Archives for August 2022

Happy Tuesday! Are you a snacker throughout the day? What is your favorite mid-day snack to enjoy to power you through the day?

In This Issue: Getting Back into the Routine | HP ML350 Generation 8 | Routers vs Modems | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Getting Back into the Routine

Good Morning & Happy Tuesday!

Today is feeling a lot like a Monday for me as I ended up having to take a day off yesterday to take care of some personal errands and family responsibilities. My day started early and I think I spent at least 50% of it in the car driving all over the place to different appointments and such! It was far from a relaxing day off and, needless to say, I was exhausted by the end of it! I’m very thankful to be getting back to a normal routine today, even if I am starting the week already feeling behind! Looking forward to getting caught back up so I can breathe a little easier!

Hope everyone has an awesome and productive week!

Rebecca

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Product Spotlights & Updates

An enterprise-grade server with high performance and efficiency, the HP ML350 Generation 8 Server is the most efficient choice for enterprise data centers, remote branch offices and growing businesses such as SME Businesses. This high-performing tower server is designed to deliver the best combination of performance, energy efficiency, built-in capabilities, and cost-effectiveness. Its flexibility, ease of virtualization, and scalability make it a safe investment for SME businesses.

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Learning Center Article – Routers vs Modems

When you’re building a network, there are a few essential components that show up in every design, especially if this network accesses the internet.

Somewhere along the line, you have to attach a modem. It’s essential for internet connectivity. Assuming you use more than one device with this network, you probably also need a router. Each of these devices is essential, and they are often combined together into a single networking device.

But, what are they really doing? What are the key differences between modems and routers?

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• The first episode of “House of the Dragon” was seen by 9.986 million viewers across linear and HBO Max platforms. This is the largest audience of any new original series in the history of HBO.
• Hidden behind a stone wall spanning 1,500 feet in one of Connecticut’s wealthiest neighborhoods is a palatial estate with a great room inspired by a Scottish castle. The brick-and-limestone residence, built in 1929, is the most expensive home for sale in New Canaan with a $14.9 million price tag.
• Xiaolang Zhang, a former Apple employee who was accused of stealing computer files with trade secrets about Apple’s secretive car division, pleaded guilty in federal court.
• Apple is expanding its Self Service Repair program to include some of its laptops, which means you’ll be able to do some repairs yourself.

Happy Monday! We hope you had a wonderful weekend. We’ve kicked off the start of a new week – how do you usually prepare for the week ahead?

In This Issue: Birthday Traditions | Cisco DB9 Female to RJ45 Female Console Adapter | Difference between Cisco 9300 Series and 9200 Series Switches | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Birthday Traditions

Good Monday morning!

My daughter’s birthday party was a success! She ended up having 17 of her friends show up at the skating rink and had an amazing time. After her party, we went out for pancakes, which is now becoming a unique birthday tradition. She had her first chocolate chip pancake on her third birthday and has been loving pancakes ever since.

I thought about how she’s growing up so fast over the weekend, and I know that sounds a bit cliché, but maybe it seems that way because I’ve been an adult for so long. It seems like my children are changing and us adults are just staying the same (well I take some of that back – growing older does have some changes as well… I do see a bit more grey in my hair and things just hurt when I wake up).

Anyways do you have any birthday traditions or birthday traditions you share with your children if you have children?

Cris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

If you’re in IT, you know you can never be too prepared for anything. That’s why we think it’s smart to always have some of our Cisco equipment on hand. Connect terminals on your desktop back to a central patch panel with Cisco DB9 Female to RJ45 Female Console Adapters. Modular adapters are a cost-effective way to complete connections. Use these console adapters for terminals, serial printers, modems, POS, and other serial equipment. This network modular adapter has a DB9 Female to RJ45 Female connection.

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Learning Center Article – Difference between Cisco 9300 Series and 9200 Series Switches

Enterprise networking is the big league when it comes to network design and engineering. When you need to supply stable and fast connections to thousands of users, the hardware has to be ready for such a large challenge.

Finding the perfect set of devices is never simple, especially when you’re trying to stay within your budget.

