Cable Identification Made Easy
Friday, June 19th, 2009
Tired of trying to explain which cable is which over the phone when trying to help someone with their tech issues? Here is one solution to that problem that I have found helps my clients. Now I just say “unplug the cable marked with the green disc.” If they decide to do a little rearranging, not a problem, this solution also has matching stickers to place on each port so they will know where each cable should be connected. A starter set of 10 reusable dotz is just $10.
[Available from dotz]


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