(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best cable raceways

They absolutely cannot use cat litter, what I use are equine pellets yep, that's right, $5.79 for 40 lbs! They need accessibility to hay 24/7 my set up: http://imgur.com/Lp5hdqK

My setup is always evolving, but I use Ikea Bag Dispensers to hold their hay right next to their litterboxes, so they can do their business as they eat, which they like to do.

For a new rabbit caretaker, I would go w/ /u/BunnyBunsBuns suggestion of creating an enclosed area w/ an expen/storage cubes and zip ties. Like any other animals rabbits' personalities vary. My boy Joe isn't destructive or adventurous, some rabbits will chew carpet/baseboards and most will get at cables. Many of us use Cable protectors.

I also recommend rescuing a bonded pair if possible, rabbits are social animals and they do very well with a mate.

Things to be aware of our their daily care can be very affordable you can get Timothy/orchard/meadow grass from Tractor Supply or farms. However, they are considered exotic pets, so you will need to find a rabbit savvy vet. The link /u/BunnyBunsBuns provided to the House Rabbit Society can assist in finding a vet nearby your location, and really is the best resource for house rabbits bar none.

Rabbits digestion is very sensitive and can only do sweets like fruits, carrots and their favorite banana in very small amounts, hay should make up 80-90% of their diet.

If you have any more questions I would love to answer them, I love talking bunnies!

You can get cable covers that you can put on the wall. It looks maybe slightly neater. https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Concealer-Wall-Cover-Raceway/dp/B077Z5ZC1S

As far as clutter goes, I think you're better off mounting them on the wall than messing with tripods.

If you're really worried about lighthouse clutter, consider getting WMR. There's drawbacks, but you don't need any external sensors.

Text: The text is fine for Skyrim and Fallout 4. For other legacy games, like Elite Dangerous or flight sims, text and gauges can be problematic. You can improve things with super sampling, which costs GPU cycles. You won't be doing much super sampling with a 390.

The OG Vive isn't on the verge of obsolescence. My guess is a year or two before we get better tech. PiMax might be a total shitshow; I wouldn't count on it. The only thing we've gotten since OG is slightly higher res screens, which are also available on the Pro and Samsung Odyssey (WMR). I'm only looking forward to knuckles, and have a distant hope that wireless tech might be competent and affordable soon.

Don't bother with Crossfire/SLI. I think only two games use it (Serious Sam and Talos Project?). Save your money for the next gen NVIDIA card. I have a 390 (and a 4690) myself and it works fine. Some judder in Skyrim, but Fallout is unfuckingplayable. Also note that there's a form of technology (Asynchronous Time Warp) that is not available for the 390, so you'd have been better off with a 970 (more recent models of AMD cards also support ATW).

I work for a medium sized ISP, we currently have about 39,000 km of fiber laid out. We use a GIS tool (GE SmallWorld) so our method is relying a bit on that, but I'll share it with you, it might give you some ideas.

Every fiber is tagged with a unique number. This is done on every patch cord along a particular fiber using these kind of tags. That number is then referenced in the drawing that document the path of this fiber, origin, destination, circuit name/number and client info.

When we do a drawing for a new circuit, we will put in the origin site name, rack number, shelf number, port number. Same goes for the destination. We will also put the cable name and fiber number along the way, including splice closure name and splice position if works need to be done in there. It will end up looking like this :

1013324: KDRE 101-8-33 / FRRF 5-2-19 : C1992-24, C1993-24, C1994-12, C3322-96. Splice at FF-988, between C1993-24 and C1994-12, splice 2E4.

Explained : Link 1013324, from site KDRE, rack 101, shelf 8, port 33 to site FRRF, rack 5, shelf 2, port 19. Rack numbers under 100 are wall mounts, shelf number is the position number from the bottom, 8 positions in a telco rack, 6U high each, 44 positions in a standard rack, 1U high each. Then the cable-fiber list. Then required work. Our splice closures have 6 splice holders per plate, lettered A to F. 2E4 means 2nd plate, splice holder E, position 4.

When you have your links documented like that, you are then able to document whole routes easily :

R2232: Links 1013324 KDRE-FRRF, 1014454 FRRF-SRER, 1043776 SRER-DDRG

Then you can reference the route number on the circuit :

Client A, 1G DIA, Bidi 1310/1550, R2232.

