Have you Named your Pocket PC? [Archive]

Jon Westfall

12-05-2003, 04:49 AM

In This post (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21521&highlight=) we find a deeply moving story about the death of a pocket pc, which has caused some to ask: Have you named your pocket PC? And if so, what?. Obviously, computer name doesn't apply (i.e. Pocket_PC), we're talking about a personal name here.

It'll be interesting to see - I haven't named mine... yet.

DustyLBottoms

12-05-2003, 05:15 AM

WLAN Ranger!!

Ipaq 5400

Jason Dunn

12-05-2003, 05:17 AM

I name all the computers on my LAN after Japanese words & weapons: Tsunami, Wakazashi, Katana, Tanto, Little Shogun...but my laptop is named Defiant, after the Deep Space Nine ship, mostly because it's small but still kicks ass. :twisted:

ombu

12-05-2003, 05:42 AM

PPC = Julliette, maybe related to a girl I used to date when I was a teenager, still in love ... with the PPC of course :D ; if my wife comes arround here tell her I wrote this with a 45 Colt pointing straight between my eyes :wink:

LapTop = S***tBox, if my wife is still here, ask her why, I ended up calling it as she does from the very beginning. :mrgreen:

famousdavis

12-05-2003, 05:52 AM

My old Pentium II was the first computer that someone in my family named QWERTY (think: VeggieTales). When I got my Gateway computer about two years ago, I named it "Gater" -- appropriate, given that I live in Florida and we have a lot of alligators.

So when I got my PPC, it became Snapper. My kids, wife and I all refer to it as that.

dean_shan

12-05-2003, 06:03 AM

Ed Hansberry

12-05-2003, 06:07 AM

What is Wakazashi?

:google:

http://www.samuraiweapons.com/products/wakazashi.html

dean_shan

12-05-2003, 06:08 AM

:google:

http://www.samuraiweapons.com/products/wakazashi.html

Yeah I should have done that. :oops:

Godsongz

12-05-2003, 06:37 AM

I tend to name my devices after literary characters...

My 2215 is named Bombadil (after my favorite Tolkien character), and my 3835 is named Fagan (Dicken's leader of the pictpockets in Oliver Twist)

Kati Compton

12-05-2003, 07:33 AM

All my computers are "named" because they have to be. But I don't usually *refer* to them by their names, or anything like that.

I tend to use the names of computers from Sci-Fi movies/TV.

Stephen Beesley

12-05-2003, 10:39 AM

As a rule I am not one for naming my stuff - but sometimes a name just sticks. In my Newton days I always found the name "The Newton" to be pretty user friendly in a way that "The Pocket PC" or "The Jornada" just isn't. As a result the name that seems to have stuck is simply "The Gadget"!

DustyLBottoms

12-05-2003, 02:56 PM

Ah....rather like "The Cheat?"

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail55.html

Steven Cedrone

12-05-2003, 03:54 PM

aleib

12-05-2003, 04:35 PM

I do. My desktop is Dr. Evil, my PPC is Mini Me. :D

RADekker

12-05-2003, 04:47 PM

I am an adult with ADD, my iPAQ is named ABBY, after the brain used in Young Dr. Frankenstein, Abby Normal. It acts as and extension of my brain that keeps me from forgeting.

I think Dr. Evil and Mini Me are my favorite names so far.

Becky

Kati Compton

12-05-2003, 04:54 PM

Currently, I have a Colossus, Guardian, HAL9000, M5 and my Pocket PC's Huey and Duey...

Now does anybody know where all of those names came from??? :wink:

But Huey and Duey are ducks, not computers.... ;)

Steven Cedrone

12-05-2003, 05:06 PM

But Huey and Duey are ducks, not computers.... ;)

Depends on the movie... :wink:

Steve

ux4484

12-05-2003, 05:20 PM

I tend to use the names of computers from Sci-Fi movies/TV.

I do the same...

Currently, I have a Colossus, Guardian, HAL9000, M5 and my Pocket PC's Huey and Duey...

Now does anybody know where all of those names came from??? :wink:

Steve

Well Colossus and Gaurdian could be comics based also ;) But I think you mean "The Forbin Project" (Colossus) but Gaurdian has me stumped.....do you mean "Gaurdian" or Guardian? ;)

HAL9000 from 2001 (obvious)

M5 was Dr Daystrum's computer that "automated" and almost destroyed the Enterprise (a descendant of Daystrum's was a character in a TNG episode AIR).

Huey and Dewey as Kati pointed out....are ducks....but they were also two of the three robot pals of Buce Dern in "Silent Running".

thanks Steve.....you bring out the best useless knowledge in me :D ;)

Pat Logsdon

12-05-2003, 05:22 PM

I tend to use the names of computers from Sci-Fi movies/TV.

