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Ask Slashdot: Extreme Cable Management?

Posted by timothy on from the worthless-without-pics dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I am not a fan of wireless except for Wi-Fi to a notebook, but have gotten frustrated by the vast amounts of tangled cables around my computers: I have two machines, four monitors, multiple external hard drives, cable modem, network switch, router, USB hubs — everything requires power and connection to the other devices. The tangles and tangles make it almost impossible to move anything without spending twenty or thirty minutes under the desk. I'd rather untie balled-up fishing line than try to snake a monitor cable out from some thirty or so other wires. Anyone have good ways to prevent this?"

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  1. I do not advocate by alphatel · · Score: 5, Informative

    I cannot ask you to view cableporn as it is very addictive.

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  2. don't be a chump by Thud457 · · Score: 5, Informative

    velcro cable ties

    Whoa, dude, are you made of money?!!

    You can get 45 feet of Velcro ties for like $3 over in the garden center.

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    1. Re:don't be a chump by jeffmeden · · Score: 5, Informative

      velcro cable ties

      Whoa, dude, are you made of money?!!

      You can get 45 feet of Velcro ties for like $3 over in the garden center.

      Looks like someone confused Velcro the company with Velcro the "stuff". 45 feet of that and not an inch of it will stick to any other... You can get velcro the stuff at HD but dont bother with the garden variety (hah) get the version in the electrical/electronic aisle. It will run you closer to $6: find it here