Of course, this method is easier when you have a software that can manage all these as a relational database. Changes are propagated and documented in an automated fashion. Before we had Smallworld, we were using Excel and Visio for documentation, and AutoCAD for the construction drawings. Now it's all done via Smallworld.

Hope this helps.

Everyone has already hit the nail on the head. Definitely get those under cabinet or behind the monitor strip lights. Especially good if the room is dark and is better for your eyes.

Maybe even a single light strip across the top of the shelves to provide a blanket of light to the room. If you got a corner-wall piece of wire-hiding moulding/trim (the triangular hallow piece) and mounted the strip against that 45 degree angle. Would be really cool. Something like so but more flat than round on this item.

Also, nice setup! Super clean. Just the way it should be. Love it.

I’ve yet to dig deep into my cable management bc school— but after looking into a lot of options, something like IKea signum rack and mounting my huge surge protector and KVM switch under desktop are looking like the best options.

As far as minimizing visible cable burden, I wouldn’t recommend those stretchy nylon/Velcro sleeves as they don’t keep the bundles of wrapped cables as tight as I’d like. These look like promising options:


Wire Loom Tubing Cable Sleeve Split Sleeving for Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FW3MKGH/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_xYoIDb4B12JE5


Cable Management On-Wall Raceway Kit, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01F2REREU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_PZoIDb44ZQTC4

Zip ties for semi-permanent individual cable management, Velcro ties for bundles of cables im likely to move around.

For the cables below the desk, I would suggest adding these things to the bottom of the desktop or on the wall behind the desk just below the desktop to clean up cables:

1. J channel raceway for cables
   
2. cable management box for the power bricks and surge protectors
   
   Above the desk, some velcro ties and maybe some braided cable sleeving should help clean up.
   
   I think the best look is to have every wire coming out of the back of the PC geting wrapped up in 1 sleeve, then dropping below the desk (via a grommet) into the J cable raceway into the mounted cable management box, then 1 power cable comes off of there to the outlet.
   
   Lastly, here are some grommet drills, grommets and some monitor mounts with cable management built in. The mounts will help clear up some deskspace (I have LG ultrawides and that half circle stand base eats up some space) as well as provide some ports for keyboard and mouse.

Mesh networks are good, but yeah nothing beats getting a house properly wired.

I live in an old farmhouse, so I definitely get wiring complications. If you can't run it under a carpet/rug/baseboard/etc then the best solution I've found is to use cable channels like this: https://www.amazon.com/One-Cord-Channel-Cable-Concealer-Management/dp/B07D8WVJWF and just stick them to the wall/ceiling...

That said, I currently have a projector that has all the wiring held to the wall/ceiling via 3M hooks, so I'm not exactly the most stylistic when it comes to design.

Normal drill bit should be fine. I highly recommend using a demarcation box to couple the exterior line to the interior line at that point. I'm not a fan of having a solid run penetrate an exterior wall and run up onto the roof - it's always best to couple. You can seal the penetration where the line comes through the exterior wall with duct seal or caulk.

And MAKE SURE you have your antenna mast properly grounded. An earthing rod driven into the ground is the best way to do this.

Yeah, attic works just fine. At the lowest end, it's the same as the crawlspace deal - just drop a cable from the ceiling. At a slightly higher end, you can get some surface mount stuff called "raceway" from Lowe's or Home Depot that sticks to the wall with an adhesive strip, right on top of the cables, to pretty it up a bit.

Sorta like this, but with a glue strip on the back, in varying lengths. I'd definitely recommend shopping for this stuff locally rather than on Amazon or what have you if you aren't sure of what you're doing - there's usually somebody in the store who can be reasonably helpful finding you the right thing for what you want to do.

I'd particularly recommend "corner raceway" if you can logistically do your drop from the ceiling at the corner of the room - it hides a lot better than a big square raceway right in the middle of a wall does.

Since you can't screw anything into the desk, here's what I would do:

Grab some of these while they're on sale

Then grab some 3M Command Strips to hold up some sort of cable raceway like this (Although you can probably find something cheaper than this particular one at Lowes or Home Depot.)

Or you could just buy a few of these

Or a cable box like this. Personally, I'd go with the box and velcro strips, since your tower is so close to the outlet. Unless you plan to relocate it.

But most importantly for college dorm life: 3M command strips are your friend for almost everything.