For enterprise networking, Cisco has a lot of different viable hardware, but two series stand out the most: Cisco 9200 and Cisco 9300. These are prominent hardware lineups, each with its own set of pros and cons. You can find them in enterprise networks around the world, and there are good reasons for that.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Chipotle’s new lemonade-scented soy candle is designed to look like a Chipotle water cup. Some Chipotle fans have been known to “accidentally” fill their complimentary water cups with lemonade at the restaurant’s beverage station.
• An authenticated Apple-1 computer prototype from the mid-1970s has sold at auction for nearly $700,000. The prototype was used by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 1976 to demonstrate the Apple-1 to Paul Terrell.
• s the severity, intensity and frequency of climate disasters increase, preparation is becoming more crucial than ever to protect lives, as well as infrastructure, businesses and local economies. Tomorrow.io is now stepping up, offering hyper-detailed weather prediction and pre-storm strategy plans, right down to a city block.
• McDonald’s is planning to introduce the Chicken Big Mac. The sandwich will include two tempura chicken patties, pickles, shredded lettuce, and American cheese.

Happy Friday & Happy World Photography Day! Today encourages everyone around the globe to share a single photo that encapsulates their world. What photo would you share?

In This Issue: Awesome is Guaranteed | Cisco 3850 Two-Port 10G Ethernet Network Module | Best Practices for Data Center Security in 2022 | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Awesome is Guaranteed

Here at CK we strive to ensure that your experience with us is next level and that the product you receive is greater than what you expected. Awesome is guaranteed at CK, but just so you know we aren’t joking around, here are some reviews directly from our customers:

“I was very impressed with everything. From the service when I ordered to the speedy delivery, and the great gifts and packaging. I will definitely be ordering from here again.”

“When I was desperate for a power module for my Cisco switch, I discovered C&K. Great website, great products, incredible customer service and I’d like to say that everything about my transaction was A+++. I have already purchased another product from them and look forward to continued purchases.”

“Great Service. Quick, on time, and great pricing.”

“Very happy with CablesAndKits, great prices and great service. Some of us old-fashioned businesspeople really appreciate that.”

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The C3850-NM-2-10G network module offers a Gigabit Ethernet network connection via SFP or SFP+ connectors. Two slots on the left side of the module support only 1GB SFP Modules while the two slots on the right support either 1GB or 10GB SFP Modules. While there are 4 ports on the module, only 2 of them can be active at one time. If all ports are needed then the C3850-NM-4-10G will allow for 4 port connectivity.

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Learning Center Article – Best Practices for Data Center Security in 2022

If you looked at data center security best practices only a few years ago, the leading trends and advice would be dramatically different from the leading areas of focus today. Everyone in IT knows that things change fast, but it feels like change has accelerated.

Here’s an example. Network security was the most important thing as recently as 2019. While it’s still paramount, security threats have shifted away from direct attacks. Social engineering and grid stability are actually more important today.

With all of that in mind, there are four up-to-date best practices that can help you think about how things have changed and what you can do to keep up.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• NASA will unveil potential future landing sites for a human return to the surface of the moon, and you can watch the briefing on Space.com today (Aug. 19), or directly on the space agency’s website. NASA is serious about getting humans back to the moon this decade and has already worked out the most convenient landing sites that will be targeted by the Artemis 3 mission in 2025.
• For 45 years, NASA’s twin probes Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 have been exploring our solar system and beyond as they currently roam through interstellar space. Despite its name Voyager 2 launched before Voyager 1, when it lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41 aboard a Titan IIIE-Centaur on Aug. 20, 1977. Voyager 1 followed suit about two weeks later on Sept. 5. While Voyager 1 primarily focused on Jupiter and Saturn, Voyager 2 visited both gas giants and then ventured on to Uranus and Neptune. But the duo didn’t stop there. Voyager 1 officially entered interstellar space on Aug. 25, 2012, while Voyager 2 entered on Nov. 5, 2018. The pair continue to journey through the cosmos and have enough power and fuel to keep scientific instruments running until at least 2025
• The CDC is investigating a “fast-moving” E. coli outbreak that was identified in Ohio and Michigan, with nearly 30 people infected by the bacteria from an unknown source.
• Apple has disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs, which could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of devices. Apple added that it is “aware of a report that this issue may have been actively exploited”.

