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Binder clips are so useful. Binding paper, sorting cables, keeping the chips in my desk fresh, makeshift barrette for the girl…the list goes on. – Ms. Fix-It
Thanks to all the Fixers that pointed out that this kludge originated over at Lifehacker.
Favorite Comment: Fixer Thadius says, “Binding clips: Thwarting Cordthulus everywhere.” Editor’s Note: I kind of want someone to draw a Cordthulhu now. >.>
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GHETTO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now all I need is a computer with all of these ports on the same side…
My mac has all these ports on the same side… That’s a mac power cable.
My Thinkpad has all those ports at the same side too.
But the great thing is that you can put those clips ANYWHEREZ!!!!eleventy!!!1!!1
Yes it’s a Mac, but they are ordered backwards
I did not approve of this configuration. Please dismantle it immediately and purchase the Apple-appoved version for only $29.99 or I will sue you for infringement on the patent I bought up.
Suck it Steve Jobs!
I thought ethernet went somewhere between USB and power…
You are right. So no fixing after all.
If you look closely (if you can, after your “other” internet-related activities.. after all, you can go blind doing that…) you’ll see that this isn’t a cheapo port replicator, it’s just a way of keeping the cables from falling off the desk when disconnected. So.. grab the cable, plug it in.
Fixed.
Genious!
yea this is a good “fix”
i think its pretty cool actually
Great improvisation actually…
yeah, actually, i’ll probably do this. if that makes me ghetto, then i don’t wanna be…not ghetto…
Forget a kludge, this is really smart *highfive*
No, it’s PHOTOSHOPPED!!!
just kidding.
Totally a dude. Wait. Those posts are for hawtness. This is pretty damned ingenious.
CORELDRAWN !!! would make more sense
YES! Everything is photoshopped. There, now the trolls have nothing more to say.
grynn
Very clever indeed! Nice work!
OK, how’d you get past security photo my desk? At least you missed the Goody hair clips securing the coiled network cables to their wireframe shelves
hahaha awesome! i use claw hairclips for all the cords behind my desk and around my house, been doing that for about the last ten years. i also use them to hold back curtains, close snack/chip bags, pipe down the windchimes when it’s too windy… cheesy 50 cent hairclips are so damn handy, who’da thought
That is an excellent idea! I’m gonna use that one myself!
Me too. This is awesome.
Ditto!
I was thinking the same thing. The wires on the back of my case aren’t easy to get to, but I like to take the case out at least every few months and blow the dust out using a compressor. I’ve had the wires zip tied together, but if I ever change anything out, I have to cut the ties and then re-zip them afterwards. With the binder clips, I could use those for one or two cables each, and it would be less likely for cables, much less the whole mass of them, to call behind my desk. Of course, I’ll have to get the coloured binder clips
I think a lot of us were. Absolutely brilliant idea. Wires seem to like to fall off my desk whenever I unplug them.
Deffenetl going on my laptop stand, this kludge is.
Wow I think I’m going to head over the patent office and patent this idea. Brilliant!
Actually that’s a really good idea.
OMG: Genius
I concur!
Binding clips: Thwarting Cordthulus everywhere.
Binder clips and cables: The meeting of soulmates.
Great idea. ^^
Bravo!
Those binder clips come in handy. I have one on my lapel mic since its built-in clip is worthless and I used another to secure a curtain tie-back made of yarn, push pin, and clip.
I declare this to be the most brilliant idea since that Wondermark strip about using chopsticks to eat Cheetos.
elegant in it’s simplicity. WIN!
Hell, I have a couple of those clipped to the edge of the bookcase next to my armchair in the living room to hang the charger wire for my cell phone/bluetooth, my net book power cable and my various thumb-drives on lanyards (and the laser pointer for teasing the cat…) from just so they are easily accessable and don’t get all tangled on the floor. I keep a whole little Rubbermaid tub of on top of the refrigerator for bags… The damn things really ARE multi-purpose!
Someone ought to start a web site devoted to all the uses of Binder clips other than as designed.
I use them to latch guinea pig cages I make out of wire shelf panels. A pack of organizer cubes, some zip ties and a sheet of linoleum, and you can have a humongous cage for a fraction of the price of a store bought cage.
I made the same cage when I had piggies. That was pre-kid so they had their own bedroom complete with a large kiddie pool to run free in on the floor. Most spoiled little piggies ever.
That’s just straight from lifehacker I think. IIRC they ran that stuff just a few days ago. Nothing even remotely kludgy about it. I call fail on this post.
This picture was taken from here:
http://lifehacking.nl/kantoor-tips/nooit-meer-je-usb-kabel-achter-het-bureau-verliezen-voor-e1/
or here:
http://lifehacker.com/5499838/binder-clips-as-cable-catchers-redux
Excellent idea. And I use the bigger version of paper clip to hang my coat. They are as universal as zip ties and Duct-Tape. Love it.
Totally agree, not a cludge but an example of pure genious!
I know both can be hard to to keep apart, but I’m happy most of you agree on this. Pure Genious!
Can we all agree that binder clips fit in the list with:
duct-tape
zip ties
paperclips (according to McGyver)
Don’t forget yer hammer.
“Okay, Jerry?”
“Yeah?”
“You’re gonna be the point cable. If you hear or see anything suspicious, alert the rest of us by tapping the desk three times with your connector.”
“Gotcha.”
“Nick?”
“Yo!”
“You’re gonna be the first one outta here. When I give you the signal, wiggle with all your might…”
LMBO! You funny!
