Heather VanMouwerik is a PhD candidate in Russian History at the University of California, Riverside and the Congressman George Brown Graduate Intern for the Special Collections at Rivera Library.

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Q: What are the best options for getting all the computer cables under my desk under control? A: If tackling the tangled mess of cables under your desk is a New Year's resolution, the key is strategic ...

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I've got a whole bunch of loose and variously boxed literature sitting off to my left. Over to the right I've got a stack of CD cases sitting in front of 3 different types of Blank CDR stacks. In a CD ...