Better Desk Cable Management in Seven Steps

Better Desk Cable Management in Seven Steps

Good desk cable management means that all of your wires, power adapters, hubs and modems are lifted off the floor and out of harm's way. Here is some advice from cnet.com, a publisher of computer and technology news and information, for having good desk cable management:

1. Label your cables because when it comes time to move your equipment around, you may have trouble reinstalling everything. Will you be able to tell which is an unused network cable and which is a live cable?
2. When you install a new piece of equipment, use a short instead of a long cable. Otherwise, the extra cable will get in your way and make running new wires difficult. Also, extra wiring radiates electrical noise.
3. Rip out old unused cabling instead of thinking you might use it in the future. Chances are you will not use it and it will just crowd your office.
4. Wrap related cables together every few feet, or bundle them. Do this instead of simply plugging them in and dropping the cables behind your desk. Otherwise, you will be cursing yourself when you can't figure out what goes where. There are cable wraps sold for the purpose of bundling cables.
5. Wireless objects will not solve your problems completely. Some wireless mice are heavier than the cordless ones, which is not good for your wrists. Wireless usually costs more, as well.
6. Super short extension cords allow you to plug all of your bulky power adapters into one power strip so that every slot on your power strip is being used.
7. Buy networking and USB cables that have smooth boots over the ends and your cables will be pull-up friendly. This means when you get some new electronics and want to pull up the cables from the old electronics, they will be less likely to snag.