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Posts tagged “management”

Try Cable Lacing to Get Loose Cords Wrapped Up

Tried and true in the telecom industry and in naval and aerospace applications, we don't see any reason why you can't try cable lacing to keep your media center or workspace wires under wraps!...

The Do-All Media Wall

If you're the type that's short on space - even more so if you're living in a small loft in NY - why not go all out with custom shelving all along the living/dining room wall? Feng shuist be damned, t...

Cable "Gutter" From a $4.99 Ikea Hanger Rack

Moving affords you the opportunity to re-purpose your old stuff (When I downsized to a smaller workspace, my Ikea Mikael desk was cut down to become a coffee table). If you're moving to a warm climate...

A Great Way to Travel With Your Electronic Gear

When you are traveling, it gets hard to track all of your electronic gear. It doesn't take long for people to just throw them all in a bag and forget about them. That makes retrieving them almost impo...

Roundup: Five Best DIY Cable Management Solutions

If there's one thing people tend to complain about post in and post out on Unplggd, it's messy wires. There isn't a post that goes by where someone doesn't comment, "Looks great! Now they just have to...

Use Rain Gutters to Wrangle Under-Desk Wires

BEFORE. Click here for the "after" shot.Above is the "before" shot of Lifehacker reader Seandavid010's tangled mess of a desk. But he got a new desk and a new outlook on cord management when he decide...

Tenant Txt Aids Apartment Management and Renters To Stay Connected and Informed

As a lifelong renter ourselves, we're always interested in resources that help the renting demographic with being heard and protecting their basic rights as tenants. So it's no surprise we're fond of ...

DIY Cord Wrangler Hides Peripheral Wires

We all struggle sometimes with keeping a clean desk, some more than others. Me? I'm having an impossible time. I bought a great looking desk not too long ago, the only caveat being that it has no draw...

iDesk: If You Love Macs But Hate Wires

We think you'd have to really hate dealing with cables to spend $3000 on this desk, but it does go eerily well with your iPod, iPhone and iMac in both styling, compatibility and, of course, nomenclatu...

Charging Station is Stylish, Sleek and an Easy DIY Project

The benefits of a charging station or docking station when it comes to removing visual clutter are incomparable, but this one is just asking to be added to the list of Easy Ways to DIY a Charging Stat...