A system comprising: an electronic device comprising a receptacle; a cord configured to connect to the electronic device via the receptacle; and a retention apparatus for securing the cord, the retention apparatus comprising: a body comprising a first distal end and a second distal end, and the body comprising two opposite sides; a buckle connected to the retention apparatus at the first distal end of the body, wherein a free end of the buckle comprises at least one tooth; and a housing located at the first distal end or the second distal end of the body, wherein the housing comprises a receiver and a handle portion, the receiver is located within the housing, and is configured to secure the free end of the buckle via the at least one tooth and the handle portion is interconnected to the receiver and configured to release the free end of the buckle, wherein the housing comprises a connector passing through the housing, and is configured to connect the retention apparatus to the electronic device, the connector comprises a first securing element, the system characterized by the connector, the handle portion, the buckle and the housing being located at the same one of the opposite sides of the body and the system further characterized by comprising a tab connected to the electronic device and having a plurality of inclined indentations, wherein the first securing element having a tapered side and a flat side opposite the tapered side, the tapered side of the first securing element is configured to advance the connector towards the electronic device as the inclined indentations engage the first securing element, wherein the flat side of the securing element is configured to act as a mating piece to the inclined indentations of the tab in order to lock the retention apparatus in place along the tab. an electronic device comprising a receptacle; a cord configured to connect to the electronic device via the receptacle; and a retention apparatus for securing the cord, the retention apparatus comprising: a body comprising a first distal end and a second distal end, and the body comprising two opposite sides; a buckle connected to the retention apparatus at the first distal end of the body, wherein a free end of the buckle comprises at least one tooth; and a housing located at the first distal end or the second distal end of the body, wherein the housing comprises a receiver and a handle portion, the receiver is located within the housing, and is configured to secure the free end of the buckle via the at least one tooth and the handle portion is interconnected to the receiver and configured to release the free end of the buckle, wherein the housing comprises a connector passing through the housing, and is configured to connect the retention apparatus to the electronic device, the connector comprises a first securing element, a body comprising a first distal end and a second distal end, and the body comprising two opposite sides; a buckle connected to the retention apparatus at the first distal end of the body, wherein a free end of the buckle comprises at least one tooth; and a housing located at the first distal end or the second distal end of the body, wherein the housing comprises a receiver and a handle portion, the receiver is located within the housing, and is configured to secure the free end of the buckle via the at least one tooth and the handle portion is interconnected to the receiver and configured to release the free end of the buckle, wherein the housing comprises a connector passing through the housing, and is configured to connect the retention apparatus to the electronic device, the connector comprises a first securing element, the system characterized by the connector, the handle portion, the buckle and the housing being located at the same one of the opposite sides of the body and the system further characterized by comprising a tab connected to the electronic device and having a plurality of inclined indentations, wherein the first securing element having a tapered side and a flat side opposite the tapered side, the tapered side of the first securing element is configured to advance the connector towards the electronic device as the inclined indentations engage the first securing element, wherein the flat side of the securing element is configured to act as a mating piece to the inclined indentations of the tab in order to lock the retention apparatus in place along the tab.