July 05, 2011

Use binder clips to secure cords

The first installment in this week's "Wish I'd Thought of That" series:

You know how the cords that charge your stuff tend to slip down into the nether regions behind your desk? Here's an easy solution from David Bakker for organizing cables. I can't read the original post, but a picture's worth a thousand words. Via Unplggd.

43 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 5, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    Auuugh! I LOVE it!!!!!!

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  2. Michelle Engel BencskoJuly 5, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    I pinned this on Pintrest. BRILLIANT. Also, I'm here to tell you it's working out great.

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  3. Grandma GJuly 5, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Well, whodathunkit?! So simple!

    Mum

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  4. carriemeJuly 5, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Check out the link for a google translation of the website! - http://bit.ly/jFp6q1

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  5. AnonymousJuly 5, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    Smart.

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  6. BarbaraJuly 5, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    Elegant simplicity. The best kind! I emailed the photo to myself and all my friends!

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  7. JoJuly 5, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    O.M.G!! What a fantastically simple solution!

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  8. UnknownJuly 5, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    wow - duh! :) such a great idea.

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  9. SharonJuly 5, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    A cord fell behind my desk just last night...

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  10. Carol@TheDesignPagesJuly 5, 2011 at 11:03 AM

    That's an amazing tip. Try "Babelfish.com" for translation in the future. I actually just translated this but it is so simple it's not even worth pasting here. Thanks for the tip!

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  11. Stay FunnyJuly 5, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    OMG! So brilliant, thanks for sharing!

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  12. Rose ClearfieldJuly 5, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Great idea! And so easy!

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  13. june maffinJuly 5, 2011 at 12:08 PM

    Here's the translation compliments of Google's Translate: Here's the translation (thanks to Google's Translation) Dutch to English translation

    How often do you that you have a (USB) cable disappears behind the desk? And you need at the knees to the cable back above table, no office work is no fun. A very easy and inexpensive solution is a pair of binder clips (to be known as banker's clips or foldback clips called). Squeeze the legs together to keep an eye on the eye from the clip so that you can easily get to the cable going to do. Make eye back onto the binder clip. Clip the binder clip to the edge of your desk (eg behind your monitor) and go!
    Author-david-Rudolf Bakker-300x298
    David Rudolf Bakker (1980) is a usability expert, professional speaker and freelance marketing & communications. "Coming up with attractive and simple solutions to complex problems for me is the best there is." Loves technology, photography, travel, podcasts, audio books, Web 2.0 (Twitter!) and passionate people

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  14. LauriJuly 5, 2011 at 12:44 PM

    Binder clips are also great if your office desk has holes in the surface so you can thread through cords. The holes in my desk were too big and I had to keep searching for my iphone charger on the phone until I threaded it through and slapped a binder clip on it. Now it doesn't slip through to the floor anymore.

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  15. BekJuly 5, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    Wow. It's always the simply genius things that amaze me.

    Figuring out Relativity? Psshh, don't care.

    Figuring out to keep cords up with binder clips. Amazing.

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  16. fruktozaJuly 5, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    Wow! Great idea!!!

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  17. ClaireJuly 5, 2011 at 2:15 PM

    Wow, what a good idea...off to find binder clips.

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  18. CareJuly 5, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    Genius. Pure genius.

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  19. Jenn EricksonJuly 5, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    Couldn't say it any better than the last commenter -- Genius!

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  20. Annie BJuly 5, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    Yep - Genius is what it is! Simple & effective.

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  21. Bri BriJuly 5, 2011 at 4:54 PM

    Brilliant!

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  22. emily bJuly 5, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Yes, yes YES!

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  23. Anna ElisaJuly 5, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Soooooooooo cool! What a fantastic idea!!

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  24. HilaryJuly 5, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Ughhh DUH! Can't believe I didn't think of this.

    x Hilary
    http://thecleverlife.etsy.com
    http://oneclutteredlife.blogspot.com

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  25. KathleenJuly 5, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    You rock. Great idea! :)

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  26. EvelinJuly 5, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    what a great idea! and it's so neat!!!! :)

    Love it! :)

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  27. Punctuation MarkJuly 5, 2011 at 10:59 PM

    i love this idea!!! i really need to get them out of my way!

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  28. AnnaJuly 6, 2011 at 2:02 AM

    That's so smart. I can read it and must say: Google translate did a good job! Thanks for sharing! :D

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  29. lisaroyJuly 6, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    ok, how smart is this??? :)

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  30. IndratmaJuly 6, 2011 at 10:36 AM

    good idea!!!

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  31. -B-July 6, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    Push them back a bit and you can thread cables through the black part and the desk. These things are a god send for cable haters like myself.

    There is all kinds of different sizes and I keep a bunch of each handy for cable ties also.

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  32. AnonymousJuly 6, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    You can also use this for bag clips.. For potatoe chips ect...

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  33. AnonymousJuly 6, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    THIS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA! Has anyone actually tried this? IT DOESN"T WORK! The cables keep falling through and if you need to move the cable it's a pain. It is NOT brilliant!

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  34. AnonymousJuly 7, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    Wow...superb

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  35. soisses-daslebenJuly 7, 2011 at 2:54 AM

    GREEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAT idea :)

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  36. K-SueJuly 7, 2011 at 8:08 AM

    I put this into practice immediately! Both our chargers will fit through 1 clip; in fact, my charger is a little skinny, so it needs to share or it can still fall through.

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  37. Bonjour!July 7, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    ,,,brilliant idea!

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  38. SonjaJuly 7, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Great idea!! Thank you for sharing!! Sometimes the easiest ideas are the best!!

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  39. UnknownJuly 7, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Now why didn't I think of that before?!! that's a great idea!!

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  40. SaraJuly 7, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    very cool.

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  41. BraydonJuly 8, 2011 at 4:37 AM

    fabolous nice to see this superb
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  42. xSwitcheRxJuly 9, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    nice one.. i;ll share it on my blog :)

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  43. CarolynOctober 24, 2012 at 2:38 AM

    What wonderful idea to prevent the unnecessary damage for usb cord.

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