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"Image: Mashable Composite.  iStock Mashable Composite. Globalstock\n\nBehind every high-tech entertainment center and connected home office lies a dark, hidden secret: cords.\nThe sad truth is that we are losing the battle against the wires, plugs and thousands of earphone sets that come with every piece of technology we buy today. We are losing terribly.\nSee also: Keep Your Laptop Running Smoothly With These Simple Tricks\nGadgets with minimalist designs are often ruined by the crazy number of wires they require to operate. Nests of extension cords and power strips clutter our desks, and our phone chargers are never plugged into the same outlet twice.\n\n\"Cords. Why did it have to be cords?\"Image:  Paramount StudiosTo finally turn the tide against the cord-monster in your life, we've compiled a list of DIY tips, great wireless tech and clutter-reducing apps that might finally allow you to stop bowing to the will of the wire.\n\n\nHow to Kill Every Cord in Your House\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Use bluetooth tech.\nIf you really want to get rid of cords, the best way is to use cordless tech. Bluetooth-enabled devices -- such as speakers -- allow you to play music seamlessly through your smartphone, without needing to deal with a mass of wires. \n\nImage: Flickr, Vernon Chan\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaily tip: Keep your desk free from clutter by using binder clips! #tips #organization pic.twitter.com/rtAalm8QhE\u2014 Admn Amy (@admnamy) January 4, 2014\n\n\n\n\n2. Use binder clips.\n\nFor frequently accessed and necessary cords such as your phone and computer chargers, the Internet has a ton of DIY tips for you to try out. Perhaps the most popular solution is the binder clip.\nAttach these MacGyver clips to a desk or shelf to stop your chargers from getting stomped on by your feet or chewed on by your cats.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Practice headphone management.\n\nThere are plenty of tools out there to solve the first-world problem of tangled earphones, but iCoil is particularly cool because it utilizes earphones you already own, not the crappy pair that break in two weeks that come with most similar products.\nTo use, you simply insert your earphone wire into the iCoil and wind, removing excess slack and working as a nice wire storage space.\n\n\nImage:  iCoil\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Scour Pinterest.\nPinterest contains about every DIY cord management trick you can imagine, if you know how to find them. Searching keywords such as \"organization\" and \"declutter\" will lead you on the path to a cleaner life.\n\nImage:  Screenshot, Pinterest\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Drop the landline.\n\nIf you're getting rid of the unsightly cords in your life, sacrifices are in order. Your landline phone is a good place to start.\nSure, landlines are more reliable in bad weather and often come packaged with cable and Internet, but this is cord-killing. We take no prisoners.\n\n\nImage: Flickr, Daniel Oines\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Try the PVC cord funnel system.\n\nRedditor \"Scienlologist\" used a custom-painted PVC pipe to house the unruly cables created by his gaming center.\nYou can find other cord-taming products through Ikea and 3m.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, Reddit, Scienlologist\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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