Happy Thursday! We are inching closer and closer to the weekend. Do you have any fun weekend plans you are gearing up for?

In This Issue: Learning to be Flexible | 19-inch rack mount kit for Cisco ISR 4330 | Difference between FCoE and FCIP | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Learning to be Flexible

Happy Thursday morning, everyone!

Ever had one of those weeks where you had everything planned out and it looked like everything was going to fall into place and then “BOOM” one thing happens and it sets off a chain reaction and throughs off your whole week…even the small things? Yeah, that about sums up my week this week. It’s been a great week but nothing (and I do mean nothing) has gone the way I had planned it at the beginning of the week. My mom tested positive for covid then my brother tested positive for covid this week, so that threw off some of the things that they had to have done which fell to me to have to take care of those things for them, which threw off the things that I needed done and so on and so on…

Flexibility is the key! I don’t like it sometimes, but that is just life I guess. Haha! But seriously, I used to get all worked up and frustrated when things didn’t go as planned or things and time being out of place. It would throw me off and I hated feeling that way. (That is one of my OCD quirks…everything has its place and order. I know there are others out there that deal with this that completely understand where I am coming from.) But, over there years, I have learned to go with the flow. Control what I can and make the best of what I can’t control. No sense in getting worked up, upset, or angry over stuff I can’t control. If I do that, I can’t think clearly enough to handle the curveball and make the best decision for the situation. Not easy all the time, like this week, but it is a part of life.

I hope the rest of your week and weekend go smoothly and “as planned”. I am planning on making the best of the rest of my week and I hope you do as well.

Jason

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Whether you call them Rack Ears, Rack Kits, Rack Mount brackets, or Rack Mount Kits, we all know these are the first to go missing during a move or migration. CablesAndKits realizes that Rack Mount kits sometimes just go missing and we are here to help. This Rack Mount Kit is used to mount Cisco 4300 Series Routers into standard 19″ equipment racks. Includes 2 brackets and all screws necessary to attach brackets to the Router.

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Learning Center Article – Difference between FCoE and FCIP

For enterprise operations, data management is an essential operation, and it requires powerful, robust designs in order to meet demand. That is why storage area networks (SAN) are so common. With SAN, you will often find that multiple types of connections are necessary to serve every need of the system, so you will be working with copper connections and fiber optics simultaneously. When those different infrastructures need to communicate, you need methods that bridge the gap.

When it comes to building connections between fiber channels and Ethernet, you have a few different options. Two of them are FCoE and FCIP. These represent dramatically different approaches to creating and maintaining cross-system communications, and it’s important to understand each of them in order to inform any networking decisions you make down the line.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Join NASA’s Orion spacecraft on its first mission around the Moon using the Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW) to track the spacecraft’s flight as it happens. During Artemis I, Orion will travel 40,000 miles beyond the Moon in the first integrated flight test with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Using AROW, almost anyone with internet access can pinpoint where Orion is and track its distance from the Earth, distance from the Moon, mission duration, and more. AROW will be available beginning Aug. 28 on NASA’s website and on the @NASA_Orion Twitter account.
• Dodge unveiled a new electric muscle car concept that could replace the Challenger and Charger. It features a multispeed transmission and exhaust that gives the care the feel and sound of a gas-powered muscle car.
• A bombing at a mosque in the Afghan capital of Kabul during evening prayers on Wednesday killed at least 10 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 27.
• Russia has deployed three fighter jets armed with hypersonic missiles to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.

Happy National Black Cat Appreciation Day! Did you know that black cats are less likely to be adopted due to myths surrounding them? Today is a shoutout to everyone who is the proud owner of a sweet black cat – share your photos!

In This Issue: A year of celebrations! | USB C Multi Function HUB + SD/Micro SD Card | Why would you use shielded Ethernet Cables? | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – A year of celebrations!

Happy Wednesday!

This weekend was bittersweet in many ways. My little brother ended the week playing in his last first game as a high school senior. I can not believe I am even typing that. I remember the day he was born so clearly, it feels like it was just yesterday! The Lego-loving, Phineas and Ferb watching, Nemo’s biggest fan is grown. 🥺 He played an incredible game and I’m looking forward to watching him continue to grow this season.

