Reddit reviews Kootek 118-Inch Cable Management Sleeves with Cable Ties, Neoprene Cable Organizer Cord Cover Wire Hider for TV Computer Office Theater (Black&White, Large)

This is how I deal with all of my cables, even at work, and it works great for me. (IT and I get to do servers and office set ups when I deploy devices for people)

It is much easier to hide cables away from the focus of the eyes. So pull your desk out, and get all the cables individually pulled back to the end device. Get velcro cable ties - Not zip ties (if you pull to tightly then you can tear the shield and allow for cross talk / issues)

I start the furthest away from where my device is, and work my way to that device. Once you pull everything cleanly in the area of focus. Get some under desk cable management strips (link at the end of post to some on amazon for an idea) and tuck those cables at the end of the desk in the holder of your choice.

Now what do you do with the mess at the end near your end point? - Velcro them into a "loop" or have them make a U shape and route back up to your end point from the other side. For you, have it go behind your computer and loop back up behind it, so they all plug in fine, but you wont see them.

Its resulted in virtually no cables on peoples desks (besides mine because fuck doing work for myself on the clock)

Links;

https://www.amazon.com/Viaky-Adhesive-Backed-Adjustable-Management/dp/B01M6U9Q9C/ref=sr_1_6?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1549482913&sr=1-6&keywords=cable+management


https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Management-Neoprene-Organizer-Reversible/dp/B01GCS77TU/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1549482913&sr=1-9&keywords=cable+management


https://www.amazon.com/Channel-Cable-Raceway-Black-Length-x/dp/B002DNM42O/ref=sr_1_26?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1549482913&sr=1-26&keywords=cable+management

A few items that will help with cable management:

• Cable Sleeve - simple, effective, and easy to use, but also requires some forethought to not end up with a cable snake. Since the material is soft it can be cut to length and used to go around corners. Also great protection from small pets.
  
  
• Double sided tape - Easy to use, and has a really good hold. Best use is for mounting your power strip. Down side is that it will most likely cause paint damage if it's ever removed.
  
  
• Cable Clips - great for directing the flow of wires. Simple to use, and hold quite well. Used with the cable sleeve, you can keep the wire snake at bay (cut a hole in the sleeve and poke the clip through while mounting to the wall or desk). Similarly with the double sided tape, you may have damage if you try to remove them.
  
  
• Velcro Straps - these have good length on them for help keeping multiple wires tightly grouped. The pack also comes with a good amount of them, in grey and black. The help keep the cable snake from bulging.
  
  

This is what I used. It's a great solution as it can be cut to whatever length you need, and then you just cut slits in the fabric where you're adding cables (or be lazy like me and just feed them between the loops and hooks). I bought a patch of Velcro, adhered it to the bottom of my desk, and then affixed this.

After testing the tuna can and finding it to be IMMENSELY more comfortable, I continued to play with the tuna strapped on until my power bank arrived today. Now I have the real setup!

Here are the links to the products I used:

Anker PowerCore 10000 PD

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HBTY3Z2

I like the size of this powerbank and I think it'll be nice to have with my phone and Switch as well so it was worth it all around.

Kootek 118" Cable Management Sleeves

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GCS77TU

This is a fairly big roll for this small application, but I plan on using some of it for its intended purpose as well. The neoprene sleeve would also only work for a smallish powerbank like this one. I also considered something like this (would also work for larger powerbanks):

Reusable Cinch Straps 2" x 12" - 6 Pack

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FY8W2GG

The powerbank came with a 3ft cable that would have worked fine, but I ordered some 1.5ft cables instead. I think it may have been unnecessary, though.

Besgoods 2-Pack 1.5ft Short Braided USB C to USB C 2.0 Cable

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QM48ZT7

Overall, the counterweight is a HUGE improvement for me, and the added bonus of some extra battery life is nice as well!

This is great for cable management.

Kootek 118" Cable Management Sleeves, Neoprene Cable Organizer Wrap Flexible Cord Cover Wire Hider Reversible Black & White, Cuttable by Yourself for TV Computer Office Theater https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GCS77TU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i76XBbQ7C4QKM

These sleeves from Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GCS77TU/

White electrical taps is probably the cheapest but here is a slightly more elegant solution.

(non-affiliate link) https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Management-Concealer-Organizer-Reversible/dp/B01GCS77TU/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1479495230&sr=1-5

If you can't drill holes on the table, you can try hiding them with white velcro cable management sleeves, and /or get a small shoebox or similar, cut openings for the wires and put all the extra wiring inside. You can also use cable straps and clip them to the sides of the walls. There's a bunch of options.

My first thought is cable wraps like this or this. It won't necessarily stop her from chewing on it, but it'll keep her from chewing through it. If you're lucky she won't like the texture of the wrap and will leave it alone.

You can also attack the problem from the other end by getting the kitty more things to do/investigate/climb on/chew on. There are dedicated cat chew toys, or since you know she likes this particular cable you could leave it out (unplugged!) where she can get at it easily. Just watch that she's not chewing off pieces of plastic and swallowing them.

For sure! I searched around online for the best cable management tools, and came up with this and this to help me out. You can see more on the product page about what they do, but the plug multi adapters were placed into those boxes to hide them and any extra long cords that I had. Most of the work was just making sure the cords were long enough and making sure they went to the right place. I got lucky only needing to have one sheath for all desk items and one for all nightstand items, due to correct cord length.

Sure, I can add those...

