How is your cable management?

Share your tips and tricks

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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.

I tried labeling some of the cables and tying up some of the excess cabling...but it feels like an exercise in futility. X( 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? :(O 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.  :X

 

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thats funny.. mines TEN times worse... and no I havent found a good way that doesnt involve lots of work :waaaa:

U could put a paper bag over it's head :w00t:

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Here's my "setup":

Not as bad as a few monthn back, when I had two PCs connected...... :X

Damn I need to clean again X|

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

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 from WinCustomize Forums Top

yeah... both of u need to clean ur rooms or no supper.. honestly , how can you live like that? ;P

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh... forgot about the mess I have behind my monitor....

:-"

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting vStyler, reply 4
yeah... both of u need to clean ur rooms or no supper.. honestly , how can you live like that?

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 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ok.. If I see one yacked up hairball I'm gonna hafta giggle...

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

With so many cables out there I am planning to do my MBA with cable management.

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Dayum Jim! That is pretty scary.

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 #15 from Sins Forums Top

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 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oooh a Cosmos, I am so gonna get one of those babies. :drool:

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.

Yep...pretty nasty, which is why I want to get it better organized to make it easier to clean.

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting messiah1, reply 17
I've got a great tip.  Great for me anyway.  Wire Mold.  Learn it, live it, love it.  http://www.wiremold.com/publigen/

Nice, my mom wants to do something like that.

Reply #19 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting PuterDudeJim, reply 8
Mine is ugly!!!   And dusty!!  Dog hair!!  

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 from WinCustomize Forums Top

plus no can seeit unless you look

ignorance is bliss?? :)

Reply #21 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Got rid of the issue of leads all over the place by getting a laptop and a wireless printer, wireless external drive for backups, wireless mouse and finally a wireless router :)

Now i can just sit on my sofa and do all the things in comfort that i used to have to do at the desk. Plus i have no wire issues at all as most of the drives etc are all inside my cupboard under the stairs.

 

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Reply #22 from Sins Forums Top

Now i can just sit on my sofa and do all the things in comfort that i used to have to do at the desk. Plus i have no wire issues at all as most of the drives etc are all inside my cupboard under the stairs.

Except for one thing:

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Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have a laptop with Wireless/Wifi networked peripherals, and Bluetooth every thing else. Only one power cord for the Laptop. Will up a Pic as soon as I clean my work area.. :D

Reply #24 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

Quoting DarthCaedusMorgan, reply 22

THE ALL POWERFULL POWER ADAPTER WIRE PLUG

Nope. :) I charge up the battery during the day when i am at work. Bag and lead are behind said sofa so both are out od sight. Battery life on the laptop tends to be round the hour and a half even when playing GCII. If it does run low i just grab the lead and run it round the edge and into the machine. I can cope with one cable once in a while :thumbsup:

Reply #25 from GalCiv2 Forums Top

WOW! What butt-ugly cable setups.

But, I can't say mine is any better.

Unless you want to make pretty, you just run the cables to the outlets as you hook them up and make do. Seems like that is what most of us do.

And really, how often do you need to trace or change a certain cable anyway? And if you bundle them all together, then you have to unbundle them to find that certain one.

And bundling has its own disadvantages. If one is damaged and has a short, being in a tight bundle will only make it more likely to cause a fire.