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Too many cables!

Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by Kitrax, Oct 29, 2005.

  1. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Ok, so I was trying to clear off my computer desk and realized something: I have too many cables, most of which are different! Speaking of different cables, what ever happened to standardization with USB cables?

    • I have 4 regular USB A to USB B cales, a special USB cable for my Zen Micro Mp3 player, and another special USB cable for my Kodak camera
    • 5 speaker cables
    • A combined set of 3 cables from the USB sound card to my subwoofer
    • A wired volume "remote"
    • Power cables for 10 different things
    • TV antenna cable
    • FM radio antenna cable
    • A 'line out' from the TV tuner box to my sound card
    • 2nd monitor's VGA cable
    • My mouse cable
    • A CAT5 cable
    • And a standard phone cable
    That's a grand total of 32 cables/wires along with two surge protectors/powerstrips! :eek:

    Any of you have a similar cable issue? :bang: :rolling:
     
    Kitrax, Oct 29, 2005
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  2. Colthrun

    Colthrun Walk first in the forest and last in the bog Veteran

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    I know your pain well. Here is my list:

    1. Plugged items
    • Speakers audio cable
    • Speakers interconnection cable (connects one to the other)
    • Stereo headphones
    • Microphone
    • Mouse PS2 cable
    • Keyboard PS2 cable
    • Scanner USB cable
    • Webcam USB cable
    • Monitor connection cable
    • RJ45 connecting the ehternet card to the cable modem
    • Modem's cable
    • Printer's parallel cable
    • Crossover cable for the LAN
    • Power cords for the above devices
    • Wireless Phone platform power cord
    2. Not connected right now: A myriad of other cables that I keep in a drawer and only take out sparingly like another crossover cable, several different USB cables for cameras and MP3 players, normal phone cords, USB extensions, TV connectors, a serial cable (aaah, the days of simple direct PC connection), a serial cable extension, multiple AC adaptors, three or four USB-to-PS2 connectors, modem and RJ cables, some spare power cords... :rolleyes:
     
    Colthrun, Oct 29, 2005
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  3. Nakia

    Nakia The night is mine Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    A long time ago I came to the conclusion that cables breed. You start very simple.

    1) Computer
    2) Monitor
    3) Keyboard
    4) Mouse (wirless) Ha!!!
    5) Printer (I have a Printer/scanner combo)

    Those are basics. Next thing you know you can't see the floor for the cables.

    6) Microphone
    7) Internet Modem - Cable to the cable, Cable to the computer
    8) Speakers
    9) Wireless Phone - again HA!!!
    10) Headphone -only ocassionally hooked up.
    I don't have a webcam -yet- or a LAN.

    But just as Colthrun I have a large drawer full of whatnots.

    Oh, yes the line to the phone jack.

    I think I forgot something.
     
    Nakia, Oct 29, 2005
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    Most of my cables are hidden behind my desk, so they don't get in my way too often. Here's what I have:

    Keyboard
    Mouse
    Router+plugin, cable in and cable out
    (^These 3 are actually on the desk)
    Monitor
    Speakers
    Harddrive

    Hubby, OTOH, has these:
    Speakers
    Mouse
    Keyboard (wireless)
    Harddrive
    Printer
    Scanner (broken)
    Router connection to me

    Neither are that bad. We don't have microphones or headsets, since we sit kitty-corner to each other and can just yell. Nakia is right - I think cables breed. :alien:
     
    kuemper, Oct 29, 2005
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  5. Felinoid

    Felinoid Who did the what now?

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    Here's my laptop setup (w/ cordless mouse):
    • Power cord
    And the computer I'm on now:
    • Monitor
    • Monitor power cable
    • Tower power cable
    • Printer/scanner
    • Printer/scanner power cable
    • Keyboard
    • Mouse
    • Phone jack to modem
    • Modem to phone (just in case we get a call on the second line we don't even know the number of :rolleyes: )
    • Audio card to parent speaker
    • Parent speaker to child speaker
    • Speakers power cable
     
    Felinoid, Oct 29, 2005
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  6. Uytuun Gems: 25/31
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    Laptop:

    Laptop power cable
    Internet cable
    Mouse USB cable
    Printer USB cable
    Printer power cable
    Headphones cable
    Camera USB cable

    I *heart* cables.
     
    Uytuun, Dec 14, 2005
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