Baby-proofing your geek equipment…
There comes a time, for every geek Dad, when he has to face the inevitable. No more can he proudly display his collection of rare Tripods DVDs and Blu-Rays, his gadget collection and trailing wires for maximum network efficiency. It is time to put away these things, so that his precious equipment – as far as possible – can be protected from the hands of his meddling offspring.
But where can you get this fabled stuff? I’ve managed to get safety socket covers in Ikea and child-proof cupboard latches in Boots, but where can one find:
- things that will cover and combine wires without leaving them trailing all over the floor
- soft gel-like corners for coffee tables
- retrofitted glass doors for bookshelves/display units to stop kids walking into them
- door-slam stoppers
and more importantly, what have I forgotten?
This was prompted by an article I found in a supermarket magazine which, rather unhelpfully, doesn’t say where these items can be purchased…
Imran are discussing. 
Imran 1:13 pm on August 15, 2011 Permalink |
Ikea has many kids-friendly equipment – I got cable tidies, door stops, and table corner guards from there.
David Peacock 4:58 pm on August 15, 2011 Permalink |
Please do not use socket covers, they are completely unnecessary in the UK and reduce the safety of our sockets!
See http://www.fatallyflawed.org.uk to learn more.
Jennifer Jain 7:15 pm on August 15, 2011 Permalink |
We have the rather attractive Lindam Safe and Secure playpen which opens out as a room divider. Currently, instead of housing small children the playpen houses the television and assorted gadgetry and cables. It has worked though!