I do the same...

Currently, I have a Colossus, Guardian, HAL9000, M5 and my Pocket PC's Huey and Duey...

Now does anybody know where all of those names came from??? :wink:

Colossus & Guardian - Guardian: The Forbin Project
HAL9000 - 2001 - A Space Odyssey
M5 - Star Trek
Huey and Dewey - Silent Running

:mrgreen:

Kati Compton

12-05-2003, 05:29 PM

Well, I've used Orac, Deep-Thought, Slave, and Zen.

ux4484

12-05-2003, 05:36 PM

So Steve.....why haven't you used "Joshua"?

Kati Compton

12-05-2003, 06:50 PM

So Steve.....why haven't you used "Joshua"?
Hahahahhaha. That one is one of the next on my list.

xXbondjamesXx

12-05-2003, 07:37 PM

My Axim is called Yoda

Ed Hansberry

12-05-2003, 10:04 PM

I'm so boring. All of my devices are HansYYYY where YYYY is the device number/name. So, Hans3790, Hans2215, HansX5, etc.

doogald

12-05-2003, 10:25 PM

Mine is called, perhaps for obvious reasons, doogie.

brices21

12-05-2003, 10:30 PM

I tend to insult my pc's/ppc's... e.g. My desktop is "Hooker", my server is "AssMaster" and my mda is "Slut".

Don't read into these, please.... They are just for fun :)

By the way, I'm not always like that, for example: my old pc that I ordered from newegg was named "Compton". Mainly due to the fact that in transit my order sat in Compton, CA for the weekend, and partially in honor of Easy E. AHAHAH

Yeah, that's about enough about that... lol

popabawa

12-05-2003, 10:58 PM

My desktop = Sir Crash-a-lot

Kati Compton

12-06-2003, 12:03 AM

I'm so boring. All of my devices are HansYYYY where YYYY is the device number/name. So, Hans3790, Hans2215, HansX5, etc.

"I am Hans"

"And I am Franz"

"And we are here to pump <clap> you up!"

Ed Hansberry

12-06-2003, 12:07 AM

I'm so boring. All of my devices are HansYYYY where YYYY is the device number/name. So, Hans3790, Hans2215, HansX5, etc.

"I am Hans"

"And I am Franz"

"And we are here to pump <clap> you up!"
:pukeface2:

JustinGTP

12-06-2003, 12:33 AM

My ppc is "Bob" (2215)

My computer has no name.

If we get another ppc, my they will be named "Bonnie and Clyde"

hehehe.

I nicknamed my dog PooFace, his name is really Rugby though!
(long story)

-Justin.

Glohamar

12-06-2003, 12:34 AM

My 3635 is Anubis and my 3950 is Zues. No rhyme or reason. Just what came to me at the time.

Dave

Jeff Rutledge

12-06-2003, 12:40 AM

iPAQ_JR <-- I'm not at all creative 8)

Thinkingmandavid

12-06-2003, 01:08 AM

WEll I asked if anyone had named their ppc and now here is a thread, yet as it turns out I do not have a name for my ppc :roll: mmm, when someone said yoda, gandalf came to my mind. So I guess I will name it that :)

CTSLICK

12-06-2003, 02:37 AM

PDA = Zims_PDA
Laptop = Zims_Raider
Desktop = Zims_Mothership

Invader Zim RULES!...you are all doooommmed...doooommmmed I say!

DimensionZero

12-06-2003, 03:45 AM

Alas, I have not come up with a suitable naming convention for my PCs/PPC...

currently my PPC is named: myMemoryBox
laptop: myVAIO
desktop: dimensions
server: websheep

Greek characters are too common.. My old work place, an ISP, named all their servers after greek characters... zeus, hades, hera, oden...

Then there's always planets.. I forget which ISP here uses that now...

I want something original. I like Jason's with the Japanese weapons and words. The best so far that I've seen.

jkendrick

12-06-2003, 04:48 AM

My Toshiba e805 is named VeGA for obvious reasons.

Kati Compton

12-06-2003, 06:54 AM

Of course, I might use "Brak" and "Zorak" soon, too...

