Archives for October 2023

Happy Wednesday, everyone! Let’s spice up this midweek hump with a sizzle of flavor because it’s also National Taco Day! Whether you prefer a soft shell or a hard shell, today is the perfect day for a taco night! 🌮

In This Issue: Weekend Adventures & Achieving Goals 💪 | Cat6 Slim Ethernet Patch Cable | What is Third-Party Maintenance? | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Weekend Adventures & Achieving Goals 💪

Good morning & Happy Wednesday!

I hope everyone has had a great week so far. I’ve been soaking up the beautiful weather we’ve been having. I think the official fall weather is almost here. It’s still a bit warm in the afternoons, but the mornings and evenings are so enjoyable to take a nice walk, enjoy dinner outside, and just soak up some fresh air.

This weekend was an eventful one for our family! My Mom, Dad, Aunt, and Uncle came up to our house to enjoy some time with us and to celebrate my Uncle’s birthday and it was such a great time. This time they brought their dogs with them, so we had a full house. Now that I think of it, we were actually out numbered by dogs! We’re quite the dog-loving family, so a full house of dogs is the “norm” for us.

For my Uncle’s birthday, we gave our hand at a golf simulator experience. It was similar to TopGolf, however, you hit a real golfball at a projector screen and you can play different courses and games on the screen. It was a great time! We also ended up at a local cidery where you were able to pet the cows they had on their farm. Quite the experience, to say the least.

It was a great weekend and I was so grateful that my family made the drive up to see us. It’s always a great time to spend time with them and even more special now that we’ve got our little guy to join us on all of our adventures. I have to say, he’s becoming a well-traveled guy!

Also, a small update for you all since I’ve been utilizing this as my accountability. I officially hit 26 books which was my goal for 2023! I’m still on a mission to keep reading and enjoying books for the rest of the year, but feel excited to share that. If you’ve read any good reads lately, please share!
Have a great rest of the week!

Ashley

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Our Cat6 Slim Ethernet Patch Cables are the perfect solution for high-density installations in data centers or any network setup where space is limited, without sacrificing the speed and durability that you are used to with regular-sized Cat 6 cabling. The Snagless boot enables the installer to quickly connect and disconnect the cable in even the tightest situations.

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Learning Center Article – What is Third-Party Maintenance?

When you have a lot of IT equipment, such as owning a data center or a large enterprise system, you need quality support to keep it running at its best.

For that support, you have a few options. You can rely on maintenance from the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). You can house your own support staff. Or, you can contract a third party to take care of it all for you.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• The Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to test the national public alert and warning system at 2:20 p.m. ET today. Nearly all smartphones connected to a cellular network will deliver a message, alongside an alert sound and vibration: “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.” TV and radio stations will also deliver the same message around the same time.
• Google will make it harder for spammers to land in your email inbox. Google will require emailers who send more than 5,000 messages per day to Gmail users to offer a one-click unsubscribe button in their messages.
• The Food and Drug Administration authorized Novavax’s updated Covid vaccine targeting the omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 for emergency use in people ages 12 and up.
• Meta is considering charging its European users to access ad-free versions of Instagram and Facebook. The proposal is Meta’s attempt to navigate strict privacy rules in the European Union, which will require Meta to get users’ consent in order to show them targeted ads.

Happy Tuesday & Happy National Techies Day! Today celebrates the brilliant minds behind the technology that makes our lives easier and more exciting. Whether you’re a tech guru or simply appreciate the wonders of innovation, may your day be filled with inspiration and breakthroughs. 💻

In This Issue: October Adventures | Meraki Access Point | What Is a VLAN? | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – October Adventures

Good Morning & Happy Tuesday! It’s hard to believe we have already made it to October! This is always such a magical month as it seems like this is when Fall truly begins. The cool mornings are such a relief from the hot and muggy Summer weather, football is in full swing, and the rich and delicious Fall foods start getting made!

I have a lot to look forward to this month as my family does an annual vacation to Hilton Head during the month of October. It’s such a great time of year to be there since the crowds are light and the weather is normally fantastic! I’ve been in a busy and stressful season of life lately so the chance to get away and hopefully recharge the batteries a little bit sounds amazing!

