ABSTRACT
Anyone who has spent the time and effort to connect a desktop computer to its peripheral devices, network connections, and power source knows the challenges involved, despite the use of color-coded connectors, idiot proof icon identification, clear illustrations, and step-by-step instructions. As computing becomes more and more portable, the problems are compounded in the laptop computer case, and the palmtop device case, let alone the cell phone case, where cabling solutions are next to impossible. The challenges associated with cabling a computer are tough enough for purposes of establishing the “correct” configuration, but are nearly unmanageable if the configuration must be dismantled each time a portable device is carried about in its portable mode.