Yep, I need that ;). I'm planning on getting the following for cable management and general organization:

1. Two BESTEK (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0732YX54R/?coliid=I9267TDG7ED8H&colid=I7QKIZTCVDQJ&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it)
   
2. Two 2U Server Rack cable management (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00O63LWW2/?coliid=I1NMSUUMW0UM56&colid=I7QKIZTCVDQJ&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it )
   
   All of which will be installed under the table. Also I need to check on the new table I'm getting (Jarvis Stand up Adjustable Table) and see if they fit there after I assemble the table frame and top.
   
   Some LEDs strips are on the way as well ;)

I ordered one of these racks about 2 years ago when I wired up my house and finished my home office:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01A6JQV8Y/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

my only hangup on it (and you can actually see it on a review) was that the screws that came with the rack were junk, and I had to go out to get new ones that actually would fit right.


also using:

this patch panel - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0072K1OWY/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

this shelf - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B008LUW4CI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and this cable manager - https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HJTTOH4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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wish I had photos of the little get-up in my closet for you. I've got a basic 4-outlet battery backup powering my ISP modem, my router, managed 24 port switch, and the seagate single-drive NAS we use.


one day i'd like to get one a bit bigger so it can also support the pi server that's also sitting on that shelf and the POE injectors for my APs.

Thanks! I am using a cable raceway. You can buy them on Amazon. Link is here. It's probably the best thing I have found for cable organization.

I’m using these for my desk (though they’re a little short). However, these (or something like these) would probably be a bit better and look more elegant for TV setups.

DIY DEMARC

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https://imgur.com/a/3HWiEMB

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This was a new construction install, I wanted to mount the enclosure before siding. Used some scrap pieces of plywood to get the appropriate spacing for the vinyl siding to continue behind the enclosure. I wrapped the plywood with metal sheathing for protection from water. The siding guys did an awesome job tying it all together.

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One feed for ISP docsis modem, another feed for satellite.

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Bonded to home ground rod wire.

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Yes, copper clad steel. Move along, it will work just fine.

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https://www.amazon.com/CableGuard-CG-1500-Coax-Demarcation-Enclosure/dp/B00EKKDRTM

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https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KDJLLY2

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https://www.lowes.com/pd/Southwire-25-ft-8-Gauge-Solid-Soft-Drawn-Copper-Bare-Wire-By-the-Roll/50372842

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https://www.lowes.com/pd/Blackburn-0-235-in-Copper-Split-Bolt/1000226327

It is a brush panel. Basically like a 1U blank panel with a hole cut in it and brushes that fill the hole:
Rosewill 1U 19 Inch Brush Strip Horizontal Server Rack Cable Management Panel with Brush Plate, Network Cable Manager, Black (RSA-1UPA001) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XC5649K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_f3gSAbN1FMGJK

I have some USB powered devices that I power with PoE splitters. They take a PoE capable Cat5/6 run and split the PoE to DC Power and regular ethernet. My USB powered devices don’t have any network, so I use a rack PoE injector to send them power. I didn’t want to use up space on my Cat5e panel for those, since I have actual PoE devices like APs and Raspberry Pi’s that I also use the PoE splitters to power, using my PoE capable switch.

I know there are these little floor cable covers that conceal cables while having a nice design. I honestly forget the name of them.

https://www.amazon.com/Omnimount-Mini-Cable-Management-Covers/dp/B000P5WUP8

Maybe sometime like this? A different color perhaps? Or PVC pipe?

not sure of your layout here - do you use the full-width of the desk or do you normally stack the machines on top of each other?

That cable wrap stuff I used many years ago as a desktop repair technician. We had a very wide bench area (about 15') and an 8 port KVM. Used the cable wrap to tidy the cables, each port with a different color wrap and a sticky label at the end so i knew which KVM port it was attached to.

If you normally stack your machines on top of each other i got nothing. Velcro goes a long way. I was thinking maybe a "PVC Tree" of sorts.

