Do you name your Macs?

[onthat]

PBook G4-Alphonc

 

[strydr]

All my systems are named after LOTR

iMac- Gandalf
PPC mini-legolas
CD mini- samwise
PB- Bilbo
MBP- Frodo
MP- Aragon

my PC's are named after the dark side,
Xeon- Saruman
Dell- Sauron

.......

 

[joshwest]

Ummm no, i have a girlfriend to take up most of my time..

 

[theman5725]

What is the point of naming a computer? I simply refer to it as my laptop. The official computer name is simply "Phil's Computer"

 

[Westside guy]

Ummm no, i have a girlfriend to take up most of my time..

Well I have a wife, and I still name my computers.

What is the point of naming a computer? I simply refer to it as my laptop. The official computer name is simply "Phil's Computer"

Are your pets named "Phil's dog" and "Phil's cat"?

 

[strydr]

What is the point of naming a computer? I simply refer to it as my laptop. The official computer name is simply "Phil's Computer"

When you have 8+ computers (and, obviously, no life) naming them is fun.
One of my clients named every system in his domain (about 250 PC's) after greek gods. Now, that was a PITA. I like my simple nameing convention.

 

[joshwest]

well i do name my HD's, for sharing purposes i know which is which but not the computers.

 

[killmoms]

well i do name my HD's, for sharing purposes i know which is which but not the computers.

Well, similarly, if you have a lot of computers on a network, it's helpful to name them with unique names so you can tell them apart easily.

Besides, it's like giving them a personality. And when you use your machines as much as I do, it's nice to have something to call them other than their product name.

 

[SkyBell]

Not an offical name, but my mom refers to my Bondi Blue iMac as, "That green P.O.S."

 

[furcalchick]

i named my new macbook Chipper, in omage to atlanta braves great chipper jones. hard drive name is CJ #10.

 

[Sesshi]

I call them names sometimes, but they don't have names as such

 

[jive]

iMac = myMac
MBP =myMacBook Pro



How exciting...

 

[Markleshark]

Short Answer: No.

 

[techster85]

I named my Mac Pro "Superman" because at my summer job they name all of the power macs after super heroes...but i figured that my computer would now outdo machines such as "gandalf, neo, mr. and mrs. incredible, hulk...etc"

I haven't named my powerbook but maybe i should...

 

[godbout]

... I would not name my Macs nor anything else for that matter...

What about your (potential) children ... I am a chemist and I name my computers after elements... my linux box (Debian...best OS ever) is Silicon... my Network is Hydrogen... and my powerbook is Aluminum.

 

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

Consolidation: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/299228/