Whether it's fate, serendipity, or someone in IKEA's design department really wanted a network rack he could put a table lamp on, the Lack-line of ends tables is perfect network-rack size. If you work in a commercial setting then, naturally, you'll have commercial network racks. Commercial racks are both overkill in build and price for a home user or a small office with only a few rack devices, t...
We've talked time and time again about new and different ways to hide the unsightly cable nests lurking in your home. Instead of squirreling them away, artist Maisie Maud Broadhead cleverly decorates with them in plain sight. Running cables through walls, attics, and ceilings isn't anyone's idea of a good time, and if you've got some artistic flair, turns out you can create some fu...
For a product which lets obsessive compulsive neat freaks indulge their non-optional behaviour, the Cablox product pages offer strangely little in the way of real information. Seriously. Who decided that a cable-management device should be marketed by badly drawn superheroes?
Only when you click (methodically, of course) through the world map of dealers do you discover anything. The lone supplie...
At your work station you can use a wire basket under your desk to stash cables or other containment strategies. What about for cables you take with you for laptops and portable devices? How about using a chain sinnet? What is this mysterious and loopy creature? At The Closet Entrepreneur they explain the handy method of cable taming: Never made one before and the text instructions aren't cle...
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Whatever kind of work you do at home, your office is one place you want to spend the time to make comfortable and convenient. Take 10 of our tips on organizing, fixing, and streamlining that space. Photo by pdsphil . 10. Get more natural or ambient light If you aren't blessed with ample windows or non-annoying overhead lighting, getting a bit of illumination around your workspace can be...
While we wait patiently for wireless power systems to come of age, managing unsightly cables remains an annoying problem. Perhaps camouflage is the answer. This vine-shaped cellphone charging cable from Microworks is one application of this idea. It's only a design concept at the moment, but I can picture something more elaborate—like a faux houseplant that is actually a gadget hub, with m...