Do you name your tech?

[suityou01]

For years my servers, laptops, media centres etc have all been given network names from HHGTTG.

In a recent break from tradition, my new laptop is called Heisenbug.

Am I the only one who names my tech?

[BrilloPad]

My laptop become very old and slow. Then I called it suity.

HTH

[suityou01]

My laptop become very old and slow. Then I called it suity.

HTH

Send it in for a £15 fix

[vwdan]

Functional and descriptive naming schemes only - I look down on anything else with the disdain that they deserve.

[nomadd]

I call all my tech ^$^%£*!&$*"($*_")!(!*(")&%_)*!"&_%*)&_!*^!^%!)%&+! )"&%

It's catchy and easy to remember.

[doodab]

You mostly have to name it. My phones tablets etc are 'doodabs htc one', 'doodabs tablet' etc but real machines get named after solar system objects, except a sun t2000 which i decided to call terminator.

[DaveB]

Minor Discworld characters for most of mine.

This is being typed on Hex. Phone is Errol, iPad is Binky. Old iMac is Gaspode.

In my long ago sys admin days I ran a University research dept. where all the servers were given one word band names. Pulp, Suede, Elastica etc.

[doodab]

Functional and descriptive naming schemes only - I look down on anything else with the disdain that they deserve.

Do you rename things when you repurpose them?

[SpontaneousOrder]

most companies i've worked for/with name their hardware. Aspirational cars, LoTR characters, etc.

[NotAllThere]

I have to identify the kit on the network in some way. Systematic names take all the fun out of it. My kit are named after flowers - daisy, rose, hyacinth, rhododendron, fuchsia etc.