I prevent my cables from fraying with a ballpoint pen

I prevent my cables from fraying with a ballpoint pen

Hey, PCWorlders! A while ago I wrote an article on how I repair my frayed cables with cheap heat-shrink tubing that I buy on Amazon, but that's more of a fix once my cables have already been damaged. Nowadays I try to avoid my cables getting to that stage in the first place. I've learned a neat trick for that. It's especially great at preventing fraying at cable ends, where I find it's most common. The trick is so simple, but it extends the life…