4 clever Ethernet cable hacks

Entertaining new video from the benevolent geniuses at Tinkernut.

The technology wags/benevolent geniuses at Tinkernut have created this entertaining video describing several extra-intuitive ways to manipulate standard Ethernet cabling for extended applications.

Related: Knowing when to use solid vs. stranded Ethernet cables

"Even though wireless technology is making Ethernet cables obsolete, let's take a look at some ways to breathe new life into these technological wonders," writes the site's editor. While you may disagree with the first half of that statement (and, indeed, several of the video's Youtube commenters do), the cleverness of these "hacks" is hard to dispute.

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Matt Vincent

Senior Editor

Matt Vincent is a B2B technology journalist, editor and content producer with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the full range of media content production and management, as well as SEO and social media engagement best practices, for both Cabling Installation & Maintenance magazine and its website CablingInstall.com. He currently provides trade show, company, executive and field technology trend coverage for the ICT structured cabling, telecommunications networking, data center, IP physical security, and professional AV vertical market segments. Email: [email protected]

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