I’ve seen this in lifehacker before…
Way to steal from Lifehacker. This was posted on there a couple of weeks ago.
Best. Kludge. Ever.
I <3 Binder Clips.
it is a great idea!!!
Oh, come on!. This is an awesome idea!
A binder clip actually once saved my educational career! The elastic in my skirt completely gave out about 5 minutes before I was defending my thesis. But one large binder clip held my skirt in place for 2 hours!
This is just plain brilliant resourcefulness!!
I think i’m actually going to try this…
Brilliant!!
I actually think this is brilliant and may fix something like this up myself!
I think one of the defining qualities of a kludge is that it’s a solution that solves the problem at hand but is clearly not well thought out. This is well thought out and clever, and I wouldn’t call it a kludge.
Win != kludge
That’s actually… a really good idea. I am totally stealing that.
Next: colored binder clips, to match with the correct port.
Your ports are colored?
Wow, that is really clever.
Class, that’s pure class! Will use this for sure!
Now you too can hold bra straps in place with NEW “skin tone” binder clips!
I am so gonna do this – except my clips are being used to hold up the cardboard shower curtain…
Heck, I’ve been using binder clips like this for years! Srsly! For larger cables use an extra large binder clip, but snap a carabiner to both handles and you can run power cords on the back side of your book case. Honest and true…
I don’t even live in a trailer park nor nuthin’ I jest figgered it out on ma own. lol
This is made of pure win.
IDEA THIEF!!!!!!!!!
This is how Einstein got from the paten office clerk to the history books.
My girlfriend thought I was crazy to do this on our bed’s headrest for our cellphones, two tears ago.
All I need now is a time machine
Cool! Very Cool! Genious! Think Diferent! LOL! hihihi
This isn’t remotely a kludge. This is ingenious.
I looked and smiled to myself over this kludge.
Mac power cable, nice!
USB, cool!
Earplug cable… mhmm!
Network cable… NETWORK CABLE.. ARRRGH! The entire kludge is destroyed.
WI-FI god damit, WI-FI!
Next on a very special episode of ‘Enabling Your Cabling’, Ethernet cable combats feelings of worthlessness and being phased out altogether by wireless technology.
Now Now Now… I connect to the net here via wi-fi, but *I* have an ethernet cable connecting this machine to my Stack-O-Hard-Drives machine where I keep all my MP3s and videos and stuff. lol
This kludge originated at my desk. …and then at LifeHacker.
brilliant idea!
BRILLIANT!!!! [Goes forth to put awesome idea into use.]
Use a just little a god-damned bit of god-damned editorial discretion! If I wanted to see clever and useful hacks, I’d subscribe to a stream of clever and useful hacks.
binder clip = my wallet
Everybody sing!!…The USB’s connected to the Ethernet. The Ethernet’s connected to the speaker jack…
For. The. Win.
’nuff said
Ok, I’ve actually done this and I have the clip still on my desk.
Ha, I got one better than that.
At the venerable Ms. Fixit’s request, I present to you the Call of Cordthulhu!
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k61/Kagerourou/CallofCordthulhu.jpg
Wasn’t sure what the rules were for posting images here, so y’all will just have to click the link.
Enjoy!
You sir, are made of win. And get 5 free Internets!
Yippy Skippy! Now I need to find some tubes to put them in! Or perhaps a big truck to haul them with…
awesome, that was the whole reason i was checking out comments for this was for the callof cordthulhu pic, thanks for not dissapointing me
It was my pleasure. I’m glad people seem to get a kick out it.
im newish, whats all this about cordthulhu? the only stuff goog is givin me all leads back to this post…
I love lifehacker.
This is not a Kludge. This is an amazing idea.
Thats actually looks pretty smart. =)
Well, I hate to say it, BUT!
They are all backwards. He will have a tangle!
I own a macbook and the cables do not go in that order.
Actually if that ethernet cable was a phone cord and the magsafe was the older round plug it would be just the right layout for my powerbook.
A real-life Cordthulu for Ms. Fixit:
http://i780.photobucket.com/albums/yy83/The_Doctor_3/Ckhordthulu.jpg
I love this. I think I originally saw it on lowendmac.com. It does a good job although I had to find something else to clip it on because my desk was too thick.
I am totally going to do this! Perfect for the laptop that commutes between home and work!
Oh this made my day… I’m SO doing this myself… as soon as I find my binder clips…
I know this looks ridiculous but this is exactly what I need. Every time in unplug my laptop my cables always fall behind my desk, I now have a solution.
Okay, now this is just awesome! This doesn’t even seem to fall into the same category as a couple of ladders taped together or a drill powered coffee roaster, this is OCD genius!
That’s brilliant!
Editor–If there’s anyone who could draw a cordthulu, it’d be http://ursulav.deviantart.com/ . She draws some wacky stuff, especially puns like that. And she has already drawn quite a few traditional cthulus.
Wow… Definately outclasses me, I love the plague doctor ducks… Oops, off topic! But I agree she could probably do a great rendition of the Kludgeriffic Elder God!
That isn’t a kludge, it’s GENIUS. I’m off to buy some binder clips…
This guy probably works as a dentist….
this guy saves my life
Thats not a fail, thats a great success!
Cordthulu as requested,
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Cordthulu as requested,
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Please give me image credit for this piece of ACSII art.
Darnit. Spaces never show up.
that isnt a kludge, thats brilliant! i’ll maby even do that myself when my new desk arrives….
I’ve been doing this in my car for a while actually. Keeps things from jostling around too much and getting in weird places filled with crap. These things ARE multipurpose.