We also ended the weekend kicking off an 18-day countdown until he’s 18! I can’t even believe he’s been driving for 2 years. It’s going to be a big year for our family celebrating many “lasts” and praying for him in his decision of where he wants to go to college.

Hope you have a great rest of your week!

Ashley

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Product Spotlights & Updates

This USB-C hub has everything you need all in one device. Equipped with SD/Micro SD card reader, Gigabit Ethernet adapter, and USB 3.0 ports you can’t go wrong with this hub from CablesAndKits.

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Learning Center Article – Why would you use shielded Ethernet Cables?

Currently, the use of high bandwidth applications has been on the rise, and network systems have started venturing into factory environments which have called for the use of shielded cables. In this new installation sector, the cable is used in areas with high electromagnetic interference (EMI). Even with improved ability to reject noise and handle gigabit Ethernet, these cables will not function properly in areas where there is high EMI if not properly shielded. A shielded cable will help in these high EMI installations ensuring safe and efficient data transfer.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Airbnb says it will use new methods to spot and block people who try to use the short-term rental service to throw a party. The company has introduced technology that examines the would-be renter’s history on Airbnb, how far they live from the home they want to rent, whether they’re renting for a weekday or weekend, and other factors.
• Hearing aids can be sold over the counter in an effort to increase access and lower costs. The move will allow those with mild to moderate hearing loss to directly purchase hearing aids from retailers.
• China’s Sichuan province has ordered all factories to shut down for six days to ease a power shortage in the region as a scorching heat wave sweeps across the country.
• Meta announced today that it’s launching new Reels features for Instagram and Facebook. Most notably, the company is rolling out an “Add Yours” sticker for Reels on both social networks. The sticker allows users to respond to other users’ Reels with their own following a prompt or a certain topic.

Happy National Tell a Joke Day! We hope today is full of laughter from morning till night. Have a good joke to share? Send it our way!

In This Issue: Home Cooked Meals | Rack Screws | All About 100G Transceivers and Uses in Data Centers | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Home Cooked Meals

Good Morning & Happy Tuesday!

Hope everyone is having a great start to the week! I don’t know about you, but over the past year or so I’ve found myself eating at home a lot more than I used to. There are a lot of benefits to doing so as it’s generally cheaper, you can control what ingredients you use, and you can literally make whatever you want! On the flip side, it’s time-consuming, requires a good bit of thought on the front end so you can shop for your ingredients, and it’s easy to get into a rut of making the same recipes over and over! I’m definitely in the “rut” phase right now. I’ve been searching Pinterest for some fun new recipe ideas to try and have found a few that look promising, but I’m still searching for a few more!

Do you have any favorite go-to recipes that you love? I’d love to know what some of your tried-and-true favorites are!

Rebecca

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Used to mount network and telecom equipment into standard equipment racks. There are two main types of rack screws. 10-32 or 12-24. The 12-24 screws account for most applications in the field today. These particular screws have an E-Z start shank. This type of shank is void of threads for the first few “rounds” at the bottom. This allows easy insertion of the screw without having to get it “started” first.

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Learning Center Article – All About 100G Transceivers and Uses in Data Centers

As networking continues to evolve, it has become apparent that data centers are going to do all of the heavy lifting, regardless of who the network serves. In fact, that’s already the case. Networking hubs handle virtually all digital traffic before requests eventually filter down to individual users. Because of this, data center networking is only going to demand more from its hardware and design. Meeting the needs today and tomorrow will require 100G transceivers. This guide was designed to help you better understand and navigate the world of these transceivers.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Walmart says it has signed a deal with Paramount Global to offer the entertainment company’s streaming service as a perk to subscribers of the retailer’s shipping subscription service.
• A 99-year-old Pennsylvania woman got to meet her 100th great-grandchild in person earlier this month.
• Kraft Heinz recalled more than 5,700 cases of Wild Cherry Capri Sun drinks contaminated with cleaning solution, the company said in a statement on Friday. The recall applies to all products with a “best when used by” date of June 25, 2023.
• American Airlines is once again cutting its flight schedule, slashing 16% or 31,000 flights during November. The airline said the move is “in line with our approach to network and schedule planning throughout the year.