Cord Identification Made Easy: Use a Metallic Sharpie
It's one thing to organize the rat's nest of cords on or beneath your desk, but quite another to identify which cord is for what. This is especially true of the various chargers and wall warts you use for your phone, camera, Bluetooth headset, and other gadgetry -- they all look alike!
The Frugal For Life blog has a simple, inexpensive suggestion for tagging all these plugs and wires:
The minute I pull the new item out of the box, I mark the plug. This way, if the cord isn't paired with the item, I will be able to find it amongst the other cobweb of cords. Metallic silver is perfect for all those black cords and red or black for other cord colors.Of course, if you'd rather not write directly on your electronics, you could always label a piece of masking tape and stick that on -- though in my experience tape doesn't stick well on stuff like that. Do you have any better ideas?This is also very handy for when you have cords plugged into a 12-count surge protector.
As for actually taming all your cords, there are countless solutions. I'm partial to the Cables Unlimited Keep-A-Cable, which costs $8.70 for a pack of three. [via Lifehacker]