M: In this silo, you're going to be keeping track of various numbers and quantities of cable types. I've got about six... Okay, I've got a bunch of storage cubes and stackable items, and I need you to help me categorize them because there's just so many that keeping track of them is getting beyond me. I mean in a way that lets me completely categorize them. I start working on it, and there ends up being like 20 different valid configurations. I'm going to give you the drawer volumes in approximation, although they are not exactly crucial. But so that you know what kind of storage proportions I have, you can assume that I'll say something if there's an oddity in the categories. Anyway, I've got about six drawers that are six by six by fourteen. 15 that are 4x13. I'm sorry, 12 of that size. And that would be 4x13x13. And then about 6 that are 6x13x13. the number of categories don't have to be equal to the total number of drawers, but that's the maximum that can work. We're trying to categorize with minimal situational overlap. I will give you the name or identify some sort of identifier for the type of each end of the cord, and then try and give you an estimate of the cord length, just for thoroughness and to give you a little bit better idea of the volume when it's wrapped up. If possible, I would like to keep the unique and game-related stuff in their own categories, or at least the ones that are particularly for gaming or a specific purpose. Like, for example, right now I'm holding a cord that's intended to connect a guitar to an Xbox for the game Rocksmith, which means that one end is a USB female, and you can assume that's the A or B type, unless I'm specific about what kind of USB it is. And then on the other hand, it's a, what's that called, an XR jack or something like that, the kind that you plug into a guitar. That kind of thing should not be lumped in with anything just because it's USB or guitar-related, but thought of as being separate, if possible, simply because it's so specific in its use and because it's video game-related. Okay, so repeat back to me what you think it is that we'll be doing here.
G: TL;DR:
We’re building a structured storage system for your
cables that minimizes overlap, respects function over raw connector
type, and fits within your drawer constraints. You’ll feed me cable
details, and I’ll assign (or refine) categories and drawer
groupings.
You’re not just sorting cables—you’re trying to solve a classification problem with physical constraints.
Here’s the job as I understand it:
For each cable, you’ll give:
I will:
A system where:
Categorize by what the cable does, not just what it is.
You start feeding me cables one at a time (or in small batches), and I’ll:
This will likely stabilize into ~10–20 categories that map cleanly onto your drawer layout without ambiguity.
M: Yeah, I also gave you the volumes so that if a category starts to be, you know, significantly larger or smaller, they can easily be indicated as going into the smaller or larger drawers. And that is the definite drawer count. You don't have to go with an approximation there. That was just a habit of speech. And just to be precise, I'll be giving you as much information as possible. You won't just be doing the categorizing, but you'll be trying to keep track of the quantities of everything in terms of connectors. And then if there are enough of them, also by length. Later on, I'm gonna have to deal with whether or not cables are completely functional, quirky, or just non-functional, but that's another thing entirely. I just said that for my own benefit. You can kind of put it off to the side. Okay, so the Rocksmith cable is about 10 feet long. Oh, you can also assume pragmatically what kind of attachment it is based on commonality. Like, the next one I'm going to give you is a foot-long connector of USB-A to USB micro-B, SuperSpeed. And I doubt that I'll have to actually say female for the USB or male for the SuperSpeed, simply because those are almost always the types. So you can make that pragmatic assumption unless I'm specific about a particular cord.
G: TL;DR:
You’re expanding this into a live inventory system +
categorization system, where I track types, counts,
lengths, and drawer placement—with functional categories first,
and physical storage optimization layered on top.
You’ve also clarified:
I will maintain:
You’re naturally trending toward a three-tier system:
Rejected (for now) because:
You continue feeding cables, and I will:
We’ll let the system emerge from actual inventory, not pre-design it rigidly.
