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Child Safety,
Go Back to School with CableOrganizer®
By CableOrganizer®Backpacks coming out of hibernation and the smell of freshly sharpened pencils in the air can only mean one thing: it’s back-to-school time. While it’s always a shame to see...
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Cable Management
The DIYer Guide to Organizing Your Gaming Cables
By CableOrganizer®Intense gamers need to be just as serious about gaming cable management. You’ve invested some significant funds in your equipment and it’s important to protect it. Yes, safeguard the system...
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Cable Management
Ordering Continuous Lengths or Segments of Wire Loom, Braided Sleeving, and Heat Shrink
By CableOrganizer®When ordering products like wire loom, braided sleeving and heat shrink tubing, the product’s length is specified per line item. Some general information is below about how to order each...
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Specs & Standards,
Wires & Cables
What's the Difference Between T568A & T568B?
When it comes to wiring RJ45 data jacks and plugs, ANSI and TIA agree on two wiring standards: T568A and T568B. While these standards are very similar and can oftentimes...
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Wires & Cables
Key Elements for Cable Installation Success
The certification process which proves that new cabling is correctly installed and up to TIA and ISO specifications can be the most important step in many commercial network installation projects....
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Wires & Cables
Network Wiring Instructions
RJ-11 (TELEPHONE) PLUG Figure 1 is the wiring scheme for the plug side of an RJ-11 connector. The diagram is shown with the "hook clip" on the underside. The typical...
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Wires & Cables
What Are Plenum Cables, & When Should They Be Used?
WHAT DOES "PLENUM" MEAN? The word “plenum” gets used a lot in cabling circles but what does it mean? Let’s look up some definitions, shall we? One definition of plenum...
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Home Theaters,
Wires & Cables
How Do Baluns Work?
Analog audiovisual signals that are used for audio, video and computers are essentially an alternating current (AC) signal. The frequency and intensity may vary — but aside from those differences...
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Wires & Cables
What's the Difference Between Solid & Stranded RJ45 Plugs?
RJ45 CONNECTORS: SOLID OR STRANDED? You’re probably familiar with the ubiquitous RJ45 connectors: it’s the little plug on the end of cables that help connect you to the Internet. Fast...
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Wires & Cables
Component Video Cables Demystified
If you've ever wondered what makes DVD pictures look so much crisper and cleaner than what you used to experience with old VHS and LaserDisc technology, the answer is simple:...
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Material,
Product Standards & Material Safety,
Wires & Cables
Facts on AWG
WHAT IS AMERICAN WIRE GAUGE? The American Wire Gauge (AWG), a wire-sizing standard also known as the Brown and Sharpe wire gauge, is used in North America to measure and...
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Wires & Cables
USB Cable FAQs
WHAT DOES "USB" STAND FOR? The acronym “USB” is short for the term Universal Serial Bus, a hardware interface that was developed so that peripheral devices like computer mice, keyboards,...
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Wires & Cables
Understanding USB Port Pinouts
Whether we’re connecting digital cameras to our PCs or sending print jobs from our computers to desktop printers, Universal Serial Bus technology has found its way into an incredible number...
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Wires & Cables
Productivity on the Go: Retractable Ethernet Cable
There was a time when a certain credit card was the thing you did not leave home without. Times have changed and these days, most don’t leave home without power...
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Wires & Cables
What's the Difference Between USB & FireWire?
They may both be serial buses that are used for device connection and data transfer, but USB and FireWire aren’t as similar as they appear at first glance. While the...
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Cable Management
Metal Cable Ties Breakdown
Cable ties are a great way to bundle cables or other things that need bundling. Many people are familiar with the ubiquitous nylon cable ties, but did you know there...
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Cable Management,
Home Décor,
Label Printing
Post-Holiday Organizing Tips
The holidays: they come at you fast, are over in a flash, and then leave you in need of some serious cleanup and organization. When the parties have ended, your...
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Cable Management
Creative New Ways To Use Cable Ties
Because of their name, it’s easy to think of cable ties as only being good for, well… tying cables. But it turns out that these self-locking plastic straps aren’t quite...
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