Many times when I talk about USB technologies, specifically flash drives, I’m asked about "our older computers which only have USB outlets in the back". Short of upgrading or installing an internal hub in an empty bay, the simplest solution is to run a USB extension cable from the back of the computer up to the desk. But then how to secure them. Well, at the lab I was in at the North Platte Community College they’ve come up with a solution: attach the user’s end of the cable to the monitor. You can see how they’ve done it in the two photos below. (The cable ties are easy to find. If anyone can supply a link to somewhere that sells the part stuck to the monitor I’d appreciate it.)
Michael Sauers is currently the Director of Technology for Do Space in Omaha, NE. Michael has been training librarians in technology for the past twenty years and has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller since earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and his fourteenth book, Emerging Technologies: A Primer for Librarians (w/ Jennifer Koerber) was published in May 2015 and more books are on the way. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz Web site, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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