1. If you tend to make piles, use PileSmart binder clips (shown) — equipped with erasable labels — to fasten papers together by category and quickly find what you need.
To Buy: $10 for a pack of 12, www.pendaflex.com.

2. The top of the myKeyO keyboard lifts up to reveal storage for desk doodads, like pushpins.
To Buy: $35, www.keyboardorganizer.com.

3. Conceal excess wires by coiling them inside the cute and discreet rubberized Cable Turtle.
To Buy: $7 to $14, www.containerstore.com.

4. Rolodexes aren’t just for business contacts. Use them for recipes, website log-ons, and passwords.*

* These tips, products, and ideas were taken from the Real Simple organizational Hall of Fame. Tried, true, and worth repeating.