Wires, wires, everywhere!

There is no getting around it, a sea of wires simply look terrible in that swanky interiors of your house. So, here are a few pointers to help you get rid of all that unmanageable nest of wires. First, try bundling up the cables and wires together. All you need is a twist tie, (which you are sure to find in abundance in any electronics packaging), which will tidy up the mess in a jiffy. You could truss the wires together or tighten up the unpleasant looking slump by tying off the loops of cable. However, you could also Velcro cable ties or Q-knot (a reusable zip tie) adjustable rubber cable ties to bind together a bunch of even the thickest of power cords. Secondly, if you have managed  an ocean of power cords and A/V cables,  keeping those wires in place can be quite a task, which is why it is essential to label each end of the cables and wires in your home. Products such as write-on-flag tie markers come in handy at such a time. You can easily fix the tag on to the cable and present a writable surface or  you could wind some masking tape around the cord, leaving a penned up tab of tape for you to write the name of the cord. Third, you should try cable corral, it is sturdy, cheap and it is easy to install and use. Fourth, here comes the saviour–everyone’s favourite–the binder clip, a one-stop solution provider to all your wire management woes. Here’s the last pointer, you could plug an AC-to-USB adapter into the wall and fix several USB cables (with a binder clip, of course!) so that they remain tied up and clean when not in use. So what happens is, every time you need to charge your phone or iPod you could just plug and place it into the basket, and your problems are solved, efficiently, that too.While on the subject of wire management techniques, Abhigyan Bannerjee, a Chennai-based technology blogger says “Use wire management kits which are easily available on ebay and Amazon. For a cheaper solution, use zip-ties and binder clips (available at most stores and in various colours, too!). For gadgets, set up a budget and go wireless with everything.” [email protected]