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**jasonguthrie** · 05-08-2007

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Originally Posted by amyadoyzie

Your name suggestions got me to thinking that maybe I ought to rename my machines by how much they set me back. My Macbook would then be called "My $1,500 Friend."

Genius!

Perpetualskeptic · 05-09-2007

My Macbook is named Oni. Before that, my two powerbooks (one, then after it was replaced that one) were named Kitsune and Tanuki, respectively. My old windows PC was named Epicurus until I sold it off. All of my computers before this were gendered in my mind too. Oni is genderless, but Kitsune was female, and Tanuki was male. Maybe it's because of the default computer voice I used, or maybe I'm just weird. Anybody else do this?

MarkFleser · 05-09-2007

I've thought about it but I'm not creative enough to think up something. I named my external drive Cartman though...because when I got it it was fat compared to any other drive I had used up to that point. Now my 500 Gig iMac drive dwarfs it..

amyadoyzie · 05-09-2007

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Originally Posted by Perpetualskeptic

Oni is genderless, but Kitsune was female, and Tanuki was male. Maybe it's because of the default computer voice I used, or maybe I'm just weird. Anybody else do this?

I definetly gender the inanimate objects in my life. Most of them are girls though. I'm not sure why. After you've given something a name, its difficult to refer to it as an "it" and just feels more natural to say "her" or "him."

Galley · 05-09-2007

MacBook = GalleyBook
iPod nano = GalleyPod Sr.
iPod shuffle = GalleyPod Jr.
cell phone = GalleyPhone
car = GalleyMobile
house = GalleyPad
bicycle = GalleyBike
500GB external hard drive = GalleyDrive Sr.
100GB external hard drive = GalleyDrive Jr.

**Yuiichi** · 05-10-2007

@Galley - another genius naming scheme. Do you name your steps too? I can see it now: GalleyStep 1, GalleyStep 2, GalleyStep 3, etc.

**Raven** · 05-10-2007

@Yuiichi - Excellent!

My computers are generally male, in my brain. So's my car; his name is Max. (Maybe because I'm a girl? Or because I use the same tone on them and most of my male friends? Or is that a symptom of it, instead of the cause?)

Hartmann · 05-10-2007

Right now my machine is named "beautiful beast" but I have been thinking of a naming scheme for all of my computers and external drives.

Being a history buff I think I may go with WWII general's names: Patton, Rommel, MacArthur, Nimitz (admiral, I know), Galland, etc.

amyadoyzie · 05-11-2007

I think that once that the hard drive gets repaired on my Macbook I'm gonna rename the machine. (New hard drive is a new person, no?)
This time around, I might got with V.I.C.I. Vici! Small Wonder represent!

J Walk · 05-12-2007

Naming my Mac...nah...

05-09-2007	#23 (permalink)
MarkFleser Mac Genius Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Delton, Michigan Posts: 875	I've thought about it but I'm not creative enough to think up something. I named my external drive Cartman though...because when I got it it was fat compared to any other drive I had used up to that point. Now my 500 Gig iMac drive dwarfs it.. __________________ http://www.maj.com/gallery/markfleser/TAB/signature.jpg

05-10-2007	#26 (permalink)
Yuiichi Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,021	@Galley - another genius naming scheme. Do you name your steps too? I can see it now: GalleyStep 1, GalleyStep 2, GalleyStep 3, etc. __________________ My Mac(s): MacBook, white - 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB HDD Cake for you? The Macversity - Mac + School = Love.

05-10-2007	#27 (permalink)
Raven TAB Author Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Greater Bostonia Posts: 522	@Yuiichi - Excellent! My computers are generally male, in my brain. So's my car; his name is Max. (Maybe because I'm a girl? Or because I use the same tone on them and most of my male friends? Or is that a symptom of it, instead of the cause?) __________________ PowerMac DualG5 2 Ghz, 4GB RAM, 820 GB hard drives 15'' MacBook Pro, 2.16 Ghz, 2 GB RAM - oh, and the Apple IIe

05-11-2007	#29 (permalink)
amyadoyzie Cashier Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Huarong, Hunan, China (by way of LAX & PDX) Posts: 27	I think that once that the hard drive gets repaired on my Macbook I'm gonna rename the machine. (New hard drive is a new person, no?) This time around, I might got with V.I.C.I. Vici! Small Wonder represent! __________________ Bloggage

05-12-2007	#30 (permalink)
J Walk Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 310	Naming my Mac...nah... __________________ MacBook Black 2.2GHz \| 1st Gen iPhone

05-09-2007	#22 (permalink)
Perpetualskeptic Cashier Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 45	My Macbook is named Oni. Before that, my two powerbooks (one, then after it was replaced that one) were named Kitsune and Tanuki, respectively. My old windows PC was named Epicurus until I sold it off. All of my computers before this were gendered in my mind too. Oni is genderless, but Kitsune was female, and Tanuki was male. Maybe it's because of the default computer voice I used, or maybe I'm just weird. Anybody else do this?

05-09-2007	#25 (permalink)
Galley Personal Shopping Specialist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 223	MacBook = GalleyBook iPod nano = GalleyPod Sr. iPod shuffle = GalleyPod Jr. cell phone = GalleyPhone car = GalleyMobile house = GalleyPad bicycle = GalleyBike 500GB external hard drive = GalleyDrive Sr. 100GB external hard drive = GalleyDrive Jr.

05-10-2007	#28 (permalink)
Hartmann Inventory Control Specialist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 59	Right now my machine is named "beautiful beast" but I have been thinking of a naming scheme for all of my computers and external drives. Being a history buff I think I may go with WWII general's names: Patton, Rommel, MacArthur, Nimitz (admiral, I know), Galland, etc.

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