And yes, this poll was inspired by our recent move, as I spent quite a bit of time under the desk, wiring up the various components that are connected to the desktop machine ...

-rob.

So in your case, how many was that? As I look around my home office, I see that I have three separate powerstrips entirely filled -- and my paper shredder and a desk lamp aren't even plugged in for lack of outlet space! Add to that all the other junk on and around my desk, and I don't think I want to count all those cords -- let alone ponder taking them apart and re-assembling elsewhere....

It was ... lots ... iSight, iPod dock, Palm dock, FireWire drive, digital camera cable, scanner, two printers, USB gamepad, etc. I actually lost count a couple times as it's all so inter-connected. But I think I can conservatively say there are at least 30 cables...

-rob.