Bluelounge's SpaceStation currently does a great job of hiding a lot of our peripheral USB cables (alongside providing additional ports), but we still have a tangle of cables and wires behind it leading down to our surge protector and to other periphery tech items. Laptop users like ourselves are forever plugging and unplugging cables, so something like Bluelounge's newest item, CableDrops, are a simple, affordable, attractive, and effective solution to keep cables from going willy-nilly...
Sold at $9.95 for in packs of six, each pack comes in a selection of muted or bright colours to fit your decor. Each CableDrop adheres using a peel and stick back and measures about 1 1/8" in diameter, so it can stick almost on any surface. These not only seem like a solid solution for the home office, but also for home entertainment setups and kitchen appliances where other cable and wire organization needs to be addressed. More information at Bluelounge here.
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how about a magnetic version? Much more useful then something that can essentially only be used once.
jmorey: you could easily add a stick-on magnetic to the back for additional uses, but I'd personally prefer not to use magnets because most people would likely use these with desks and other non-metal surfaces (also I don't like keeping magnetics around electronics for obvious reasons).
Yeah.... I don't think you want to keep magnets around your hard drive!
most magnets are not going to damage your hard drive, unless it is very strong and/or a rare earth magnet, you are going to be fine...
however, even if it was magnetic, it's not like you would be sticking them to your hard drive, and the hard drive in an imac, like in the photo, when looking at the back of it, is in the top right, no need to stick one up there...
I have a metal desk and i would put a whole set of these down the back to hold the cables so they don't fall down the back so easily. Sticking a magnet to the back of them isn't bad, but for $10 for little rubber cable holders, i don't want to be having to add more on to them myself.
For those NYCers who want to avoid shipping fees on bluelounge products, I saw these clips and the box at J&R downtown.