cord management Archives

The Bluetooth label maker that lets you create and print straight from your phone. Type-A heaven!

The geek in me is coming out strong, you guys. I’m a little embarrassed about how excited I am about the new Epson LabelWorks LW600-P Bluetooth label maker which I recently got a chance to try out (thanks Epson!) and while “LW600-P” doesn’t...

Father’s Day cord taco is an awesome little tech gift. No hot sauce required.

by Liz Gumbinner | Father's Day Gifts

When I think Father’s Day gifts, I don’t necessarily think tacos. Not that there’s anything wrong with tacos. But I do think tech gifts, and while it’s hard to find affordable ones, I am so happy to have discovered our friends at This is Ground...

A smart little MacBook cable organizer for those of us familiar with the term, cord spaghetti.

by Liz Gumbinner | Travel Essentials

Hi, nice to meet you. I’m one of those people whose cord always somehow slips off my laptop adapter in my bag, making me that person next to you in the airport lounge or the business meeting, pulling out the big, embarrassing handful of cord spaghetti, and...

2 new cord clutter solutions from Bluelounge help you power up while staying organized

by Nicole Blades | Home Office

Living in these fast tech times means having to pause to power up our devices. It’s just part of the deal, right? And when we’re on the go, this often means searching for a free outlet, sometimes in strange places. But what about when you have more than...

Home decluttering tips: 6 smart ideas using tech that keep you from doing it all again later.

by Kate Etue | Tips and Tricks

Spring cleaning fever has hit hard at my house and this week I’ve purged closets, vacuumed under furniture, and checked the expiration date on every canned good and spice in my pantry. Goodbye, can of beans that expired in 2012. Now I’m tackling all the...

5 things to knock off your tech to-do list, and how to find the time. Thanks to Gretchen Rubin.

by Nicole Blades | Tips and Tricks

Do you have some basic tech chore to do — say, deleting old digital photos — but you just never seem to find the time to get to it? It’s like permanently etched in your to-do list, and every time you scroll through your loaded smartphone camera roll,...

Should iPhone cable color coordination be one of those things for you.

by Liz Gumbinner | Cell Phone Accessories

Sometimes it’s the little things that can help a desk feel less cluttered and more pretty, and so I really appreciate the new Belkin MIXIT metallic USB cables. Metallic, as in silver, gold or space gray. As in, matching your iPhone, iPad, MacBook or new gold...

Only one USB hub? Infinite USB is an affordable fix for that and it’s rather pretty.

by Liz Gumbinner | Computers, Home Office

With one of the main complaints about the new Macbook 2015 stemming around the single USB port, it makes perfect sense that technologists and developers are on that issue, stat. Because hello, functionality? Not all of us have all the time and patience in the world to...

Smarten up your workspace with 2 great new laptop stands for MacBooks

by Kate Etue | Home Office

All the typing I do during the day has really built up tension in my arms, and probably other parts too. After studying up on ergonomics, I have some ideas about how to change my workspace, starting with a laptop stand for my MacBook. So this week, I’ve been...

7 cool new cord management solutions to get your home office organized. Finally!

by Julie | Home Office

Taming cords is one of my own top tech challenges, so I’m always on the lookout for new ways to get my desk more organized and keep tangles at bay. Because despite what design magazines tend to portray in their perfect home office photo spreads, cords are a fact...

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