The Messy Computer Room

Twenty Third Post: The Messy Computer Room

It starts with a desk. Then a computer is placed on that desk. The computer and the 700 wires that go with it. Now there is a mess. It is called the computer room mess.

CDs are placed on the floor. Software and books cover the shelves. There are big piles of projects on the floor which have to be stepped over to get to the desk’s chair. But wait, what is this? The chair is covered in software, books, and CDs. So the books are thrown to the floor adding another project pile.

Finally there is a place to sit, but for some reason there is no room to move the mouse and the chair can’t move around the floor. You reach for your software disk on the desk and can’t find it. Where is it in all this mess. It is time to clean.

So cable ties are put on the computer wires and the software is organized in a drawer. The projects are written on a list and moved to a cleared space on the shelf. The books are put on the shelf. The whole project takes a couple of hours, but the room is somewhat cleaner. That is, until the next project.