This is a VERY simple trick that helps control those cables that are not plugged in from falling behind the desk. This is especially handy for people who often switch laptops, hard drives or cellphones and prevents having to fish out the plug when you need it again as they tend to slip behind the desk.

I keep a couple of these big binder clips attached to the back of my desk in order to hold cords and cables that I want to make sure don’t slide back behind my desk when they’re not attached to something. Since I’m frequently switching between laptops — disconnecting then reconnecting multiple cables — this technique has saved me a huge amount of time and frustration. No more grabbing at cables as they slip away behind the desk, then trying to fish them back up.

I use another one of these clips with my nightstand since I have several cables secured there, as well (phone charger, Kindle charger, and laptop cord).

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