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I have a problem. It is a problem I try to hide out of sight and out of mind, one I try to pretend doesn't exist. But it does, and every so often it raises its ugly head to bite me. Most recently, I needed to replace an Ethernet switch as I needed more ports. As I unplugged the old switch, my monitor turned off. Why? Because under my desk I have a cable catastrophe. The mere act of unplugging the old switch had so disturbed and enraged the rat's nest of cables under my desk that in retaliation it decided to turn off my monitor.
So intertwined and confused is the mess beneath my desk that even the most mundane of acts—plugging in a new gadget, removing an old one, sometimes just even moving my feet—threatens to destroy everything.
TFA addresses the perennial problem of cable jungles. I use zip ties. What are the best solutions Soylentils have come up with, and what are their pros and cons?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday September 09 2015, @04:58PM
You can, if you have chosen to use a 50+ inch TV as your monitor instead of a laptop, and have opted for a wireless bluetooth and trackball solution. You PROBABLY don't want to be laying down for optimal reaction time, but given that it's a bed, you have a wide range of potential positions to experiment with.
Couches are an alternative option here that will also work if the bed just doesn't cut it.
Of course, as the original poster here has said, this doesn't actually solve the mess of the cables...it just removes you from where they are.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Wednesday September 16 2015, @01:40PM
I don't know what FPS you play, but try the real old-school thing [sauerbraten.org] with trackpad, then retry with wired mouse and tell whether it's the same.
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