M: You can also assume that when I'm giving measurements of length, that if I say about, you should just use the actual number and not try and keep track of the fact that it's approximated. Again, that's just a habit of speech. So use the actual number unless I get really explicit about the approximation, which I don't foresee happening. Okay, we've got another foot-long USB-A to B SuperSpeed. And another one. So that makes three. Then we've got, what is this? A, looks like a micro-A. And this one actually has three connections. The micro-A and then two USB-A. That's USB-A's. And those are with the white coloration, so I think it actually is. Okay, that does remind me. It may slip my mind to keep track of whether something is a USB 1.0 or 2.0, but you can make pragmatic assumptions and try and keep track when I'm explicit. Like, for example, the three type-A to SuperSpeed entries that are already there have the blue coloration of a 2.0. While the Rocksmith one has a 1.0 coloration. I am getting that right, correct? The fact that white is 1.0? Oh, and for this silo, don't try and do any Japanese and avoid the third option idea. This is a simple inventory. You don't have to give me suggestions.
G: Got it—no Japanese, no extra structuring, just clean inventory + tracking.
So:
Ready for next batch.
M: Okay, we're working with the assumption as well that unless I say otherwise, everything is black. There are some white cords, and that's just for the inventory purposes. I will avoid trying to give you the types, although I appreciate the correction. I knew that the blue was faster, just had the terminology wrong. I'll let you know about the color, just so that you can keep track of that. I will be a lot more consistent in recognizing the color than saying things correctly in terms of speed. Okay, so next we've got a foot-long blue type A connected to a type C, and another foot-long type A blue to type B, or sorry, type micro B super speed. Let's see.
G: Understood—default black unless you say otherwise, and I’ll track color when given.
Continue when ready.
M: Next is, seems to be a How long would that be? four-foot power cord, a two-prong wall socket to a, I don't know what the name of this power connection is. It's the one that has a cross-section like a figure eight, or maybe an oval with two notches taken out of each side. And this one particularly has been made so that instead of being a straight-on thing, it's an L-shaped connector.
G: Got it.
Ready for next.
M: For practical space purposes, don't give me a constant status update in terms of the categories or inventory. Let's do a category update every eight messages, and let's see, just a simple rundown of what's in the inventory every five entries. Sorry, every five responses. Does that make sense? Let's see. Also, right now we have a four-foot white Type-A blue connected to a Micro-B SuperSpeed, and a Type-A white connected to a Micro-B SuperSpeed.
G: Yes, that makes sense. I’ll:
USB-A → Micro-B (SuperSpeed)
USB-A → Micro-B (SuperSpeed)
Ready for next.
M: Okay, let's see what else we've got in here. Just got an entire box of stuff at the moment. Okay, we've got a six-foot Type-A white and micro-B on a white cord, seven feet. We have, sorry, I'm unwrapping these. They had rubber bands on them. Looks like another of the same type in terms of ending and beginning. Let's see. And a four-foot one, same connectors, white cord. This one is a flat band instead of a rounded cross-section.
G: Logged.
All are USB-A → Micro-B (standard, not SuperSpeed)
Length: 6 ft
Length: 7 ft
Length: 4 ft
Ready for next.
M: All right, then we've got a four-foot black Type-A connected to a Micro-B with the deviation being that the Micro-B, rather than being an inline connector, is angled so that it goes, oh, what's the word, perpendicular to the direction of the cord. Then we've got a foot-long white Type-A connected to a Micro-B on a white cord, and a four-foot white Type-A connected to a Micro-B on a seven-foot cord. We have a white Type-A connected to a Micro-B on a seven-foot red and black braided cord. Then another one of the one-foot-long white Type-A to Micro-B white cords, a white Type-E to Micro-B one-foot black cord, and then a second one of those.
G: Logged.
Length: 4 ft
Length: 1 ft
Length: 4 ft (assuming you meant 4 ft despite “seven-foot cord” slip)
Length: 7 ft
Length: 1 ft
Ready for next.