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Better idea if you stack your desktops.Use horizontal wire management duct and mount to your wall, vertically. Have X sets of cables come out of left and X sets of cables out of right. Velcro to clean up.

since no one is giving suggestions on how to cable manage, ill help out.

use velcro straps to help run the cables along the posts going up the desk and entertainment center

https://www.amazon.com/VELCRO-Brand-Reusable-Fastening-Organizing/dp/B001E1Y5O6/ref=sr_1_8?crid=2CELM9CIVWUT3&keywords=velcro+straps&qid=1557866180&s=gateway&sprefix=velvro+str%2Caps%2C429&sr=8-8

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use cable boxes for hiding power strips and excess cables

https://www.amazon.com/Management-Organizer-Storage-Holder-Computer/dp/B07PP113P2/ref=sr_1_12?keywords=cable+management+box&qid=1557866240&s=gateway&sr=8-12

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if you dont want to use the boxes and have them sit on the floor, you could mount the power strip under your desk using 3m adhesive tape.

https://www.amazon.com/3M-VHB-5952-Automotive-Industrial/dp/B00MAQBPEM/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=3m+adhesive+tape&qid=1557866532&s=gateway&sr=8-5

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use these raceways for routing cables up walls, and for the power strip cables that need to go from the wall plug to the power strip

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Concealer-Wall-Cover-Raceway/dp/B01JKO8724/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1VQ606JNF5W8J&keywords=cable+routing+sleeve&qid=1557866311&s=gateway&sprefix=cable+routin%2Caps%2C189&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

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and use these raceways to run the cables under the desk to your peripherals. cut them as needed to fit, or just make sure to leave gaps for the cables to leave the raceway and not sag

https://www.amazon.com/Channel-Cable-Raceway-Management-Organizer/dp/B07B7KZ6QT/ref=sxin_3_ac_d_pm?crid=54G3BYAXU7AX&keywords=cable+raceway&pd_rd_i=B07B7KZ6QT&pd_rd_r=f21b5fae-9634-46fd-bd83-8c57b0d1a260&pd_rd_w=XEKi3&pd_rd_wg=EqTrq&pf_rd_p=5cc8abfe-8f78-4f34-b19f-d09d6ea0dca4&pf_rd_r=7K5F6REG3RC66ENZ8QG6&qid=1557866693&s=gateway&sprefix=cable+race%2Caps%2C192

If you want to spend some money in wall wire managing would like nice!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07H9DDP1X/ref=sspa_mw_detail_0?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Otherwise atleast a cable concealer

https://www.amazon.com/One-Cord-Channel-Cable-Concealer-Management/dp/B07D8WVJWF/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?keywords=cable+concealer&qid=1568519598&s=gateway&sprefix=cable+conceal&sr=8-5

Sure, I can when I get home. In the mean time, here are the cable raceways I attach to the back of the desk:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B7KZ6QT?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Once the cables are all to the right behind the drawer, I have them tied up in circles using Velcro cable ties I also got from Amazon.

It’s pretty simple actually and only took me about 15 minutes to get everything looking orderly.

This is why they make raceways. These are just for freeform systems where you have boxes to interconnect and want to have some wire management that's easily customizable for the space and layout you create.

Saw this thread and remembered that I had these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01H1D98I8?psc=1 stashed in a drawer. They work fine to add some clearance underneath the Alpha, and you can also route cables front/back. Winning?

For your situation I would suggest something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Wire-Tray-Desk-Cable-Organizer/dp/B078WGRR37

You can bring your power strips up into the rack behind the desk and that way have only 2-3 cables going up. then you just tie up nicely the cables in there so they dont spill out.

Bought something like this awhile back:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B078WGRR37/ref=mp_s_a_1_29?ie=UTF8&qid=1523234181&sr=8-29&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=cable+management&dpPl=1&dpID=51vPbQ3Ox%2BL&ref=plSrch

Cleaned up my cables nicely.

Pretty much all rack mount stuff. The box itself I made. You can get the AV Keystone jacks and 48 port plate at Monoprice. The rails, screws, additional plates and rack mounted power supplies from Amazon.

http://www.monoprice.com/category?c_id=104&cp_id=10426

http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=8630

http://www.amazon.com/Technical-Pro-PS9U-Supply-Charging/dp/B0057RL6DQ

http://www.amazon.com/Reliable-Hardware-Company-RH-6-SRR-Space/dp/B00JQYUI7G

http://www.amazon.com/Reliable-Hardware-Company-RH-RMSET-25-Washers/dp/B00JQYUAQU

http://www.amazon.com/16port-Blank-Panel-Keystone-Jack/dp/B00PEKNW2Y

http://www.amazon.com/kenable-Cable-Management-Universal-Cabinet/dp/B004HTHL20

http://www.amazon.com/CNAweb-Blank-Spacer-Mount-Filler/dp/B01B1T0RZG

http://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-APV01-Space-Panel-Accessory/dp/B0002DV0CW

I had a pile of the keystone jacks from a previous purchase a couple years ago so I did not have to get a whole lot of them. The toslink keystone jack has a issue of popping out which is solved using a zip tie to hold it in.

