If we give names to our computers, do we also give names to other crucial operational components?

This post is in remembrance of the component I'll call "Iana" (feminized name of Ianus).


Oh Iana... you have served me well over the years. You were there when I began to sample the pleasures of OSX back in 2006. You were there with open ports to receive new hardware and to sample the delights and anguish of softwares. You were there when I left XP for OSX....

Creonus

<<I originally posted this entry to my Xanga back on December 26, 2008 and had been contemplating whether to post it to CMN. It's not that I don't love you all, just that some might be upset by the "platform war". Please don't. Read it as you would any article about a baby taking their first steps. That's what we have here.>>



The Fifth of July is a special day for me. It’s one of my personal Independence Day. July 5, 2005 was the day I finally...

Creonus

Instead of clogging up my hard drive with files that I'll probably never access again... but don't want to delete... I use a NAS. Like an external drive in functionality, a network accessible storage connects not to the computer, but to the router. The main advantage is that the drive is accessible from any computer in the network and there is no need for an always-on computer.

As I accessed my NAS box tonight, I couldn't log on. Tried another computer... same issue. Tried yet a...

Creonus

Tonight was a waste.

I still use my PC for Quicken and sermon podcast productions. Earlier last week, I reformatted and reinstalled XP. I wanted to resolved some recurring issues, crashes, and generally slow(er) responses. It's loading a few seconds faster now.

Tonight I found that my PC's audio components does not work. Why? I don't know. I checked the wires, the drivers, the internal plugs, etc. All I get is the 60Hz humm at a really loud volume whenever I...

Creonus

Wisdom: But, why must you confront him?
Creonus: Because, there is good in him. I've seen him use Bootcamp and Parallel. He won't turn me over to Steve Job. I can save him. I can turn him back to Windows. I have to try.


SKStarKiller: [Activates MacMini] I see you have a MacMini. Your tools are complete. Indeed you are powerful, as Steve Job has foreseen.


SKStarKiller: You cannot hide forever, Creonus.
Creonus: I will not fight you....

Creonus