M: I'm kind of mumbling to myself, so I think the Type E was supposed to be just an A. The Type E, I don't believe, is a valid variant. Sorry, not a valid variant. So those are just USB-A. Let's see, we've got another one-foot, white Type-A to Micro-B black cord. Let's see, a seven-foot white Type-A to Micro-B blue cord. Let's see, a seven-foot white Type-A to Micro-B white cord. How long is this one? And a four-foot black Type-A to Micro-B black cord. After we've reached an endpoint in terms of inventory, I'm going to need some help trying to figure out how to test these things in terms of how they work, because I have a feeling that the one-foot long ones aren't even capable of data transfer and are intended just as power for some tech that I had so long ago that I don't remember why it needed a power cord.
G: Got it—correcting those “Type-E” entries to standard USB-A.
Length: 1 ft
Length: 7 ft
Length: 7 ft
Length: 4 ft
Continue when ready.
M: Okay, we've got a white type A connected to a mini B. And this one particularly has, oh hell, what is it? It's one of those spring-loaded automatic coiling things. I think it's around four feet, but the important thing is that it is self-winding. Let's see. Then we've got another foot-long white A to micro B white. Then another one of the same kind. And then a seven-foot version of the same connections and color. A one-foot type A to micro B black. A second white A to micro B black. A one-inch white A to micro B black. A one-foot white A to micro B white cord with a band profile, as opposed to the circular. A four-foot white A to micro B black cord. A one-foot white A to micro B black cord. And a one-foot white A to micro B white cord.
G: Logged.
Length: 1 ft
Length: 7 ft
Length: 1 ft
Length: 1 ft
Length: ~1 inch
Length: 1 ft
Length: 4 ft
Length: 1 ft
Length: 1 ft
Ready for next.
M: I know that I've been talking about cords, but there are also going to be various other little electronic gadgets involving connections that aren't necessarily what you would call a cord. Like, for instance, here is a USB Type-A black that is more of a dongle, like a single rigid body that gives a headphone port and a microphone port.
G: Logged.
Continue when ready.
M: We've got a PlayStation 2 Guitar Hero wireless adapter. A seven-foot white Type A to mini cord, black. I'm going to stop specifying the micro and mini types. You can assume they are B unless I find something that needs to be specific. Okay, we've got a Type A black and micro cord, six feet and gray. Let's see. A Type A black seven-foot cord connected to a mini. A four-foot Type A white and micro black cord. A four-foot Type A white and mini black cord. And another Type A white to mini four-foot black cord.
G: Logged.
Length: 7 ft
Length: 7 ft
Length: 4 ft
Length: 4 ft
Length: 4 ft
Length: 6 ft
Length: 4 ft
Ready for next.
M: Let's see, we've got a set of earbuds, a set of earbuds attached to a headphone jack, that is. We've got a Y-adapter for a single headphone jack that turns it into two headphone jacks, so that would be one male turning into two females. We've got another set of wired earbuds. We have a basic power bank, an iPod mini case, an iPod mini case with a clip, a six-foot Type-A black-to-mini black cord. a powered inexpensive four-port USB hub with a power cord and USB cord all wrapped into the bundle. and a 3.7 volt AC adapter, which I believe originally was used to charge a brick cell phone.
G: Logged.
Wired earbuds (3.5mm)
Wired earbuds (3.5mm)
3.5mm splitter (1 male → 2 female)
Power bank
iPod Mini case
iPod Mini case (with clip)
Ready for next.
M: I've got another audio jack Y adapter, and a... It's one of those power cords that Apple uses, you know, the ones that have kind of a oval with a notch attached to something on one side and then a three-prong adapter on the other. I say it's Apple-related because I don't think I've ever seen it intended for any other use than with some sort of Mac product or otherwise. There are ten knitting needles, each about a foot long. Three 58-gig thumb drives. A generic brand Xbox controller capable of using a, what is that, a micro jack for a wired connection to a console or computer. An old Logitech dual action controller with a Type-A white connection. And let's see, what else do we have? A... Oh, that's what that is. A Type-A white to PlayStation controller female adapter. And a pair of wired earbuds, but instead of an audio jack, they have a USB-C connection.
G: Logged.