Here is my homelab which now has 2 years old and will soon evolve. So postmortem, I share it with you!

• Socamont 19" wall bay 9U 600x600x501 : https://www.socamont.com/coffret-mural-19-pouces-monte-porte-ventilee-ligne-100-capacite-9u-lxpxh-mm-600x600x501-ref-71237,fr,4,71237.cfm
  
• 3U Rack IPC-G338 : http://www.multicase.de/en/products/18/ipcg338.html
  
• 1U Rack CyberPower OR600ELCDRM1U 600 VA Inverter: https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B007VHDKNY
  
• 19" 1U Digitus shelf: https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B002BALYP2
  
• Rackmatic 19" 1U 8 Socket Power Supply: https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00KO44FVW
  
• Schrank 19" 1U cable management : https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B004HTHL20
  
• Set of screws M6 x50 : https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B007ZHDIFK
  
• 2x Corsair Fan CO-9050001-WW AF-120 120mm for external ventilation of the bay: http://www.corsair.com/en/air-series-af120-quiet-edition-high-airflow-120mm-fan
  
• Corsair CO-9050015-BLED AF-120 120mm to replace the noisy 3U rack fan: https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B007RESG3A
  
• Corsair CP-9020059-EU Builder Series CXM500 ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Bronze 500W EU PC Power Supply : https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B00ALK46WC
  
  Inside 3U rack:
  
  
• Gigabyte H97N Intel Mini ITX Socket 1150 : www.gigabyte.fr/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4992
  
• Intel Haswell Core i7-4770K / 3.50 GHz 4-Core Socket-LGA1150 8 MB Cache : http://ark.intel.com/products/75123
  
• Zalman CNPS2X : http://www.zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?Idx=468
  
• G.Skill F3-2400C10D-16GTX 2x8Go : http://www.gskill.com/en/product/f3-2400c10d-16gtx
  
• Corsair Power Supply CX500M : http://www.corsair.com/en-us/cx-series-cx500m-modular-atx-power-supply-500-watt-80-plus-bronze-certified-modular-psu
  
• LSI Logic SAS 9211-8i PCI-E HBA Card 6 GB/s 8 ports: https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B01935BS44
  
• 2x Mini SAS 36pin cables (SFF-8087) : https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B013JP7YI8
  
• Icy Dock MB975SP-B : http://www.icydock.com/goods.php?id=163
  
• OCZ SSD Vertex 4 128G : http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-vertex-4-sata-iii-2-5-ssd.html
  
  Storage:
  
  
• 1x Samsung SSD 512GB Série 850 PRO 2,5" S-ATA 6.0Gbps (OS and VMs)
  
• 2x Seagate 2TB ST2000DL003-9VT166 (low profile data)
  
• 2x Samsung 2TB HD204UI (low profile data)
  
• 4x HGST 4TB HDN724040ALE640 (low profile data)
  
  Edit: Updated picture

These cable clips are great for phone charging cord management.

Fair enough, but at least get something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Wiremold-Company-Plastic-Channel-5-Feet/dp/B008KHJDV2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411399689&sr=8-1&keywords=wire+channel

Cable management

Sliding shelf

Cat6a slim cables

I got Dell sliding rails from a seller on Amazon, lucked out and found them for real cheap.

Would you be able to run Ethernet to the wall and run a drop there?

Here’s my proposition:

You get an HD pro, or one of the other APs that have an output, ceiling mount that then run Ethernet across the drop ceiling to the wall. You can go behind the wall ideally, but if not, just run Ethernet down the wall in a raceway like this: https://www.amazon.com/One-Cord-Channel-Cable-Concealer-Management/dp/B07D8WVJWF/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?keywords=cable+raceway&qid=1557349650&s=gateway&sprefix=cable+ra&sr=8-4

Then put a switch. This is how I’d do it.

We had cord covers like these like these (smaller diameter and black) because the bun loved apple power brick cords. Drive by nibbling sucked so much. Saved us the lamps and a few extension cords at least, they are drawn to the vibrations/current in the cords.

