01/23/2024

How To Organize Your Tech and Purge that Random Box of Cables

Five steps for a clean start

While it is an absolute privilege to lay hands on the latest tech, my home as a gadget reviewer often resembles a warehouse. Piled high with cardboard boxes and cables trailing everywhere, just getting to my desk is a battle on some days. Every surface is littered with chargers, security cameras, routers and phones. To manage the flow of devices and preserve my sanity, I had to get organized.

I won't lie to you. It's not fun to purge your random cable collection, sorting stuff into labeled boxes and letting go of old gadgets you no longer use. But you can benefit from my experience, and I promise it will make your life easier. It's tough to start, but once you have a system, you will never return to the chaos.

We all have a box of random cables, a tangled mess that we lug with us on every house move and rarely, if ever, delve.This box is the heart of your messy tech problem. It is the ultimate symbol of gadget chaos. Face the facts. You will never again use the charger for your long dead Nokia 8110. You do not need that weird printer cable from the printer you smashed in a justifiable fit of rage a decade ago. You will never need more than 10 micro-USB cables.

Please select this link to read the complete article from WIRED.