EDIT: Here are the links:

Desk: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GVRKCWP/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Mouse: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071Z8RZHG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Keyboard: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LP3P834/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Monitor (actually took a risk and went with used from Amazon and save ~$150): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MKT1W65/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

KB/Mouse pad: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07N3SVZCT/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Cable Management: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GCS77TU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Laptop Tray: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FUOILAC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o09_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Extra Monitor Arm: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BHXZBYQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

UPS: https://www.amazon.com/APC-Battery-Protector-Back-UPS-BE600M1/dp/B01FWAZEIU/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=APC+UPS&qid=1564668695&s=gateway&sr=8-3

USB Hub: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XFPNXQW/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

MBP: 2018 2.6ghz i7, 32GB, 512 ssd

Honestly, I think one of these will do the trick

My monitor has the power brick integrated inside so all I have is the plug. It's a nice feature to have that is often overlooked. Mine also has a USB 3.0 usb integrated in it, so I don't need as many wires going to my desktop. Really nice. And I've wrapped all the wires in a nice cable management sleeve that you can cut to size.

Buy some of this! Used it on my setup and it was a gamechanger.

Kootek Cable Sleeve

How about these then?

Kootek-Management-Neoprene-Organizer-Reversible

I have a similar problem like you do and found these to be really effective.

Hi, for me the simplest way to make a gaming/work station more ergonomic is to mount the screen on a ergonomic screen mount like this :
https://www.amazon.com/Mount-Monitor-Adjustable-Screens-MI-752/dp/B0052AWGLE/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1509528233&sr=8-17&keywords=ergonomic+screen+mount

And just doing simple cable management would make this really more enjoyable with something like https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Management-Concealer-Organizer-Reversible/dp/B01GCS77TU/ref=sr_1_1?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1509528498&sr=1-1&keywords=cable+management

or this https://www.amazon.com/YOCOU-3-Channel-Management-Organizer-Solution/dp/B01KUG90F4/ref=sr_1_12?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1509528498&sr=1-12&keywords=cable+management

I hope that could help you

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GCS77TU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here is an example of one I bought on Amazon.

Well, my desk has a small backboard for support and there's a one foot gap behind that support. It hides all the cables pretty well. Everything else is wrapped in a neoprene sleeve and I use binder clips as anchor points to keep it out of sight.

I found this dual USB charger: https://www.amazon.com/UBP-4-2A-Dual-Universal-Charger/dp/B018POHTTC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1481577946&sr=8-5&keywords=dual+usb+charger

And this cable wrap: https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Management-Concealer-Organizer-Reversible/dp/B01GCS77TU/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1481577982&sr=8-6&keywords=white+cable+wrap

Okay here's my idea of layout:

https://imgur.com/a/t1nMS

I would DEFINITELY move your TV away from the window because it is blocking so much of that lovely light! Look at the shadows it's making on the wall... it'd be a shame to leave it there. But get what you're saying about glare from the window. Any chance that you could mount the TV on the wall? The TV stand could still go underneath it, but you can get cable tidies to hide the cables. Get a nice picture frame or vintage vase/pot or something to sit on the glass TV stand (with the TV mounted above) will draw people's attention away from cables etc anyway.

There was another post on this subreddit today by somebody who had made a cool desk out of IKEA products: https://www.reddit.com/r/InteriorDesign/comments/80qy8v/ideas_for_office_carpet_and_complete_room. Notice how they've used 2x of the little shelving units and a piece of wood. If you don't want to buy the individual drawer units then IKEA do super cheap legs that you can just screw into a piece of wood. You could get the wood cut easily at any DIY place, or Home Depot or whatever. The beauty of this is that you can get it to fit your space perfectly and maximise the room available.

I agree your furniture isn't the most exciting but that's fine - we've all had free furniture! An easy cheap way to improve them is to cover it with a nice throw. Something like this would be simple and much more attractive:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075B5SQMR/ref=twister_B075BG9JG9?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

or

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20373065/

Good luck! Your space is going to be great

It's a neoprene Velcro sleeve, and then I used adhesive Velcro on the desk itself. It's all black so it blends in with the desk very well.

Here's the exact sleeve I got

And here's the Velcro I got

I cut them to fit what I needed

Gaming is huge for me and while I love the new Logitech mouse I got, the wireless version is $150. No thanks! :( I'll order these and try them out! What's the difference between the link you provided and this? looks like it's just missing the cable ties but it actually has reviews.

Belkin BE112230-08 12-Outlet... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000J2EN4S?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

Kootek 118" Cable Management... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GCS77TU?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

Some random usb3.0 hub and usb extender

Got some loops from amazon screwed them into the desk then used zip ties to hold the kootek sleeve to it

I use these cable covers and I have not had any problems with my kitten chewing or attacking wires.

https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Management-Neoprene-Organizer-Reversible/dp/B01GCS77TU/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1537895942&sr=8-4&keywords=cable+covers

This books as a ton of info about how to deal with aggression and a ton of other cat problems as well. I found it to be very helpful and informative.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143119796/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Try using sleeves like these, https://www.amazon.com/Kootek-Management-Neoprene-Organizer-Reversible/dp/B01GCS77TU/ref=zg_bs_6577542011_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=HYZ2WDSTH1KTTYKGF9P1 and maybe mount the power strip on the bottom of your desk with the IKEA Signum ( https://www.amazon.com/IKEA-SIGNUM-management-horizontal-silver/dp/9178905931/ref=asc_df_9178905931/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=198093909967&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14656233435916677193&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9007587&hvtargid=pla-392314723330&psc=1 )