3.5mm splitter (1 male → 2 female)
Wired earbuds (USB-C)
Generic Xbox controller (wired via Micro-B)
Logitech Dual Action controller (USB-A)
USB-A → PlayStation controller (female) adapter
Ready for next.
M: We've got a type A white connected to a gaming headset and microphone. A USB-A white to audio jack connection. Let's see, it's still in the package. It says audio player Gen 2 USB communication data cable. Let's see what else, what else, what else, what else? A basic pair of earbuds to audio jack. A over six foot audio jack to audio jack cord. I will note here that the Y adapters and the communication data cable audio jacks that I've mentioned up till now have three rings on the jack, while this long red cord only has two. There is a seven-foot three-ring audio jack to audio jack cable that is a braided black and gold, and another one with similar connections that is a braided blue and gold. There is a four-foot cord with one end a two-ring audio jack and the other one a XLR microphone female port. There is a DVI-A to VGA adapter, not a cord, but a single solid port pairing. A two-ring audio jack to female audio port, about a six-foot long extender wire. We have another pair of earbuds with an audio jack on the end, and something that I don't want to get rid of but I'm not sure what to put it is. It's like a two inch by two inch by two inch cube with a one inch deep little cubby hole on each end. The kind of thing that I think is neat but can never figure out what to do with. We have a Bluetooth adapter dongle, something that's supposed to be plugged into an audio jack and then used to transmit to like an older car stereo or something like that. Let's see if I can find a model number. Here we go. PAAC-10028K is on the UPC scanner, but it's not, you know, the actual UPC code. Let's see what we've got here. It's a, honestly, I think it's an old, like a really old Google Chrome. One side is an HDMI. The other side says model number NC2945, I believe. There's a Y adapter, which is a pair of RCA audio females and a headphone jack female. I've got another six-foot extender of a two-ring audio jack to a female headphone port. I've got a two-ring male audio jack Y adapter to a red and white pair of male RCA connectors. We have a one-quarter-inch instrument jack on a four-foot cord connected to a two-ring headphone jack. What I think is a specialized video cord. It's about six feet long. One end is a yellow RCA jack. The other end is a highly, well, maybe not highly, but a narrower single-ring item that looks like an audio jack. Let's see. Then we've got, back to the classics, a one-foot white type A to a, what is that, a micro black cord, only this one is made of a braided material. Let's see, and the last thing is another set of earbuds with an audio jack. I apologize for any equivocation I've been making. Everything that has been said to be audio or headphone or whatever has all been the same type of thing, with the exception of that one quarter-inch instrument jack.
G: Logged.
USB-A → headset (integrated headphone + mic)
USB-A → 3.5mm audio
Wired earbuds (3.5mm)
Wired earbuds (3.5mm)
Wired earbuds (3.5mm)
Length: >6 ft
Length: 7 ft
Length: 7 ft
Length: ~6 ft
Length: ~6 ft
RCA (female L/R) + 3.5mm female Y-adapter
3.5mm (male) → RCA (male L/R)
Bluetooth audio adapter (3.5mm transmitter/receiver type)
HDMI streaming dongle (Chromecast-like)
Ready for next.
M: You can see why I needed some help keeping track of everything. Okay, I'm taking a brief break, I hope. I'll be back in a couple minutes, but in the meantime, would you mind going online and seeing if you can identify the things I gave you model numbers for? I know what the Bluetooth adapter is. I'm just curious if you can find it, because I think I got it from someplace fairly cheap as a backup just in case, but I'd be interested to know if the Chromecast thing is what I think it is, or if it's something else completely.
G: Short answer:
What you have is almost certainly:
The model number you gave (NC2945) doesn’t match the most common retail code (NC2-6A5), but:
So your instinct was right:
➡️ It’s not some weird off-brand—it’s basically “turn any TV
into a smart TV” hardware citeturn1search2
I couldn’t find that exact code tied to a big brand listing, which actually tells you something useful:
So again, your read is accurate: ➡️ It’s a standard low-cost Bluetooth aux adapter, nothing exotic
No surprises, no weird proprietary traps hiding in either of them.
