Even if a computer is sitting on your desktop, it is a mistake to name it after yourself. This is another case of overloading, in which statements become ambiguous. How do you choose the name?
My Tablet PC has been working overtime and without the benefit of a good name. In fact, on the local network, the name is simply TabletKiosk. After little to no thought, I asked on FriendFeed, do you name your computer equipment ?
My Tablet PC works hard for me and endures so much from me that it deserves a good name. Now, RFC 1178 has some great naming suggestions but I wanted to walk on the wild side.
I started thinking of the heat generated by this little one, as I poke and scrape across it's screen. Poor fella. Oh, and he's obviously a male because, like the joke says, You need one, but you're not quite sure why.
Actually, this guy withstands hours of work and is touchier about beta software. I try to stay away from loading unnecessary software. After all, even Firefox can crash on this little one (-1*04 times a day).
As names go, I'm leaning toward Liquid Cola. The liquid comes from LCD and cola from the amounts of Soda I consume while using the machine.
What do you think of the name? What are the names of your computers?
Layne P. Heiny (LPH) is the administrator of the Tux Reports Network. He is a high school science teacher who enjoys technology, specifically Tablet PCs, UMPCs, and Linux. LPH has been designing websites since 1995.
