :) Snarf: Desktop wilykat: Server cheetara: Web server (VM) Snarfer: Pocket PC

  • Anonymous
    November 28, 2007
    My laptop is called deepthought and it runs Ubuntu Feisty. :-)

  • Anonymous
    November 28, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    November 28, 2007
    ok, that's a fantastic idea, deepthought it is for my next comp :)

  • Anonymous
    November 28, 2007
    ECLISSI - Main dev pc CALLISTO - Test pc

  • Anonymous
    November 28, 2007
    Diablo - Linux machine Melox - Windowx machine

  • Anonymous
    November 28, 2007
    Diablo - Linux machine Melox - Windows machine

  • Anonymous
    November 29, 2007
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  • Anonymous
    December 01, 2007
    I have a domain running at home so i name the machines Corp style, example: lyalin-dev01. This tells me its my machine playing role of dev.