The Why and the How of Cable Management
It never fails. I will come to your home or your office for the first time and 9 times out of 10 I will see how badly neglected your cable management is. Sometimes I feel like I am the only IT person who gives a darn about ugly cables.
Next I will solve 98% of your computer issues and then I’ll politely ask your permission to spend 30-60 minutes re-doing your cables. Why should you let me do this? Because I’ll sleep better at night. No, really, the real reason is that it IS actually important. You have 16 power strips daisy chained together and that is going to be a problem someday. You’ll unplug or step on the switch in the middle of THE most important work you’ve ever created. Then you’ll curse everything and everyone and that gets you nowhere (Trust me). One thing you’ll never see me using is cable ties though. If your IT person uses cable ties, you should fire them immediately. The best tool for the job is Velcro.
You’ll feel better knowing what plug is what and you won’t trip and fall. The best benefit of all? It just looks better.
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Why should someone that uses cable ties be fired?
I meant that very tongue in cheek. I feel strongly about cable ties, they have their place but should be used very sparingly, especially at the user’s desk where cable changes are frequent. But give me cable ties and mounting squares when I need to attach a modem or router to a wall, and I’m all set.
Why should someone that uses cable ties be fired?
There’s a time and a place for both, is my opinion. Computer stations are much more Velcro domain, while A/V or Networking equipment, you WANT cable ties as a preliminary security feature
That’s excellent Dan. I didn’t think about AV but you are SO right.
There’s a time and a place for both, is my opinion. Computer stations are much more Velcro domain, while A/V or Networking equipment, you WANT cable ties as a preliminary security feature