Names of inanimate objects seems to shape them, and not always in a good way. My housemate's computer is named Richard after a character in her own writing. Unluckily, the computer ended up the way Richard ends up in the story--old and easily confused.

Name themes never seem to work well. Over the years, I've known people who have named their computers:

Lore (basically declared war on the entire universe, including the owner's own files)

Vader (alternated between being sluggish and sullen and attacking various programs)

Harry Potter (one particular program and the computer did NOT get along)

Nanny Ogg (became a magnet for porn spam)

TARDIS (constantly needing to be rebuilt practically from scratch)

HAL (had the most creepily appropriate playlist in the universe and had a knack for not shutting down)

John Adams (kept breaking down in ways that made it obnoxious and disliked)

This is why I refuse to name my computer or, in fact, any mechanical beastie. It's safer if I don't!