This is where you have to decide what works best for you and deal with the rest. As mdwh said, extension cords are cheap.if I did that, my scanner would be pushed off the cabinet and crash to the floor and that's not good to have expensive electronics crashing to the floor.
Plus I would have to deplug my speakers and I'd rather not. My speakers do have a headphone but that would mean the headphone cable would be dangling in front of the monitor. I put it on top for better sound.
I now have a router and modem on top of my computer desk and the power surge bar on a small stand under the desk. There's a lot of cables that can get easily snagged and cause expensive (and not-so-expensive but annoying to replace) electronics to crash to the floor. I tried a twist tie but it did not work and I don't think string would work too well either. What would you people suggest.
Not a good idea. While not illegal, most cities have fire codes against doing it. When I lived in Kansas City and we had the fire marshals inspect our facility at work, it was the most common ding we had on it. So much so that when we saw it and the fire marshals were no where near our building, we would advise the users to not do that.Also, what would happen if you plug one power surge bar into another one? Would it not work? Would you get double-protection? Would it do bad things and destroy expensive electronics?
If you need two power strips at the same location, it's best to run them off of different circuits in the house. We used to run an extension cord from one outlet to where we needed the strip, that seemed okay.
If you draw too much current in one location there's a good chance that the wiring in the house is not sufficient to carry the load and can ignite from it.
Is there a way to view one's avatar history?
That is, a history of all the avatars they used for a particular forum?
Not that I'm aware of. I don't think there's a history of personal information like that.