Seattle: Laptop + USB + power cord + Cheap Clamp

Submitted by Matt Conway

Problem:
Unplug my laptop to take it to a meeting. On return, end up on my hands and knees recovering the power cable and the USB keyboard cable that fell on the floor when I unplugged the machine. Who wants to do THAT all the time?

Solution:
Grab yourself a large document clip and snap it to the leg of the laptop stand. Thread the power cord and USB cord through the handles. Now when you disconnect, the cables actually get tangled and stuck in the handles of the clamp, keeping them from sliding off the desk. This uses a cord's natural tendency to get twisted and fouled up with other cords and objects to your advantage to keep the cords from going where you don't want them to go (namely: the floor.) I love turning the tables on entropy. Bwa ha ha.

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