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Not to electronic devices no, but I do give certain items of mine nicknames *NM* Hieshyn Send a noteboard - 18/10/2011 06:05:25 PM
I was overwhelmed by a sense that my technology was getting a bit obsolete now that the new iPhone 4S came out (and I just have the iPhone 4), so I bought the iPad 2 (64 GB, Wi-Fi+3G).

The thing is that I nickname all my electronic stuff and I'm not sure other people do this so I wanted to ask if other people give actual real nicknames to electronic stuff. For example, they suggest stuff like "Tom's phone" or "Tom's iPod" or "Main Computer" or crap like that.

I named my iPods Snippy and Snippy II, I named my iPhone Sneaky and my iPad is now Snooty. The pattern is, of course Sn***y. Snarky is another option (I guess if I get a second iPad since I hate Macs). So is Snoopy, I guess, or Snotty, or Snakey, or Snoggy, or Snobby, or Snapey (if I were a bigger Harry Potter fan). The thing is that it's only my Apple technology stuff that gets nicknames (well, my Hewlett-Packard graphing calculator in high school got the name "Spencer", but that was an isolated case).

So my survey part is: do you do this? Do you give real, actual nicknames to devices beyond designations like "computer in home office" or "secondary cell" or something like that? If so, what sorts of nicknames are they? And, if you do, are you as anal retentive as I am in having a system for naming?
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/NSSP: Do you give nicknames to your electronic devices? Tom - 17/10/2011 09:21:08 PM 1008 Views
I used to, for some things. Nate - 17/10/2011 09:28:55 PM 769 Views
You don't do Jessica II, Jessica III, etc. (or, for computers, 3.0)? *NM* Tom - 17/10/2011 10:59:19 PM 291 Views
Nah, they've all just been Jessica so far. Nate - 18/10/2011 02:19:17 AM 683 Views
So that will be the name of your robotic gorilla butler too, won't it? *NM* MightyYT - 18/10/2011 05:53:06 AM 335 Views
yes Yunalesca - 17/10/2011 09:36:58 PM 680 Views
Sakura I understand. What do the other ones mean? *NM* Tom - 17/10/2011 10:59:44 PM 278 Views
they are some of the leads from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Yunalesca - 18/10/2011 07:18:36 PM 702 Views
Spencer is an excellent name for a calculator kHz1000 - 17/10/2011 09:48:44 PM 871 Views
Thank you! I rather liked it. *NM* Tom - 17/10/2011 10:58:46 PM 305 Views
This post in snazzy. Avendesora - 17/10/2011 10:23:10 PM 632 Views
Snazzy is a good one. *NM* Tom - 17/10/2011 10:55:53 PM 291 Views
Sort of aerocontrols - 17/10/2011 10:44:51 PM 716 Views
I have Guderian's memoirs. Very interesting. Tom - 17/10/2011 10:57:20 PM 684 Views
I have both of his books. aerocontrols - 18/10/2011 03:34:20 AM 655 Views
Yep. My mp3 player is Dylan MightyYT - 18/10/2011 05:56:17 AM 690 Views
No. That might be the shortest reply I've ever posted to any survey... Legolas - 17/10/2011 11:07:44 PM 772 Views
I change the computer names Lews_TherinThelamon - 17/10/2011 11:11:35 PM 767 Views
"Yggdrasil" for a network is brilliant . *NM* Tim - 19/10/2011 09:16:59 AM 307 Views
Yep Zeeb - 17/10/2011 11:21:19 PM 769 Views
Sometimes Beqi - 18/10/2011 12:10:49 AM 640 Views
Your kindle? aerocontrols - 18/10/2011 03:36:54 AM 601 Views
Somewhat Camilla - 18/10/2011 07:05:37 AM 657 Views
My GPS is named Dolores. In my defense, she sounds like a Dolores. And she's all bitchy. *NM* callandor1000 - 18/10/2011 09:43:32 AM 399 Views
Of course. My computer's name is Ismelda. (And my car is named Moses). *NM* Ghavrel - 18/10/2011 11:16:43 AM 300 Views
I give names to all my electronic stuff... aragornital - 18/10/2011 12:24:49 PM 721 Views
Not for devices but Praziquantel - 18/10/2011 12:25:54 PM 662 Views
Nope, I am abnormal. Joel - 18/10/2011 03:17:40 PM 949 Views
No more than I have to Floffe - 18/10/2011 03:20:27 PM 639 Views
My iPod is named Alejandro *NM* mapthis - 18/10/2011 03:21:58 PM 425 Views
yes... we have babycakes, tintaglia, icefyre, princess, chronos, iskierka and some others *NM* temeraire - 18/10/2011 04:36:24 PM 299 Views
Yup! Missa Sedai - 18/10/2011 05:19:43 PM 794 Views
Not to electronic devices no, but I do give certain items of mine nicknames *NM* Hieshyn - 18/10/2011 06:05:25 PM 314 Views
just enough so I know what they are random thoughts - 18/10/2011 06:51:05 PM 653 Views
Sometimes, yes. Kel - 18/10/2011 06:52:37 PM 699 Views
Only when they piss me off *NM* ßelals Girl - 18/10/2011 07:31:45 PM 305 Views
I don't think "damn ____" qualifies as a nickname. *NM* jh - 18/10/2011 08:08:32 PM 354 Views
laptop = Precious, PC = Fred, Wii = Wombok, phone = TheGoddess, work lappie = El Zero Two Wongs - 19/10/2011 07:41:51 AM 745 Views
No on all counts. I think that's odd. *NM* Palatine - 19/10/2011 05:43:26 PM 305 Views
Just my cell phone... vandevere - 19/10/2011 07:19:34 PM 715 Views
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