Pat Logsdon

12-06-2003, 07:19 AM

My Axim's current name is Zem. Not because of Invader Zim (not sure what that is) but because of the mattresses of Squornshellous Zeta. They are all named Zem:

They are large, friendly, pocket-sprung creatures which live quiet private lives in the marshes of Squornshellous Zeta. Many of them get caught, slaughtered, dried out, shipped out and slept on. None of them seem to mind and all of them are called Zem.
:mrgreen:

Janak Parekh

12-06-2003, 09:14 AM

...
:mrgreen:
Don't you mean "Life, The Universe And Everything"? :razzing:

Anyway, back ontopic: we've had this discussion already. Back when my name was something different on this site. ;)

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5727

--janak

senfeng

12-06-2003, 10:33 AM

Handspring (16 meg): FoeHammer
Handspring Color: Venessa
iPaq 3835: Anvil
Toshiba e755: Toshi
iPaq 2215: (still looking)

Yes... I'm a palm convert. 8)

piperpilot

12-06-2003, 12:33 PM

My iPAQ 5455 is often referred to as "the toy."

Jereboam

12-06-2003, 12:53 PM

For years, I have used the same naming scheme - my main home PC is always Dragon, my laptop Wyvern, and my Pocket PC is usually Gryphon, but this time I named it iPaq_5450 for some reason.

John

Falstaff

12-06-2003, 07:05 PM

All the computers on my network (and my PPC) are named after Marx brothers. MY dad's PC is Groucho, I have Zeppo, my brother's was Chico and my PPC is Harpo.

Flavinha

12-06-2003, 08:56 PM

I have a tendency to name all my electronics!

My ppc is Megan, I don´t know why....but It sounded ok and I always like that name so why not call my ppc Megan?

Sparkomatic

12-07-2003, 06:36 AM

I had an iPAQ 3870 named Tweedle_Dee and a iPAQ 1910 named Tweedle_Dum. Now I have a 2215 named Zippy

lkawamot

12-10-2003, 10:23 PM

All machines in my house are named after something in Star Wars (including expanded universe)...

Deathstar, Vader, Yoda, ATAT, ATST, TIE, Obiwan, Anakin, Mara, IG-88, and my iPAQ is named Lobot.

By the way, Ed Hansberry mentioned wakazashi as one of his japanese words/weapons names... it's actually spelled / pronounced "wakizashi".

FYI, I'm japanese by blood and do speak the language natively. I was surprised to see the website selling japanese weapons having it misspelled, but then again, we've managed to screw up many other foreign words as well, so why stop now? :wink:

Jason Dunn

12-11-2003, 01:08 AM

By the way, Ed Hansberry mentioned wakazashi as one of his japanese words/weapons names... it's actually spelled / pronounced "wakizashi".

Actually, that was me. How very interesting - I've seen countless books and Web sites spell it "Wakazashi". Google has over 2000 hits for that spelling - but over 35,000 for "Wakizashi". So I guess I'll believe you then. ;-) Thanks for chiming in!

spikedrabbit

12-11-2003, 01:24 AM

my pocket pc's name is Venus after my cat, who had to be given up for adoption.

but who here names their removable storage drives?!

my sandisk card is labeled Sandy and my usb drive is called Alice... :oops: 8O :D

Jason Dunn

12-11-2003, 01:26 AM

but who here names their removable storage drives?!

That seems a little TOO strange, even for me. :lol:

lkawamot

12-11-2003, 02:43 AM

Actually, that was me. How very interesting - I've seen countless books and Web sites spell it "Wakazashi". Google has over 2000 hits for that spelling - but over 35,000 for "Wakizashi". So I guess I'll believe you then. Thanks for chiming in!

Sorry about that Jason... I must've gotten confused while looking back a few pages... Is there an easy way to quote somebody from a post that's not immediately before your reply? Or is there a way to reply to an earlier post? oh well...

Anyway, yeah this misspelling thing probably comes from people mispronouncing foreign words, then trying to spell the word based on the mispronounciation. Another good one ought to be "Karaoke" (note that this is the correct spelling), but I have a feeling we'll see some variation of this spelling just because the word is pronounced so differently than the original. Hearing my co-workers talk about it, and if I wasn't japanese, I'd probably guess the spelling to be Kareeokee.

I guess we'll see in a few years or so...

Spongebob

12-11-2003, 09:55 PM

Spikedrabbit wrote
but who here names their removable storage drives?!
I have no names for any sd cards or cf cards. I do not see the point to that one, eh, I think I will stick to just naming my ppc :)

Abba Zabba

12-11-2003, 10:18 PM

My new ppc is named: le Concubant. Its funny that I named it that since my wife constantly says how much time I spend with it :roll:

matthewf4292200876

12-13-2003, 05:23 PM

What is this site about :?: Please om me or send me an e-mail, thanks. :?

BTS

12-13-2003, 06:39 PM

My laptop is HAL. My first PPC was SAL. I've had a Palm I called Pee Wee. My latest, a Toshiba, is called Silver. My partner uses a Toshiba - we named it Bullet. We're the Silver Bullet team now. :)