Marta, I think we are in the age of the wireless computer set up!
I haven't figured out any way to reduce the number the number of snakes or neaten up the mess they make. I had hope when I got my last computers with an Airport, that I was going to be wireless! In fact I started out with a wireless printer, but after two of them refused to work, I got one that attaches with a cable to my computer. I do label each snake because I can't tell when I am under the table what I am about to unplug. I have one printer, a scanner, two computers, a USB hub, an Airport, three multi-outlet surge bars (necessary to get the others to plug into an electrical outlet (of which there are on;t two near my desk and the bricks on four of the power cords just don't fit side-by-side), an UPS (and sometimes a Wacom tablet or an external hard drive (backup), or a card reader). Oh, and also a "cordless" telephone along with it's cord from the phone jack and to the Airport (I think). Needless to say, I am in no hurry to buy a new computer and have to make new connections. I have the above set so that when I am worried about an electrical storm, I just have to get down on my knees and crawl under the desk to turn off the UPS and pull two cords out of the wall sockets. And also after I get backup, pull the phone cord from the wall jack. If you or anyone knows of a better way, please let me know. Anne On Tuesday, August 16, 2005, at 10:07 PM, Marta Edie wrote: > To all those who gave their input when I asked about a label printer > :May ye know that I installed my Dymo 400 and am playing with a new > toy! Thanks for the help. Now a new one: What do you all do with all > those tangled up snakes behind your computer? Is there any way at all > to minimize this enormous pile of never ending cords? ( 2 printers, a > palm pilot, an iPod, a scanner, and now this new thing. I also need a > larger hub. right now I need to unplug one USB when I need to connect > my camera. There is also an airport and then this router as well as a > surge protector. I need an architect to design a structure in which > or behind which I can hide this sammelsurium of entangled worms. > > > Marta -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 2240 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.math.louisville.edu/pipermail/macgroup/attachments/20050816/3251db0b/attachment.bin
