A Quick Fix for Loose Ends

  Posted on March 7, 2013

What a great way to organize loose ends on your desk – particularly if you travel and take your laptop with you. Easy to organize and re-plug your cords when you return and thereby eliminate the undignified display of crawling around under your desk to retrieve errant cables.

Computer cord organizer

Computer cord organizer, photo by David Bakker

Just saw this on Facebook via Lena Di, who re-posted from an English rock band called Refracture. Whatever. Anyway I thought it was cool enough for a quickie post. If anyone knows the original source, please share.

UPDATE–And you did… Several of you have written with the source and I thank you! It does annoy no end the pilfering of photos and information posted will-nilly with nary a  proper credit. So here it is: The most easily accessed photo was from bedifferentactnormal.com which credits Lifehacker, who credits David Bakker, a clever Dutchman, with the original post and photos.

Binder clips as cord catchers

Step-by-step: Binder clips as cord catchers, by David Bakker, via LIfehacker

The original post appeared three years ago, and FrancesSchultz.com is right on the cutting edge as usual. But hey, we’ll take a good idea whenever it comes, right?

 

Posted in Blog, Decoration & Design | 21 comments

21 Responses to A Quick Fix for Loose Ends

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  1. Linda @ A Toile Talel says: Aw, man! That could save me a lot of cusing! Thanks. Linda @ A Toile Tale
    March 7, 2013 at 8:56 pm
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  2. Sarah says: You are too sweet--what a fun "quickie" post! I love the binder clip idea, having had far too many adventures under the desk to retrieve errant cords. Best wishes and blessings to you.
    March 7, 2013 at 10:11 pm
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  3. David Bakker says: Thanks for the proper credit Frances! I appreciate that a lot, taking the trouble to find out the source. This picture I took has been all over the web for years now, and only seldom with a link to my original blogpost or mention of my name. I've learned, next time I'll ever so carefully and tiny add my name to the picture somewhere ;) Nice website by the way :)
    March 8, 2013 at 5:27 am
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    • Frances says: David, how nice of you to write and what a clever fellow you are. You probably know by now that you can put watermarks on all your photos, and it's a surefire way to ensure your "byline" is visible for all Internet eternity. Thank you for your kind words - and Lifehacker is a terrific site. I'll be on the lookout for your work. :) All good wishes, Frances
      March 8, 2013 at 1:03 pm
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  4. E.B. says: Love this idea and am going to use it. Will be first in line for Partner's book, it's a great idea! I know it's an old, tried and true use for it, but I regularly use Scotch tape wrapped round and round my hand to defuzz clothes, pillows, etc. Mainly because I put the defuzzer roller thingie in a safe place (away from the feline child who is inordinately fond of batting it all over the place) and then promptly forget where the "safe" place is. Actually, I think she hides the darn thing to get back at me, ha!
    March 9, 2013 at 8:20 pm
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    • Frances says: Thank you EB! And yes the Scotch tape trick is a winner every time, naughty kitty aside. xo F
      March 9, 2013 at 8:26 pm
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