This is a simple but useful way to keep a CD or DVD handy, by clipping it to the side of your computer or the side or back of your monitor.
It is made from a common DVD case like these, which you probably have around the house. I used white, for visibility, but you may want to make yours black so it doesn’t stand out so much (depending on the color of your computer, of course).
You will also need:
- double sided carpet tape — about 2″ wide,
- a ruler,
- a marking pen,
- a straight pin, and
- heavy duty scissors or shop shears or tin snips.
First, cut off a square of carpet tape. I suggest measuring and marking so the square of tape really is “square”. This will be helpful because the tape can be used as a guide for cutting a neat looking square out of the DVD case.
Next, mark the center of the tape square, on the sticky side, by drawing diagonal lines from corner to corner.
After that, push the pin through the center point from the “peel off” side.
Put the point of the pin right in the center of the back of the little button that the disc clips onto, and slide the tape along the pin so it is perfectly centered on the disc clip. It doesn’t matter which way it is rotated. Rub the tape so it is stuck on well.
All that is left to do is to neatly cut the DVD case along the edges of the tape. Then, just peal off the backing tape and stick your Handy Disc Keeper where it will be most useful. I suggest you snap a disc onto it to help you see how far from the top and side of your computer to place the Disc Keeper so that the edges don’t extend too far past the edge.
