What method do you use to hide the cords?

[Omega-TI]

I found some neat ideas to hide the cords on another website.

I figured some of you may have the same problem, so I put the best ones here.

Do you have any other solutions not shown?

 

[am1933]

I personally use the tried and tested-throw everything down the back and hope nobody will notice approach.

[Omega-TI]

I personally use the tried and tested-throw everything down the back and hope nobody will notice approach.

 

That can work to some degree ... but sure makes it a pain in the butt to vacuum around.

 

I just found these on eBay...

<< HERE >> With free shipping only $4.36!

[omegadot]

http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/outdoor-grounds-maintenance/parking-lot/cable-protectors/powerback-rubber-duct-10-ft-2-ch?infoParam.campaignId=T9F&gclid=Cj0KEQjwo82eBRCR1Yr2u-G-sK8BEiQAbrSjVIF2uZlIu83NytcSzq0exbUqjWDHaiImaNl1664S5ysaAodG8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

I have friends that use things like that. Pretty handy.

 

I have a shelf with cardboard backing. I just cut holes in the back and run it to a mounted power strip / AV switch as necessary.

[John_L]

Emulate

[vectrexroli]

The back of my desk is a mess, I tried a lot and there is no real good way to hide the cables if you still want be able to change the cable setup.

TI-99 + PEB, C64, ZX 81, My editing laptop, Vectrex, old XBOX, ZX Spectrum, SNES, Joysticks, ... it is simply too much stuff.

The only real way to hide the cords is not to switch on the light in the evening, so that you don´t see the cables any more.

[TPA5]

The back of my desk is slowly becoming a nightmare, one of my tasks this week actually is to find a good solution for the dark nest of evil that's currently consuming more and more space.

[JamesD]

Are supposed to hide the cords?

[akator]

Solutions like running cables through channels or tubes was nice but it grew to be a pain when I wanted to move or change something. I've tried a lot of things over the years but these days nylon "zip" ties and Velcro cable ties work for me. Power strips, cords, and cables are "tied" to the back of desk and table legs so they are off the floor and less visible. It makes vacuuming and general cleaning much easier. Nothing is permanent, changing something is as easy as undoing a tie.

[BurritoBeans]

Duct tape. It stays, blends in with the grey back of my desk/my grey shelving, and works perfectly.

[yell0w_lantern]

Revel in the spaghetti, I say!

[Osgeld]

the wall

 

I am a fan of those velco cable ties, but if you want the same thing for much less cost go to the garden section, instead of getting like 10 5 inch ties for 5 bucks you can get a 30-45 foot roll of the stuff rebranded as plant ties around the same price, although its green instead of black

 

http://www.amazon.com/Velcro-90594-Brand-Plant-Hook/dp/B001ARBD8U/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1406778919&sr=8-3&keywords=velcro+plant+tie

 

course if your eyeballing it enough you can get a 100 pc 8 inch tie set from amazon, which equates to about 2x the amount

 

http://www.amazon.com/Velcro-Reusable-Self-Gripping-Inches-91140/dp/B001E1Y5O6

 

I just happened to find the plant ties first at the local store

Edited July 31, 2014 by Osgeld

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Dust!

[Seob]

I build a large box behind the computer where i run in all the extensive cabeling. It has also holes in the bottom so i can run cable underneat.

[Keatah]

dirt and garbage

[Omega-TI]

UPDATE: On my message #3 about these

 

The sticky foam adhesive is WORTHLESS, it fails after the first day, you'll have to buy some good stuff, which means this is no longer a good deal... IMHO.

[mrsid]

Solutions like running cables through channels or tubes was nice but it grew to be a pain when I wanted to move or change something. I've tried a lot of things over the years but these days nylon "zip" ties and Velcro cable ties work for me. Power strips, cords, and cables are "tied" to the back of desk and table legs so they are off the floor and less visible. It makes vacuuming and general cleaning much easier. Nothing is permanent, changing something is as easy as undoing a tie.

 

This sounds exactly like what I do. I use the heavy duty nylon cable ties to attach power strips to the horizontal metal struts underneath the desk, then after wiring everything I use velcro ties to make the cables run close to the desk support. Also I attach all wall warts that way. There's nothing on the floor.

[+Ripdubski]

I use self adhering velcro strips. Wind them around like a wire tie and press it together. Route cable as needed.

Edited August 18, 2014 by Ripdubski