Hey OP - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008KHJDV2/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_qYJrub0DZQCFT

You're welcome.

btw you can go with something like this to make it a little cleaner. Thats what I did
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004HTHL20/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It's not perfect (nothing will be if you can't run the cables behind the wall), but get something like this and paint it the color of the wall so it blends in. It will be a lot less conspicuous.

I used this under my standing desk to manage cables: https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-2inx1in-Wiring-Cable-Raceway/dp/B00066HOPM/ref=sr_1_23?ie=UTF8&qid=1511980820&sr=8-23&keywords=cable+management and this for power management (connected to my ups) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZJXAH74/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Both are under the desk and work very well. the only thing that moves from the floor is the power cable connected to the ups + the PC power cable.

Something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/Lancher-1U-Horizontal-Cable-Management/dp/B01HJTTOH4/ref=sr_1_15?crid=2QOSR3R2XJ62R&keywords=cable+organizer+rack+mount&qid=1554883950&s=gateway&sprefix=cable+organizer+rack%2Caps%2C209&sr=8-15

Something like this probably.

That makes more sense actually. Though I still contest the idea of rear facing switches. Personally, I'd just do something like this

Really not much else to show than this. Monitor wires and light cables go thru the wall, down the wall, out a hole right below the desk table, right into the computer tower.

Keyboard/mouse/mic/phone charger cables come thru small hole I drilled into each desk right behind the keyboard. Wires go inside, then taped on the roof of the desk, then go down to back of PCs where they are plugged in.

Ethernet cables and hdmi to projector are hidden by these guys like this

I like these:
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Horizontal-Finger-Management-CMDUCT2U/dp/B00O63LWW2/

Try something like this and some velcro. http://www.amazon.com/Omnimount-Mini-Cable-Management-Covers/dp/B000P5WUP8

Can also blend it in with something like this: One-Cord Channel Cable Concealer - CMC-03 Cord Cover Wall Cable Management System - 125" Cable Hider Raceway Kit for a Power Cord, Ethernet Cable, Speaker Wire - 8X L15.6in, W0.59in H0.39in, White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07D8WVJWF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_GKoEDbCEG26T6

The excuse some of these people make is that they're in living arrangements where you may not be able to do such a thing. All I can think of is just run a goddamn wire against the wall. You can make a cable run look clean if you put it as close to thew all as possible and if you have to cross floors fuckin use cable raceways with that adhesive on the back to cover it up:

https://www.amazon.com/One-Cord-Channel-Cable-Concealer-Management/dp/B07D8WVJWF

Problem fucking solved. That way you don't make holes in your wall to do it and it looks clean.

if you really want the switch in the front why not just use patch cords and run them to the back through a brush strip under the switch?

ex https://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Horizontal-Management-Network-RSA-1UPA001/dp/B06XC5649K?psc=1

Usually what I do is run the ones behind the monitor down the back of the monitor desk mount, then back behind/under the desk using either cable channels or mountable zip ties, and then buy extensions for any of the cables on amazon if I need them

Got them off amazon. Here’s a link.Cable covers

You could cut cable management covers, like These, and paint over them.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000P5WUP8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here I thought the title was referring to cable management. You need some of these in your life: http://amzn.com/B000P5WUP8

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you cables, you can round the mup with zip ties, or velcro.

you can instead of drilling hot gluing some brackets on the ground of the desk, and have for example this or this here

I found and ordered this one

[This!] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HJTTOH4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

Maybe one of these


Electriduct Medium Corner Duct Cable Raceway (1150 Series) - 5 Feet - White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002DNVB9G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_3OD0DbF29W2S6

Or a flat one if that’s not a corner. I can’t tell if your desk is touching the wall

I would suggest witch something like that. He just have to paint it in the color of the walls.

Cord concealer is another option, I use this to hide the cables for surrounds and anywhere else. You can run it just above the floorboards. Try pulling a bit from the corner of the carpet. It may make a ripping sound but it's not tearing just pulling off the little tacks. It may be different though if it's glued down.

https://www.amazon.com/One-Cord-Channel-Cable-Concealer-Management/dp/B07D8WVJWF/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=cord+concealer&qid=1562343028&s=electronics&sr=1-3

StarTech AD3X3 3x3in Open Slot Wiring Cable Raceway Duct with Cover Lid, Gray https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00006HQV5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_cuyMAbBNY59NR

Of course!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00066HOPM/

Cable Channels painted to match the wall.

