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Needs a name!

What do you call the folder where you put files that have no place?

Yojimbo's drop-dock

Adium, Quicksilver, TheMissingSync, and SoundSource

The machine still needs to be named. Desktop available here. T-shirt available here.

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Mike Zornek says:

Congrats. I'm very jealous.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

analog_chainsaw says:

Neat. I'm using the same wallpaper.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

cdevroe says:

Just name the thing "Envy" and get it over with. :)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Hivelogic says:

Mike: thanks!

analog_chainsaw: yeah, and I have the t-shirt too. It rocks!

cdevroe: nice suggestion. keep em coming.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

I know it's cliche, but I use LOTR characters. However, I use only minor and/or non-fellowship characters (Rosie Cotton, Tom Bombadiil, Gaffer) rather than the usual Frodo, Bilbo, Sauron, Gandolf, etc.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

kevinmarsh says:

How about 'Green'? Where might one acquire that desktop?

Edit: I will Google before I speak: www.boingboing.net/2006/10/14/halloween_deskt op_an.html
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

mattyturner says:

You telling me you don't have a naming scheme? Planets, Star Systems, Coffee Varieties? I personally use composers.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

ijak says:

Ebbling Mis - The historian.

www.classannual.com/php/gallery/

www.classannual.com/users/0000001/2006/10/29. html
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

found_drama says:

Absinthe!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Señor Andy says:

amiga
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

kyofu says:

I used to use trigonometry terms: Sine, Cosine, Tangent... but i'm transitioning to terms from Gibson books: GentlemenLoser, Slick, PantherModern, ICE (that's the firewall, naturally), etc.

So that said, what are the names of all your other machines?

@mattyturner: Coffee varieties? That's an interesting idea.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

jnewland says:

I personally use the names of my favorite guitarists as my naming scheme - my first powerbook was slash because he was so.....metal. There's Slash, Jimi, Jimmy, Stevie, and George currently. If I had a Mac Pro, I'd name it Angus. :)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

rickj7 says:

Given the (loose) association with weatherDan and hiveLogic, I took inspiration from www.infovisual.info/02/043_en.html showing protection from the weather for the hive....

"Canopy"

;-)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

jcf says:

I use the LOTR naming scheme too: My old Dell Server (black, ugly and loud) is called "Sauron" while the MacMini is called "Frodo". My MacBook Pro of course is called "Arwen"

A MacPro probably would probably qualify as "Gandalf"
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

zachad says:

I use jazz musicians. Place I used to work used Islands. I do like the coffee varieties idea though! Next major network restructuring perhaps I'll consider it... "Envy" is probably the best choice so far ;-)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

benjohnsonca says:

I use philosophers. My current machine is 'Schopenhauer'. Other good suggestions are:

Hurka
Godel
Liebniz
etc...
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Francis Storr says:

Kevin
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

nicholasjon says:

I use onomatopoeia -- so my suggestions are things like:
- Whirl
- Buzz
- Clunk
- Crunch << Good for powerful machines
- Zap

... and so on.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Rainer3 says:

Dr. Girlfriend.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

J Dueck says:

Barclay!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

James Wheare says:

I usually go for characters of inspiration, though some names don't lend themselves to drives.

Currently using:
Wilde (Oscar)
Franklin (Ben)
Gondry (Michel)
Albatross
Phoenix
Firebird (clone of phoenix)
Fenghuang (Chinese phoenix, another clone)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

simplebitsdan says:

Might I suggest: "gouda".
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

lightandshadow says:

I've used planets and Greek gods in the past. Currently using CMYK colors...

- Cyan
- Magenta
- Yellow
- Black
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

chris_lowis says:

Authors : My laptop is Auster. Hemmingway's a good name .
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Michell Zappa says:

Mine's Munin.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

orangejack says:

cool. thanks for the new wallpaper...to last 2 days.

got any turkeys raking leaves?
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

scottymac says:

I stopped naming my HDs when OS X came out. Not sure why -- I think initially OS X didn't lend itself to personalization as much as previous Mac OSes. So I've had "Macintosh HD" and "Backup Drive" for a couple years now. My desktop is a solid grey blue as well. Man, I'm boring!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris#2 [deleted] says:

Naming conventions I used to use:

* Characters from Megatokyo (iMac was Largo, iBook was Kimiko)
* Computers/Characters from The Transformers (desktop was Teletran1, laptop was Matrix)

Now I'm just picking at random from whatever scifi name pops into my head at the time. My iMac was renamed Galactica at the last reinstall and my new(ish) Macbook is Ulthwe.

