I’m a stickler for neatness.  I can’t stand projects with lots of loose wires.  So, while I’m waiting for my enclosure to arrive, I’ve been on the hunt for a more elegant solution to the Sparkfun Button Board wiring problem.  I didn’t want to wire the boards together with a bunch of discreet wires because it looked sloppy and seemed like a lot of labor (cutting, stripping, holding in place while trying to solder them down, etc.)  So, I went on the hunt for a cost-effective ribbon cable system.  After a week or so of searching, I think I found the solution.  Digikey sells small, thin ribbon cables in preset lengths.  4″ lengths were available, but I thought it best to leave myself with some slack, so I acquired some 5″ ribbons with solder pins on both ends.  The are also available with 2.54mm header connectors on them, but were much more expensive and didn’t really seem to add anything I needed.  The Digikey part number for the cables I ordered is A9AAT-0405F-ND and cost $1.30/each in quantity 10+.  The pins are thin enough that I think I can get the ribbon pins and a second thin wire in the same hole.  This will allow me to make the connections from the edges of the button boards to the Unsped Shield.  I won’t know how well these will work out until my enclosure arrives since I refuse to finish my Arduinome without a case to put it in, but they look very promising so far.