Hi,
I hate cables!
Out of the back of my iMac I have speaker phono, Ethernet, FireWire, a few USB devices, Kensington lock and power cord.
These trail via the hole in the pedestal and down a 4" desk hole.
In the past I've used a dull grey plastic cable management tube.
But is there any better options? Something to match the finish of the new iMac?
Photos n links please?
Thanks
I have the same dislike for cables and found that replacing the internal HDD with a larger capacity drive was the first step toward de-cableization.
Then:
1. get an apple extreme base station and set that up in another room with an external HDD connected to it for backup and other file sharing.(Or get a time capsule and serve both purposes while at the same time minimizing cables)
2. Use WiFi even if you're right next to your modem/router
3. Utilize WiFi sync for capable iDevices. (This way you can elevate your iDevices on a shelf near or next to your desk and not have to have them connected) <---Do completely do this, you might have to buy a couple universal docks, but mine works awesomely for my iPhone 4S.
4. Now if I would just use a wireless keyboard, then I would have the number of wires coming out of my iMac down to 3(power cord, universal dock connector cable, and ethernet).
As it stands now, I have the keyboard usb cable, ethernet, universal dock connector cable, and the power cord and that's it.
If I had a larger apartment and a complex that allowed us to have the cable companies install cable jacks in other rooms, then I would have it limited to 2 since I would no longer connect my iMac via ethernet.