Naming

To name something is to control it. I name my devices after minor (and not-so-minor) characters in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I try to stick to the novels, but sometimes venture into the radio or film series. Names in italics are for devices I no longer own, and so I've re-used the name.

Phones/iPods

• • Ford Prefect: iPod nano (second generation, back when they were beautiful.)

  • Vogon: Nokia N70

  • Garkbit: iPhone 3G (sold)

  • Gag Halfrunt: iPhone 3GS (sold)

  • Veet Voojagig: iPhone 4 as well as the two (!) replacement phones

  • Trin Tragula: iPhone 5 as well as the three (!!) replacement phones

  • Lazlar Lyricon: iPhone 6 (which had its screen and battery replaced)

  • Anjie: iPhone X (which had its screen replaced)

  • Frat Gadz: PS4™.

  • Servers

    • Fenchurch: VPS formerly at Bryght. Also name of the omnibus module for my personal Drupal sites

    • Jeltz: former VPS at Slicehost

  • Sulijoo: old Linode VPS, also the subdomain I point some CNAMEs to, also now a VPS on Digital Ocean.

    • Kwaltz: current Digital Ocean VPS, also the subdomain I point some CNAMEs to

    • Agrajag: Digital Ocean VPS for hosting Dokku apps.

Android

• Garkbit

  • • I can't actually name my Android device (there's no "Device name" setting in the "About device" section), but I'm going with that.

Computers

• • Zem: MacBook Pro (no longer own it)

  • Lallafa: my personal 2010-era MacBook Air (also .lallafa is the TLD of my localhost, instead of more common .local)

  • Prak: a previous MacBook Air for work

  • Colin: my current MacBook Pro for work. (Also in honour of a former co-worker, who is a highly unusual person.)

  • Lintilla: my M1 MacBook Air

  • Lintilla II: my M2 MacBook Air

Hard drive partitions

• • Zarniwoop: my partition on the 1 TB drive that I shared with my then-lady friend.

  • Zarniwoop:  My 128 GB keychain drive purchased in 2025.

  • Oolon & Collophid: two 250 GB hard drive partitions

  • Eddie: 32 GB MicroSD card using a Nifty drive adapter

Other

• • Gargravarr: Kindle (7th generation, given away)

  • Zarquon: Kindle Paperwhite (my outside Kindle)

  • Hurling Frootmig: Kindle Paperwhite (11th generation, my inside Kindle)

  • Frat Gadz - wireless printer.

  • Heimdall - Apple TV (no longer own it)

  • Kwaltz - code-name for a Drupal install profile for a simple workflow distribution, no longer maintained

  • Loonquawl - digital camera's SD card

  • Slartibartfast - wireless network while living in Vancouver

  • Agrajag - name of the second Airport Express (repeater, AirPlay speakers)