At work we name the servers after meteorological and geological phenomena (Typhoon, Earthquake, etc)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

jameshill says:

my 12 inch powerbook is named "james' sexy 12 inch" everyone at the office loves it when i pop up on their network.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

mrjustin says:

imagination
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

drewm says:

In the past I've used characters from The Matrix (neo, trinity, morpheus, tank, mouse...) but now we uses biblical old testament prophets. The servers are typically 'J' names - Jonah, Joshua, Joel, Jeremiah etc, and the workstations are things like Malachi, Sarah, Ruth, Isaiah, Daniel and so on.

I help keep the network ticking over at edgeofmyseat.com, where all the machines are named after types of seat / chairs / things you sit on.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

greg.newman says:

I use names from Nightmare before Christmas for mine... Jack, Sally, etc.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

chrisscott says:

You have 63 characters so don't skimp. That way you can "that jackass" on the network when people browse. Or, an anagram of your name would be nice. How about "ninja man bed"? Which reminds me, I need to change my iBook to "scorch tits"...
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Luke Dorny (luxuryluke) says:

scorch tits!!?!?!! hahahahah. That's awesome.
Yeah, i like the anagram thing. Did that for awhile, but used up all the good ones.
Lately i've been using Planets from Star Wars, but i do keep the drives that have specific functions to synonyms such as:

music -> Wurlitzer, JukeBox, Staksowaks, Toons, etc.
backup -> Clone, R2D3, MaintenanceMan, Doop, Dupe, etc.

Strange SW references, too:
Bantha, TK421, DetentionBlock, Dantooine, Endor, etc.

Can't wait to hear what you'll call it after reading all this discussion!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrei C. Maxim says:

I'm using names of the Knights of the Round Table or some more catchy names. For example, my Mac Mini is Dagony, from Dagonet while my iPod nano is Kay.

Since it's a Mac Pro, may I suggest "Q"?
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Koz says:

I hereby christen the mac pro: "kozwantsmerealbad"
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

nate steiner says:

How about "Brisket"?

Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

GrandValley-Dave says:

I currently have Star Wars systems for my computers...
Alderaan, Bespin, Hoth, etc...
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

xgray says:

how 'bout, braggy-mcbraggypants :-p
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Juice10 says:

Name it Mr. Proppy
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

noreturn says:

Call it Hivemaster or something.

Why anyone would name their computers after LOTR characters (you might as well roll yourself in horse manure and try to pick up supermodels) or Math terms is absolutely beyond me. Maybe you all should all just name your computer "Workstation1203221d" and get out some.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Clint the Canuck says:

Call it, "Not a 3GHz" which will be out by the time you name it. Good ole Apple, making us feel like obsolete chumps every three months.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

willieabrams says:

Cor'd
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Colin Frame says:

I've been going on a Hitchikers Guide naming scheme for a while now, all the boxes in work I've setup are named after characters (Zaphod, Arthur, Trillian etc) and while I've ended up using the names of planets or ships at home - PoweBook is heartofgold and my (incredibly unused) server is earth2, I think...
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve P. Sharpe says:

@Francis Storr

Lmao at call it Kevin!!
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

cvk_b says:

My network is 'Neptune'. All my macs are satellites.. Larissa, Proteus, Triton, etc., They are named in the order they were 'discovered'. Cool thing is.. they keep discovering more ;)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Sam Newman says:

I'd call it George. It looks like a George.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

jdroth says:

"The folder where you put files that have no place" == Holding Folder. A "partner" to that is simply the Downloads folder. Actually, I no longer use my Holding Folder. Everything gets routed to Downloads. I sort my Downloads once a month. (HA! Who am I kidding? It's more like once every six months...)

I always name my computers based on purpose, usually drawing from literature or mythology. This machine is Hercules. It's always performing daunting tasks. (It's my work machine.) When my new MBP arrives in about a week, I'll name it Midas -- it's the machine for my website, which I dream will bring me lots of gold. (HA!)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )