Wires, wires and more wires!
By GreatMartin
@GreatMartin (23670)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
March 10, 2019 4:19pm CST
Sometimes, not often, I mildly curse Tom Edison, Ben Franklin and others who made electricity so much a part of our lives and now with the tech age I am cursing more often.
Won't get into my modem not working so I don't have TV but I decided to rearrange the 'east wing' of my apartment and all I discovered is that with all the wiring needed for products today a person can go crazy, especially if you can't hide them!!
Right now I have wires for:
PC tower
Modem (3)
printer (2)
Speakers (3)
Chargers for camera, phone(s) (4)
TV (2)
Additional port USB hub plus memory USBs (7)
Desk lamp
Battery back up for PC tower
Plugged into wall
That's 25 wires (my mouse and keyboard are wireless) that I am trying to hide!
Any ideas? Suggestions?
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12 responses
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
10 Mar 19
You are definitely wired up.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
11 Mar 19
It's a lot better than being 'cool'--I think?
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
11 Mar 19
I am starting to cool down! :O)
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
11 Mar 19
I hope it is in MY lifetime!!! :O)
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@Torunn (8606)
• Norway
10 Mar 19
Get things that communicate via bluetooth or some other kind of wireless communication?
At work they gave med an USB-stick-thingy that communicates with the keyboard and the mouse, so there's only wires for the screen.
For some smartphones you get fancy, wireless charging I think. Haven't seen it yet charging camera batteries, but you can put everything into the computer to charge so you need only the wire and not the charger.
Or you could just get wires in different colours and make it pretty to look at :-) As I don't think wires will be out of use any time soon as long as you want to stay connected.
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@Torunn (8606)
• Norway
11 Mar 19
@GreatMartin Buy nail polish and start covering them :-)
You'll never run out of things to do then!
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
11 Mar 19
I don't think there are enough colors!!! LOL
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
11 Mar 19
The more to get tangled up in!! I'm afraid to unplug something!! LOL
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
13 Mar 19
What do you mean by 'compact them'?
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
13 Mar 19
@theend No cats here--I am the only animal in the apartment! :O) (And I am very good at breaking things!)
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@theend (2777)
• Gifu, Japan
13 Mar 19
@GreatMartin My cat likes to go through the wires, one day it broke my TV screen.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
11 Mar 19
Holy Moly that is a lot of wires. I do have a plug for my laptop but most others are hidden behind furniture including my wireless printer.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
12 Mar 19
@GreatMartin Well that does pose a bit of an issue lol
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
12 Mar 19
@BelleStarr Not if people come in and don't see it or, even better, don't mention it!! 
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
11 Mar 19
When I had the room the other way I was able to hide the wires behind the desk but now nothing to hide them behind!! LOL
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@FourWalls (86707)
• United States
11 Mar 19
I let my wires show. I'm not proud.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
11 Mar 19
I don't mind but mine are such a mess! LOL
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@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Mar 19
Interesting dilemma. I have not idea my wires are away and under my PC desk back against the wall and out of sight. Perhaps this can give you an idea.
Cable clutter is one of technology's biggest annoyances. Today we show you how to organize and arrange the cables under your desk.
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
11 Mar 19
Thanks but my mistake was 'exposing' the desk--I had everything hidden behind the desk but now they are right out in the open--can't shorten the cables because of the way the electric plugs are set up. I guess I will have to eventually put the desk back the way it was. :O)
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
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18 Mar 19
Wow, what a list! You are really wired 
I agree. It would be nice to reduce the number of products requiring wires. You should see my TV area
I agree. It would be nice to reduce the number of products requiring wires. You should see my TV area 1 person likes this
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
19 Mar 19
I'm looking into wireless computer speakers and going from there! :O)
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@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
23 Apr 19
Thanks but my desk is setup so I can look out both the east and south windows and there is no place to hide all the wires though I might look for that cable box!
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
23 Apr 19
@thaotran I don't have a 'desk' per se--it is a dresser drawer--plus I am always redecorating things so no holes in the furniture! :O)
@thaotran (2)
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23 Apr 19
@GreatMartin Bundling your cables together with zip ties/cable ties will also really improve the look. Also if you're adventurous, you can drill a hole in your desk to route all your cables underneath. Make sure to update us when you get all of this sorted out. :)
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