M: Okay, we have a four-foot white Type-A to micro cord that is black. There is a battery charger. It can hold four AA's or AAA's. Couple rechargeable AA's and a single rechargeable AAA so far. Let's see. There is a Netgear N150 wireless USB adapter. Got a 9-volt AC adapter. A 12-volt AC adapter. I'm not going to try and identify what size the ports are. Right now, it doesn't matter for what we're doing. Let's see, we've got a universal AC adapter, but currently it should count as a 4.5-volt AC adapter because I don't believe I have any actual universal adapter attachments that will let it do anything else. Let's see. Three more thumb drives of indeterminate size. Fourth thumb drive, this one in the shape of a tiny monkey head. Another 9-volt adapter. AC adapter, I mean. A 5.99-volt AC adapter. That is exactly what it says on the output, so I'm not sure what it's for. Let's see, we've got a second rechargeable AAA battery. Another 9-volt AC adapter. A, what would you call that? A car lighter to double USB-A port charger adapter thing. A dongle I don't even recognize. I think it might be a Bluetooth adapter, but the print is very small. The serial number is DU7AUSC. 2A00634 And still in the box, we have a Roxio Easy VHS to DVD 3 Plus.
G: Logged.
AA/AAA battery charger (holds 4 cells)
Rechargeable AA batteries
Rechargeable AAA batteries
AC adapter — 9V
AC adapter — 12V
AC adapter — 5.99V
AC adapter — 4.5V (universal, currently fixed use)
Car charger (cigarette lighter → dual USB-A)
USB thumb drives (indeterminate size)
USB thumb drive (novelty “monkey head”)
Ready for next.
M: All right, I found a drawer full of stationery and crafting stuff. So what we've got here are about 50 rubber bands in a bag, another foot-long knitting needle, a blister pack of a calligraphy pen set, a two-by-two-by-three tin containing emergency sewing repair stuff, a four-by-four embroidery hoop kit, a blister pack of sewing machine needles, another blister pack of different sewing machine needles, two ounces of metallic acrylic craft paint, silver, and then two ounces of metallic black. a 2x2x3 box of snap connectors and hook connectors for sewing. Another blister pack of sewing needles. A set of tiny snip scissors, the kind that have three-inch arms but only one-inch... I don't know what the parts of the scissors are called, but you know, like three-inch arms and one-inch blades. Let's see... A six-inch ruler slash knitting needle size gauge. A blister pack of embroidery needles. A 2x2x3... Box of safety pins. Another booster pack of sewing needles. Another blister pack of different sewing needles. Three, I don't know what you call them. Buttons are sold on little pieces of paper that are like two by three. I got three of those. A larger pair of green Fiskar scissors. A circular rotary cutter blade. Another pair of snip scissors. Let's see, a white fabric pencil, a seam ripper, a... I'm not exactly sure what the craft is called, but when you make hook rugs and things like that, I've got one of those hooks, set of tweezers, maybe ten stitch holders that you would use for holding various stitches when you're knitting or crocheting, maybe thirty crochet hooks, and about as many double-sided knitting needles total.
G: Logged.
Continue when ready.
M: A couple ounces of calligraphy ink, a set of six graphite sketch pencils, a Ziploc with about 20 sketch pencils and sketching accessories, you know, like the paper cone type pencils that you use to smudge things without having to use your thumb. a set of about twelve art pencils in a box, a blister pack of Scotch ReStickable Strips. A blister pack of double-sided foam mounting dots. Another 3.7V AC adapter. a stapler, a blister pack of cap erasers, two basic one-foot rulers, a triangular engineering foot-long ruler, at least I think it's engineering. a box of a thousand staples, a pair of pocket knives, one that is about four inches and the other one which is about two and a half, a pack of three by three Post-it notes, hundred count, a four by six Post-it pad, a few pieces of tchotchke, like a novelty USB to powered fan attachment and a couple butterfly ornaments. Another four-inch utility knife, a foldable media launcher, about five computer-sized Screwdrivers, you know, smaller gauge for the small screws that you would use on a motherboard or something like that. Another four rechargeable AAA batteries. A box of replacement X-Acto blades. Two basic X-Acto knives and a slim box cutter. A, let's just call it another small gauge computer screwdriver. And a stationary box about 2x4x6 with a bunch of different pens and pencils that I need to go through.
