My Solution for Cable/Clutter Organization

any risk of a fire from all the cables being alone side each other?

Nope. I wouldn't put data and power cables next to each other (electromagnetic induction)...but other than that, looks like a great solution.

AND...how often does one feel great about a $10 purchase (SD deals not included in that )?  

Great idea ID! I did the same thing with something similar. I got mine off an old desk some business was throwing away,

(please don't let this be posted a bunch of times, forums have been real slow to update to show the new post)

I did that a year ago (blog post) and it worked out great, although not as clean since I have the surge protector zip tied to the rack and made a mess with all the looping to keep the wires in there. Looks worse now because I cut the under-board to half-height, so now all the plugs and junk are visible.

I wonder if Walmart has something like that as I refuse to shop at Ikea. I was planning on using zipties but perhaps this is a better solution.

Hi Bebi.

A lot of my cables are kept tidy by conduits made from a couple of lengths of garden hose slit lengthways and nailed to the back side of my desk.  Thing is, I added an extension to the desk for my spare rig, so now I need to get behind there and re-organise it all again.

Hehe, Kona.... that's just like me with Google.

So, what did Ikea ever do to you???

Nice rack!  ........I can't believe I was the first to say that!   seriously though, it looks good. 

Hehe, Fred, that'll get you on the list.

I don't want to talk about it here Starkers.

One solution is to go to some place like Home Depot and buy some thin walled pvc piping the length of your desk or however much you need and then just run a electric saw down the length of it to open up about a 2 inch gap...then just screw it to your desk and drop your cable in it.

That's what I did with the (slightly bigger than standard) garden hose, cut along the length with a craft knife and fixed it to the back of my desk.

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And the great thing about it is that it didn't cost me a cent... well maybe a couple of cents for battery power.  Yeah, I slipped over the fence after dark and cut about 5 foot off the neighbour's hose (he was none the wiser)... then the next morning, I knock on his door to borrow the craft knife to slice up the length.

Nah, seriously, he was tossing it to the tip, and technically (he tells me) it's irrigation hose, not yer standard garden hose, which is why it's a bit bigger in circumference.  Still, it does the trick.

My boss just uses tons of zip ties. He does really clean looking wiring jobs. He'd probably like these things.

Yeah, that's what I think about it, too!

Seriously, great idea, ID! fortunately, my desks at home and at the office both have panels that help hide the wires, and for the ones that are exposed, zip ties have worked wonderfully.

Designed and built my own desk so as to eliminate visible wiring issues.  Back of desk has a 'door' to access the rear of the computer....so no need to remove the thing to alter/plugin connections, etc. ...;)

You still have wires showing Jafo. Unless everything is wireless.

how would a wireless power work? if you had that you would be rich as all hell.

Keyboard is bluetooth...mouse is wireless.

Only wires visible are from desk top level to monitor and L and R speakers beside.

Hint....wireless Monitors aren't going to happen....;)

man .... you need to get some cable, i got a g9x laser mouse some g35 headphones both usb now just to get rid of this mac keyboard with a G19, wireless internet is bad, gaint eithernet cord wins.

Wireless internet is bad? I disagree.

tell me what is good about it, my friend has wireless at his house keeps getting d/ced online in every game some days its good some days its really bad most of the time its bad.

I run my desktop off the wifi from the router downstairs. Never had any issues. Depends on the hardware you use and the connections.

I guess You haven't heard about this yet..... Link .....it's only a matter of time!