How is your cable management?
Share your tips and tricks
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 by Bebi Bulma | Discussion: Personal Computing
I was looking at this cool flickr set and saw how neatly the cables were organized and up off the floor, looked down at my own attempt at organizing and thought...ok I seriously need to do something about this.
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I tried labeling some of the cables and tying up some of the excess cabling...but it feels like an exercise in futility. 
Not to mention makes it really difficult to clean under there (doh). And as for that hole in the desk brace thing...yeah I tried that too, then all the cables coming through it kept getting in my way and got kicked a lot, that thing is worthless.
So...do any of you have a better system? Worse? 
Show us your organized chaos and share your tips and solutions, because I'm sure this is an area we could all use a little help with. 
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Reply #2 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 3:59 PM
Here's my "setup":
Not as bad as a few monthn back, when I had two PCs connected......
Damn I need to clean again 
Reply #3 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:00 PM
I have a single cable connected to a board with 12 sockets. I charge two laptops and one mobile with it. I connect to net with bluetooth or sometimes with dongles. So only few cables. Sorry I cant touch my wires. They are shocking like me.
Reply #4 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:02 PM
yeah... both of u need to clean ur rooms or no supper.. honestly , how can you live like that? 
Reply #5 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:02 PM
Oh... forgot about the mess I have behind my monitor....
Reply #6 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:09 PM
Ha and I thought mine was bad. 
This might come in handy too: Top 10 Ways to get Cables Under Control. I'm gonna have to try out the $10 IKEA rack thing and get this mess sorted out (eventually).
Reply #7 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:10 PM
Alright, they will have to clean every corner throughly with water and floor cleaner.. may be they need to clean wires too... of course with clean water.
Reply #11 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:24 PM
Ok.. If I see one yacked up hairball I'm gonna hafta giggle...
Reply #12 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:27 PM
With so many cables out there I am planning to do my MBA with cable management.
Reply #13 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:30 PM
Once I get past the dog hair, I have a system...lol.
Jim cleans his mess, after the shot. ( Note to self: Self, next time clean and then shoot!!!)
Reply #14 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:31 PM
BTW, My office is also the laundry room, lotsa dust. Bad for Puters!!
Reply #15 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:40 PM
Here is mine, one server and one computer attached to the same monitor, one speaker system, one laptop, an anchient pda, and glass desk that I have dust twice a week, you guys need to vaccum your floors, starting to look like my bathroom floor after a month of no cleaning, that almost never happens though.
Reply #16 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:47 PM
Oooh a Cosmos, I am so gonna get one of those babies. 
Yep...pretty nasty, which is why I want to get it better organized to make it easier to clean.
Reply #17 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:48 PM
I've got a great tip. Great for me anyway. Wire Mold. Learn it, live it, love it. http://www.wiremold.com/publigen/
Reply #18 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:58 PM
Nice, my mom wants to do something like that.
Reply #19 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 5:17 PM
And an anchient power strip
that molding is pretty good to use, but for me it won't really work to well. plus no can seeit unless you look
Reply #20 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 5:32 PM
ignorance is bliss?? 
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Reply #1 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 3:56 PM
Thats funny.. mines TEN times worse... and no I havent found a good way that doesnt involve lots of work
U could put a paper bag over it's head