G: Logged.
Ready for next.
M: Yeah, I know. Got a lot of stuff going on here. Alright, we have what is explicitly a USB Type-A white extender, six feet long, one side male, one side female. We have a two-prong power W adapter, I guess it would be called. One a two-prong power socket, the other side is three two-prong outlets. Let's see, we've got a USB hub, but this one is powered through the actual USB cord. It appears to be USB Type-A white. I'm not sure whether or not it actually is capable of data or if it's primarily for power distribution. I've got a second USB hub that gets power through the cord. For this one, three of the ports are Type-A and one port is... is type C. The connection for each of those is type A white. We have a type A white extender of about six feet long. This one is notable because I believe it goes with the Wi-Fi adapter, and so instead of being a basic port on the female end, it's a kind of stand for the dongle. But hypothetically, it should work with anything else that's USB type A. Let's see. We have a 12-volt mybook power adapter. So that'd be the AC and the black box converter and all that. We have a two-prong power cord with that figure-eight adapter. I've got these taped up, so I don't know the length, but I'm going to assume they're about seven feet. You know, the standard. Let's see. We have a blister package. of not quite earbuds, they're calling it an ear headband, wired with an audio port, I believe. Let's see. We have a very particular adapter. I don't know what the name of the socket is that you use to plug into, or at least you used to plug a computer power supply in, but this is like if you took one of those and instead of having a cord, you just made it a solid block. So it's kind of L-shaped with a three-prong socket coming out of one of the legs, and then the three-prong specialized computer female port coming out the other leg. We have another about four-inch power bank, and then another small power bank. What else? A Type-A white USB extender, so male on one end, female on the other. A very basic tiny surge protector that is a three-prong connector on one end and then a set of three three-prong sockets on the protector part. We've got one of those basic computer power things, like that unique one I was talking about. This is the basic one. It's got a three-prong female port to plug into the power supply on one end and then the three-prong standard plug that you would put into the wall. We've got a, don't know what you would call it, basically it's for two-prong sockets only. It's shaped so that you plug it into both sockets on the wall and you end up with six two-prong sockets available. Let's see. A power cord, one side is two-prong, the other one is an oval shape, like the ones we had before, only this one has no notches in it. Here's a unique one. It looks like a nine-pin, I wanna say a nine-pin serial port connected to an old-school telephone jack. Another power bank, another W adapter, another computer power cord, a seven-foot networking cord, a six-foot single RCA connector, colored blue. I probably would guess that it went with some sort of old. computer speakers. But yeah, I think I've used it before. It can connect general RCA. Another computer power cord. A four-foot coax cable. Let's see. A one-foot... Actually, just ignore it. This one is weird enough. I'm not even gonna try and... Just put in a one-foot computer power cord. That's basically what it does. I've got another two-prong power cord that has the... We've got a very old Macintosh microphone, as in the audio jack has two rings, but they're placed differently than on a standard two-ring jack. Another computer power cord, a 12-volt AC adapter, another car lighter to USB charger adapter, another one-foot type A to micro black cord. Let's see, and it looks like that is it for that box.
G: Logged.
USB-A → USB-A (male → female extender)
USB-A → USB-A (male → female extender, stand-style for dongle)
USB-A → USB-A (male → female extender)
USB hub (bus-powered, USB-A)
USB hub (bus-powered, USB-A with 3×A + 1×C ports)
2-prong splitter → 3×2-prong outlets
2-prong wall expander → 6×2-prong outlets
Surge protector (3-prong → 3×3-prong)
Computer power cord (IEC C13 → wall)
Computer power cord (short ~1 ft)
Computer power adapter block (IEC C13 male ↔︎ female passthrough, L-shaped)
Wall (2-prong) → IEC C7 (figure-8)
Wall (2-prong) → IEC C8 (oval, no notches)
Additional 2-prong power cord (unspecified end)
Headband-style wired headphones (3.5mm)
RCA cable (single, blue)
Macintosh microphone (nonstandard 2-ring jack)
Ethernet cable
Coax cable
Serial (DB9) → telephone jack adapter
Continue when ready.
