How to Distinguish and Easily Find Your Devices' Usb Cords Using Zip Ties

turn a cord mess into an awesome organized cord success. ok, I'll be showing you guys a cool and inexpensive way to distinguish your device cords and find the correct one easier. You can do this by just using a few zipties of different colors. The approx. time to make this is less than 5min. when you have all of the materials. Anyway, lets move on to what we'll need to do this.

Step 1: Materials

1. usb cords
2. zip ties (use different colors for different cords)
3. scissors

Step 2: Step 1: Setting Up Zip Tie for Usb

start off by wrapping your zip tie where you want it to go and pull the zip tie through to lock it in most of the way. 

Step 3: Step 2: Locking the Zip Tie

 pull the zip tie all the way so the tie is locked into place

Step 4: Step 3: Cut the End of the Tie

Now, cut the end of the zip tie, but not too close to the locking part of the tie.

Step 5: The Finished Product

We are all done!! Now, you can use this technique on all of your usb cables or other cables. Make sure to use different colors or color patterns. If you have a lot of cables, you can even create a little pattern tracker paper.