12-20-2004, 12:46 AM | #1 |
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Gadget and Cable Management Nightmares
(This picture is not me, thanks Alexander =)
As many know, I have a lot of mobile, embedded, and other handheld, powered, and battery-laden gear. I just picked up another pair of 16-outlet TrippLite adapters just to try to keep the office desk and floor cleaner to try to alleviate the headaches of all of the power bricks and adapters. All of these gadgets means I have a lot of cables, cradles, adapters, parts, pieces, and other things that are all very device-specific. A year from now, when I'm looking at two unlabeled power adapters, I won't remember if they go with my Cybiko units, or the JTAG I was using at the time to reflash my iPAQ devices. This leads to a cable-management nightmare. I've tried keeping them separated in boxes. I've tried labels. I've tried putting them in "industrial" ZipLock bags with the built-in labelling. I've tried the little plastic drawer sorting solutions, and these don't work well either with all kinds of shapes, sizes, and parts to fit in identically-shaped drawers. None of these solutions are ideal. Here's what I'm looking for:
Note: Ok, I've identified the numbered list bug here. If you have a numbered list, and preview your post several times in a row, while changing nothing, the spacing above the numbered list will continue to grow by one line for every preview you make. Alexander, a small fix? Last edited by hacker; 12-20-2004 at 09:08 AM. |
12-20-2004, 06:26 AM | #3 | |
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Back to your original topic: I know how you feel! Last time I travelled from Chicago to Frankfurt, I was afraid that customs would stop and ask me some unkind questions because of all the device-specific converters, cables, and addons I had in my bags. My favorite solution would be a standard bus system which any device could use for communication and battery charging. |
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12-20-2004, 10:03 AM | #4 | |
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As for the other adapters and such, I guess I just don't understand what you need. A picture of your mess may help . |
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12-20-2004, 10:42 AM | #5 |
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One of these days, we'll be able to recharge wirelessly..
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12-20-2004, 11:22 AM | #6 |
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For most cables that I don't use very often, I put them back in the box that they came in and put the box in the closet. That way, they are organized and labeled pretty well. I also know where the cable/adapter is when I need it.
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12-20-2004, 11:35 AM | #7 | |
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12-20-2004, 05:02 PM | #8 |
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What I really want, is telemetric power. Forget the charging bricks and cables, just give me proper telemetric power, full-time, and full-voltage. Not batteries, but real AC power.
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