Towards the end of October, I’ll be heading out on a camping trip that will take us up to North Georgia for one night and then to Bryson City, NC for two nights. It should be peak leaf week so really hoping to get in some fun hikes and see some stunning views of the Great Smoky Mountains!

Excited for the month ahead!

Rebecca

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The Meraki MR33 is an entry-level, quad-radio, cloud-managed, 2×2:2, 802.11ac Wave 2 access point with MU-MIMO support. It provides a maximum 1.3 Gbps aggregate frame rate with concurrent 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios. It also features a dedicated third radio that provides real-time WIDS/WIPS with automated RF optimization. In addition, an integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio delivers beacon and scanning capabilities.

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Learning Center Article – What Is a VLAN?

As you get deeper into networking, you’ll learn about additional tools and techniques that grant you more freedom and flexibility. As networks grow in capacity and complexity, freedom and flexibility become invaluable.

On that journey, one of your most valuable tools is the VLAN. It’s a way to group devices in a network pretty much however you want, giving you more control over the flow of information across your whole network.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Chipotle Mexican Grill is testing a robot made with Hyphen technology that can assemble burrito bowls and salads.
• Macy’s will open up to 30 more stores in strip centers, as it thinks outside of the shopping mall. The stores are roughly one-fifth the size of its traditional stores.
• The average total time spent in a drive-thru lane shrank 29 seconds this year. Wait times to order were 25 seconds shorter, as the average number of cars in line to place their order fell from 2.76 to 1.27.
• Apple said that it will issue a software update that would address customer complaints about the latest iPhone 15 models, released just over a week ago, running hot. Apple said that the new iPhones were running hot because of a combination of bugs in iOS 17, bugs in apps, and a temporary set-up period that requires extra processing.

Happy Monday & Happy October! Time is flying by. The end of the year is just around the corner. What are you hoping to accomplish before we welcome 2024?!

In This Issue: Fall Weather & Camping Trips | Cisco 16Port Asynchronous High-Speed WAN Interface Card | FAQ: What is an Auto-sensing Ethernet Port | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Fall Weather & Camping Trips

Happy Monday!

It’s finally October and we’re finally out of the blazing southern heat here in Georgia. This is one of my favorite times of year, because there’s usually not a lot of rain and it never gets hotter than 80 degrees in my area. This weekend we spent a lot of time outdoors at playgrounds and parks, visiting friends and family. We also got some stuff ready for a camping trip we have planned in a couple of weeks. This will be the first time we have camped as a family in the Fall, so that will certainly be an adventure.

My main concern is the cold, but we have prepared with cold weather sleeping bags and portable heaters. Keeping my young kids comfortable is a must during these trips. I want them to enjoy the camping trips and so far they’ve loved going camping. I’m going to try to capitalize on this time together, because I know the day will come (hopefully not too soon), when they don’t want to do it anymore. But, who knows, maybe I’ll spark a lifelong love for the outdoors and camping, at least that’s the hope. Speaking of camping, any Fall camping tips you’d like to share?

I hope you have a great day and a great first week of October!

Cris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

This HWIC-16A provides flexible connections for Cisco-integrated routers. It enables customers to enable applications such as WAN aggregation, legacy protocol transport, console server, and dial access server. This asynchronous high-speed WAN interface card allows for mixing and matching the HWIC to tailor cost-effective solutions such as remote network management, external dial modem access, low-density WAN aggregation, legacy protocol transport, and high port density support.

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Learning Center Article – FAQ: What is an Auto-sensing Ethernet Port

When you’re browsing features and specifications for your networking equipment, you might come across something known as autosensing.

What is it, and why does it matter?

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Meal kit business Blue Apron announced it has agreed to sell itself to food and restaurant company Wonder Group.
• United Airlines pilots approved a contract with raises that could top 40% over four years. American Airlines and Delta pilots also approved new labor deals this year with big pay increases.
• Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, who identified a chemical tweak to messenger RNA for vaccines against COVID-19, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
• After a two-year absence, Biles made history at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastic Championships, becoming the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault, now named the Biles II, internationally.