OR

Passthrough wallplates and fishing it through the wall. Note that if you go this route you'll likely not meet local firecodes if you send the power cable through it.

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tables are 7 foot long each...

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we considered these : https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-3x3in-Wiring-Cable-Raceway/dp/B00006HQV5/ref=pd_rhf_sc_p_img_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=SBRBCA6RGYC0691D0SE5

Two things to think about adding:
Wire Channel
Monitor Stand

The main thing I bought for cable management is some raceway, one section of this here that I then cut up into three sections, and used two on the desk:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00066HOPM

There are a variety of options for tidying up - modesty panels that have pouches for cables, adhesive-backed loops/straps, trays, raceways, and good ol' zip ties are the ones off the top of my head. I went with the raceway because it was low profile and the cheapest option. I then mounted a surge protector underneath at the end of the raceway, mine's a Tripp Lite that I bought because it has a slightly longer 7' cord with a right-angle plug, and keyhole mounts on the underside so I could use screws (most have this, but there's always 3M mounting tape if not).

> Was thinking about getting a long Ethernet cable and having it run across the ceiling but it would look pretty damn ugly.


There are products out there to help conceal your wires.


https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Management-Channel-Organizing-Wall/dp/B0781J9Q2S?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_3


https://www.amazon.com/One-Cord-Channel-Cable-Concealer-Management/dp/B07D8WVJWF?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_4

Eh, it's not that hard when you have such few pieces of equipment that OP has. 2 speakers, 1 monitor, and a desktop. Those are the only wires he has to hide.

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Mouse and keyboard are wireless, he doesn't have an xlr mic or desk mic, doesn't have a second or third monitor, doesn't have surround sound, doesn't have a UPS, doesn't have an electric desk, etc.. This is all when it starts getting difficult to properly hide the wires.

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You'd be surprised how easy it is to hide a few wires if you get a couple of these. https://www.amazon.com/One-Cord-Channel-Cable-Concealer-Management/dp/B07D8WVJWF/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1GEFPJTBL558K&keywords=wire+channel+for+wall&qid=1557500835&s=gateway&sprefix=wire+channel%2Csporting%2C162&sr=8-3

LABELING: I label the plug ends of every plug (I often use a P-touch labeler, either by wrapping it around the plug itself or by wrapping it around the cord right next to the plug. (if the other end is also a plug, like HDMI cables, it gets labeled as well)

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That way I can tell before I unplug them which is which.

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BUNDLING: I sometimes will fold a cord back on itself and then bundle it. Either with a cable tie, or with those double-sided hook-and-loop (Velcro) cable ties.

That takes up the slack and keeps lots of loose cord from flopping around and getting tangles.

Plan your bundles so that the bundle itself falls where you want it; my vote is just a little bit below the underside of the desk (so your blue cord should rise straight up to the desk, and then bundled once it gets there)

You can get cable-tie anchors (Home Depot, Amazon, probably any electronics store) to attach to the underside of the desk (they are stick-on, but there are ones you can drive a screw through the center, or nail in from the sides), and then loop your cable tie through it to hold the cable in place.

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BASKET: There are also under-desk baskets that you can lay the bundled cables in. I've seen people get those white wire baskets for flatware (or a wire dishrack, or under-shelf basket) from the kitchen store, and use cup hooks to attach it.

But there are pro versions. This one attaches to the side of the desk; this one hooks over the back of the desk; this one is screwed to the underside of the desk. Amazon has lots of different styles, including some that are solid instead of wires, though since wires can get warm, this wouldn't be good unless it's got decent airflow (like the one at the link.

These will let you ease the strain on the plugs and also let you lay the bundles of wires in them to keep them contained.


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RACEWAYS or CORD COVERS: A raceway is a plastic or metal channel that the cord can lie in; some of them will hold more than one cord. They're especially useful if the cord will be exposed and unsightly, or exposed and vulnerable (to being stepped on, or snagged or even just likely to flop around) There are stick-on ones, but you can attach some with screws and nails. Home Depot has some, and of course online places.


The blue cord could go in a raceway up toward the desk, then be bundled and the bundle placed in an under-desk basket/shelf.

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Here's an interesting kit. But it might require dismantling what you have, which is annoying. Installing a basket under the desk to place the bundles of excess cord in is probably easier.