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Name your computer :)
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biohazard_6969 said:stupid question. how do u change the name of your computer? its just the usesr account right? cause i got a name i wanna name it. "the punisher"
Mac: Look at System Preferences -> Sharing.homerjward said:how do you rename a pc?
PC: Cannot help you since I don't have a working PC...
Edit: Or maybe I can help after all. Google is a friend, and came up with this page on how to change the name of a PC using XP:
I had a few machines named after characters from Tron (for sharing purposes). Master Control, Tron, RAM, Flynn, etc....
Have re-organised since then though. Though not entirely, so nothing has names at the moment.
Have re-organised since then though. Though not entirely, so nothing has names at the moment.
Power Mac = Maximus
Powerbook = Max
iPod 60GB = Melody
iPod 3G 10GB = Harmony
iPod 4G 40GB = NatPod (signed by Natalie Portman)
Silver iPod mini = Bullet
Treo 650 =Da Vinci
3x250GB LaCie d2 = Discovery, Columbia, Challenger
500GB LaCie d2 = Atlantis
Powerbook = Max
iPod 60GB = Melody
iPod 3G 10GB = Harmony
iPod 4G 40GB = NatPod (signed by Natalie Portman)
Silver iPod mini = Bullet
Treo 650 =Da Vinci
3x250GB LaCie d2 = Discovery, Columbia, Challenger
500GB LaCie d2 = Atlantis
In Windows XP:homerjward said:how do you rename a pc?
1. Right-click "My Computer" on your desktop or in the Start menu. Click Properties.
2. Click the Computer Name tab.
3. Click Change next to "To rename this computer, click Change."
4. Type a new computer name and (optionally) a domain name or workgroup name.
5. Click OK three times. You don't have to restart right away, but the machine name and workgroup/domain name changes will not apply until you do.
My G5 is HeyZeus (sounds like "Jesus" in spanish)
My 12" PowerBook is Defiant (like the ship in Deep Space 9)
My old 15" PowerBook was Silent Bob (cuz it was a hella lot quiter than my Dell which it replaced).
The Dell has had different names over time due to reformats. It used to be PowerHouse when I thought the Dell was cool. Now its Locutus (another ST reference).
And my old old desktop PC that I built long ago was Neo Bundy (Matrix and Married with Children reference).
...and my car is Penny. Because I bought her with an insurance check from an accident in my previous car. I didn't pay a penny for her, and that's her name.
My 12" PowerBook is Defiant (like the ship in Deep Space 9)
My old 15" PowerBook was Silent Bob (cuz it was a hella lot quiter than my Dell which it replaced).
The Dell has had different names over time due to reformats. It used to be PowerHouse when I thought the Dell was cool. Now its Locutus (another ST reference).
And my old old desktop PC that I built long ago was Neo Bundy (Matrix and Married with Children reference).
...and my car is Penny. Because I bought her with an insurance check from an accident in my previous car. I didn't pay a penny for her, and that's her name.
Here are the names of the computers in my home:
Hades
Acheron
Styx
Phlegethon
Cocytus
Lethe
Seems to make sense to me.
Hickman
Hades
Acheron
Styx
Phlegethon
Cocytus
Lethe
Seems to make sense to me.
Hickman
Silencio said:No Malebolge? I'm disappointed!
Well, if you buy me another computer I will name it Malebolge just for you, but for now I have to stick with Hades and its five rivers.
Hickman
Brian Hickman said:
I was thinking you were covering the river motif, but the inclusion of Hades itself threw me and I forgot that Cocytus is also a river, not just the ninth circle of Hell.
We'll get it taken care of one way or the other. Dante's Inferno is one of my favorite books.
Slightly off original topic: On the subject of mythic rivers, I can say that I have drunken from the River Styx, or the river that the Campania, Italy locals have considered the River Styx for over a thousand years...pic below...
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It was actually really cool as the tunnel we were going down was getting warmer and warmer as we progressed, creepy as hell...
It was actually really cool as the tunnel we were going down was getting warmer and warmer as we progressed, creepy as hell...
My PowerBook is Ethan, just because I like the name. If I get an iPod, it will be Ethan, Jr.
My sister's HP Pavilion is Pavlov.
My friend got an enormous 17"-screened Toshiba Qosimo that barely qualifies as a laptop (I wouldn't be able to stand the size, myself, but I'm SO jealous of the Harmon Kardon speakers, which sound quite amazing for a notebook). He dubbed it Gunther. I think it would funnier to call it Tina.
My sister's HP Pavilion is Pavlov.
My friend got an enormous 17"-screened Toshiba Qosimo that barely qualifies as a laptop (I wouldn't be able to stand the size, myself, but I'm SO jealous of the Harmon Kardon speakers, which sound quite amazing for a notebook). He dubbed it Gunther. I think it would funnier to call it Tina.
My old iBook was called Ib - named after my grandmothers cousin...
My pb is called Pok - the nickname of my uncle
Then I have an external disk...
The partition used for backups of pok is called Ding - my cousins nick', son of Pok
The other partition is Xlaus - another cousin of mine, with X instead of K
As you see I name everything after familymembers, making the names fit my machines.
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My pb is called Pok - the nickname of my uncle
Then I have an external disk...
The partition used for backups of pok is called Ding - my cousins nick', son of Pok
The other partition is Xlaus - another cousin of mine, with X instead of K
As you see I name everything after familymembers, making the names fit my machines.
A
The powerbook in my sig is "Silverfish"
The cube is called "Würferl" which means "Cubie" in English.
The iPod is called "Jonesy" (the red cat in Alien)
The cube is called "Würferl" which means "Cubie" in English.
The iPod is called "Jonesy" (the red cat in Alien)
as previously mentioned, Unix admins often name the machines 'cause it makes it easier to admin.
mine were LOTR names like Ruaros, Orthanc, Orcrist, etc for the Unix boxes, and my macs have all been greek or Roman, like hercules (this 15" 1.5pb), icarus, romulus, remus, etc.
I then also named our novell and windows servers after gods, ie Zeus, Thor, etc.
When i did the y2k checks and produced compatibility reports to the CEO at the board meeting, I had a few comments made about the list, but everyone then tried to use the names when they had problems with the servers which made my life much easier (and more fun, too!).
Nig.
mine were LOTR names like Ruaros, Orthanc, Orcrist, etc for the Unix boxes, and my macs have all been greek or Roman, like hercules (this 15" 1.5pb), icarus, romulus, remus, etc.
I then also named our novell and windows servers after gods, ie Zeus, Thor, etc.
When i did the y2k checks and produced compatibility reports to the CEO at the board meeting, I had a few comments made about the list, but everyone then tried to use the names when they had problems with the servers which made my life much easier (and more fun, too!).
Nig.
I always name my computer after whatever I happen to be reading about at the time. Thus, my G4 tower is named "Oberon", after a character in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
My linux box is named "Darkstar II", after a prototype spyplane.
I have a Mac IIci running Debian that's named "Potato", which is the name of the Kernel version (imaginitive, eh?)
None of my pre-OS X Macs have names.
My linux box is named "Darkstar II", after a prototype spyplane.
I have a Mac IIci running Debian that's named "Potato", which is the name of the Kernel version (imaginitive, eh?)
None of my pre-OS X Macs have names.
While we're on the subject...is it possible to change the computer name is OS X? I'm running Tiger. When doing the initial setup it said that this could not be changed. Please forgive me for being a newbie switcher if this has been discussed before. Did a Google search and came up empty handed.