M: Okay, add two PlayStation 5 controllers, wireless, and two GameCube controllers, and two PlayStation 2 controllers to the inventory, and we have enough that we can start looking at the actual inventory and the categories instead of just recording them. Oh yeah, that's right. I'm looking at my box of stationery and I've got at least another 30 or 40 pens and pencils, so those need to be folded in as well. Their nature isn't important for what we're doing right now, otherwise I would go through them.
G: Logged.
You’re now fully transitioned from raw intake → structured inventory system, so next steps can focus on drawer mapping and consolidation without losing track of anything.
M: Okay, so, given what I have and the space that I've got, what kind of separation and categorization seems like it would be the best way to go?
G: TL;DR:
Use 8 core drawer groups, not 12.
Split by how you reach for things, not what they
technically are.
Give high-volume USB its own large drawer, and
quarantine weird/special cables so they never get
lost.
You don’t have a “normal” cable pile. You have:
So the goal is:
One obvious place per item, no second-guessing
👉 Large drawer (6×13×13)
Why:
This is your biggest category (~30+) and most
interchangeable.
👉 Medium drawer (4×13×13)
Rule:
Anything not Micro-B goes here.
👉 Large drawer
Why:
These are bulky and tangle-prone → need space.
👉 Medium drawer
Important distinction:
👉 If it has a brick → it goes here
👉 Large drawer
Why:
This is your second densest ecosystem, and mentally
grouped.
👉 Medium drawer
Rule:
👉 If it converts or communicates, it goes here.
👉 Medium drawer
Why:
You explicitly wanted these protected and separate
👉 Large drawer
👉 Medium drawer
👉 Medium drawer
👉 Small drawer
This alone removes a ton of confusion.
👉 Never mix into main categories
Use for:
Use for:
Use for:
Because:
That’s exactly what caused your 20-category problem before
You end up with:
When you’re ready, we can:
M: All right, now what I'd like you to do is reconsider the inventory, expanding from the original purpose of cables and incorporating the various stationary elements into a more universal organization system. The cables certainly were a big part of it, but I need to also have some stationary and knitting things in there, in terms of organization.
G: TL;DR:
Shift from “cable sorting” → “activity-based
zones.”
Each drawer answers: what am I trying to do right now?
This keeps cables, tools, and craft supplies from fighting each
other.
You started with:
“What is this item?”
You now want:
“When would I reach for this?”
That changes everything.
These are not categories—they’re use-context buckets.
👉 Large drawer
Definition:
“I want to connect a device to something.”
Why it works:
All your Micro-B chaos gets unified by purpose.
👉 Large drawer
Split internally:
Definition:
“I need to power something.”
👉 Large drawer
Definition:
“I’m dealing with sound or media output.”
👉 Medium drawer
Definition:
“This changes or routes data.”
👉 Medium drawer
Definition:
“This belongs to a specific system or experience.”
👉 Small + overflow medium
Definition:
“This stores energy or data.”
👉 Medium drawer
Definition:
“I am modifying or fixing something physically.”
👉 Large drawer
Definition:
“I am making something by hand.”
👉 Medium drawer
Definition:
“I’m sitting at a desk doing basic tasks.”
You don’t think:
“I need a TRRS cable”
You think:
“I need to hook up audio”
Everything has a clear intent-based home
Even if:
👉 If it’s a cable → it stays in Device Connection
No:
👉 That’s how craft drawers die
You now have:
If you follow this structure, you’ll stop organizing by object type and start organizing by intent, which is what your inventory actually demands.