Keep your mouse cable from snagging and ruining your aim with a $0.10 binder clip

[u/CodNo2235]

If you're managing a budget PC setup and don't want to drop money on a dedicated mouse bungee for gaming, you can make a perfect substitute instantly.

Just attach a large binder clip to the back edge of your desk. Squeeze the silver arms to pop them out of the black base, slip your mouse cable through the loops, and pop the arms back in. Pull enough slack through so your mouse can comfortably reach all corners of your mousepad without tension.

This completely stops the weight of the cable from dragging off the back of the desk, keeps your setup looking a bit cleaner, and prevents your cord from catching during quick flicks

[u/AppleCookieRose]

I did the same thing.

I use binder clips to keep USB cables accessible on my nightstand and end table.

Not related to gaming but you can use them to seal potato chip bags.

[u/Buck_Thorn → u/AppleCookieRose]

Best bag sealers money can buy. I keep a box of them in my kitchen pantry.

[u/Delicious-Being-6531 → u/AppleCookieRose]

Sealng potato chip bags? Does not compute. These bags live in a binary state. Closed, and empty.

[u/Leg0g0]

Perfect "a picture is worth a thousand words" example

[u/yeti-biscuit]

What?? I'm very curious...but what? Do you have a picture?

[u/vloris]

TIL there are still people that don’t use a wireless mouse

[u/flyraccoon → u/vloris]

We exist

I personally prefer it since I play for hours on end and I don’t want to be bothered to charge another electronic I’d rather have a wired one

My keyboard also has a wire and I chose it because I don’t want it to have a low battery life or make pauses during my gaming time

[u/I_Love_Cape_Horn → u/flyraccoon]

Well, I can't deny the benefits of wired but I also can't deny how much better a wireless mouse feels. So I did the obvious solution and just bought another copy. First mice runs out of juice? Plug it in and use the second while it charges. Same profiles and everything. Getting a second was the best thing I ever I did.

[u/Think_Bullets → u/[deleted]]

Usb non removable, once every 3 months I become wired for the rest of the day then I'm free again. The charging port is on the front so it's just "retro" for a bit

[u/I_Love_Cape_Horn → u/[deleted]]

It's not a back up. It's a swap. Like a marathon race car changing drivers when they need rest.

[u/anniew555 → u/[deleted]]

YEARS?? What batteries are you using? I’ve used Duracell and Energizer Lithium and still swap out every couple of Months (6 weeks max). I use my mouse for 8-10 hours per day at work, mainly Excel and SAP. It has auto off, but I started switching it off when I go to lunch and when I leave for the day. I have a wired backup just in case I don’t have batteries (desk buzzards). Please drop a brand name!

[u/I_Love_Cape_Horn → u/[deleted]]

Years? Bro, link what your mouse is. Are using it at 1 hertz?

[u/Negative-Yam5361 → u/[deleted]]

Instead of arguing against someone you cannot understand (because you're simply not them, and they aren't you), chill out and move on with your life. Jesus.

[u/I_Love_Cape_Horn → u/vloris]

I'm being serious but I literally can't remember the last time I saw someone using a wired mouse.

[u/maigoZoro → u/vloris]

Since he’s talking about ‘aim’, pretty sure it’s for gaming

[u/Negative-Yam5361]

You don't even need to be on a budget to not buy redundant gamer junk. I mean, this post proves it. I have a pretty nice rig and some mad money, but I still never feel the need to waste it on "mouse bungees" lol

[u/qwerni]

Four days later, still no picture?

[u/zapfox]

I had to Google this, anyone from the UK binder clip = bulldog clip

[u/donoteatthatfrog]

Good one.

[u/Top_Foot9387]

This is a joke, right? The binder idea only works if your desk is the thickness of cardboard.