Through some bizarre law of the universe if you put two cables on opposite ends of an empty room and return an hour later, both cables will be tangled together in a knot. You can help to stem that tide somewhat by forcing yourself to adopt simple cable management techniques. There’s nothing fun or sexy about cable management but it can be simplified by using things like these Power Shelves.
ThinkGeek has four to choose from: Laptop, Hook, and Original (pictured above from left to right), plus the Mega shelf, which is like a bigger version of the Original. The Power Shelf is an entire outlet cover that replaces your existing outlet cover and the actual shelf part can be positioned on the top or bottom of the wall plate.
Prices range from $15 to $50, which seems a tad steep but, hey, less cable clutter leads to less stress, which could ultimately land you a better job, so the thing basically pays for itself. Or something like that.
The Power Shelf [ThinkGeek]
The laptop one doesn’t seem feasible at all. My HP adapter heats up like a baking oven within 1/2 an hr of charge. I don’t see how can you put the adapter in such a small case. It will just maybe melt some wire or something.
If your laptop charger gets that hot you got some problems! I would be call HP. I have one of these laptop holders and I love it. No more of my wife nagging about my laptop laying on the floor and my charger cord strung accross the floor! I think it was well worth the investment to protect my laptop from getting damaged! Also have a Original Power Shelf for my black berry makes my life easier always knowing where my charger is and not cluttering up the counter top.
hmm, not really sure.
but if i have to guess, that it is because of the weather over in Singapore. My school lecturers and teachers uses HP too, and their adapter are as hot as mine. definitely not a manufacturing fault. :)
I have an HP pavillion DV6000 the brick gets warm but not nearly as hot as you made it sound with the hole melting of wires.
Like I said I have the Laptop holder and no problems with storing my adapter brick in the side pocket. I have been using it for three months I bought mine from the BuyPowerShelf.com website after seeing it on a CNET review and highly recommend all thier products to everyone.
My laptop adapter gets warm but not hot enough to melt wires or cause electrical problems.
Like I said in my earlier post I have the laptop holder and have been using it for three months now and have had no problems. It is really easy to use. I bought mine after reading a CNET review about the product. I personally highly recommend Power Shelf products to everyone!