If your computer is setup in a sloppy way, then it just simply wont function at it’s peak performance! The only way you will ever know if it is setup correctly is when you need to go inside it to clean it, or when you need to move it around to get at a certain wire that you normally wouldn’t need to get access to.
Now of course when I say “set up” I don’t mean the operating system itself, I mean the physical computer. The big tower that is sitting at your side. Have you ever had to move your computer around to get at something? Something simple, like a power outlet or a power strip or maybe a phone jack? If you havn’t, try it. See what happens! If it is truely a hassle then something went wrong on your original setup, something wasn’t set up very cleanly.
It’s quite simple to do something like this yourself, especially if you have gotten a brand new computer, or a new video card for a Christmas present, because then you will either be putting the computer in a place that you never have before, or you will at least be taking it out of it’s current resting spot and moving it to a clean area to install that shiny new video card to double your frags.
Just make sure everything is as cleanly as possible. Odds are, if you can see your feet on the ground and you end up getting buried by cables and wires then you have probably gone a little overboard. If you need some cable management I suggest you invest in something that is designed to just that, manage cables. A really nice site that I like to use myself is Cableorganizer.com, they have an amazing solution for simple problems and rat’s nests under your desk at home, to extreme solutions for your offices server room. The most basic fixes often are Cable ties, which Cable Organizer has quite the selection of.. if you want cable ties of all sorts of colors.. done, about six bucks for those.
Keeping your area nice and tidy is an excellent start for a new year, and doing small things like being patient and taking time to do it right the first time, not the third time, are the easiest things you can do to have a great new year.
Before wish you all Happy Holidays and a excellent new year, I want to ask a question in my first of many posts:
Is your computer area tidy? Is it spotless? Do you use cable ties and actually label what cable leads to what component? If so, let me know I’d be thrilled to hear it!
Now of course, I must wish you all a Happy Holidays and Great New Year!
