Today is National Nurses Appreciation Day. We are all grateful for the hard-working women & men serving us and doctors everywhere. A huge THANK YOU to all the Nurses and RNs out there!
In This Issue: It’s Garden Time! | Surge Protector Power Strip | Throughput vs DRAM & Flash Specs | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – It’s Garden Time!
Happy Friday, folks! It’s springtime which also means it’s time to plant our garden. The planting process is quite satisfying! The ground is soft and smooth from recently being tilled. The weather outside is warm, and there is a light breeze in the evenings this time of year.
Panting a garden in the spring is quite comfortable. The hard work will come later when the temps are much warmer, and we’re removing weeds from the garden and trying to keep animals out!
I saw eight deer eating grass around our freshly planted garden earlier this week. 😬 I pictured this humorous scene from the movie Peter Rabbit where the animals consume everything in the garden! So what are some ways you keep animals out of your gardens?
Have a great weekend!
Chris
Product Spotlights & Updates
Protecting your electronics from power surges is a crucial step to keeping them alive and functioning for years to come. Power strips are not only a way to keep them safe, they are a convenient way to add additional outlets where plugs are at a premium.
This six outlet, surge protected power strip is perfect for both guarding electronic surges by adding additional NEMA 5-15R outlets near home entertainment systems or behind the family computer. With its LED power-on indicator, you will never have to guess if it’s on or off. The strip also houses a 15Amp circuit breaker. This device not only serves to protect and add convenience, it comes equipped with a 6 foot, heavy duty extension cord bringing the outlets closer to the devices needing power.
Don’t be caught with fried equipment or frustrated by lack of standard power outlets. This cost effective, reliable power strip will save you time and money.
Learning Center Article – Throughput vs DRAM & Flash Specs
When it comes to designing and managing networks, there is an endless challenge of trying to improve performance. Inevitably, that includes upgrading and replacing hardware. When you research hardware for upgrades and replacements, you’ll see a lot of different tech specs listed in the descriptions.
Two common terms that come up are throughput and bandwidth. You’ll see bandwidth more in advertising spaces, and you’ll see throughput more when you look up real-world tests of the hardware. Why is throughput so important? Why don’t you see more about flash specs?
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- Tech sell-off pushes Nasdaq to steepest drop since June 2020. Cloud and e-commerce stocks were among the biggest losers on Thursday on disappointing earnings reports and after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. Big Tech also got hammered, led by a plunge in shares of Amazon and Facebook parent Meta. Investors were particularly down on e-commerce after Shopify, which ballooned during the pandemic, reported disappointing first-quarter earnings and revenue.
- U.S. oil prices rose roughly 1.5% on Friday, around $110 per barrel, shrugging off concerns about global economic growth as proposed European Union sanctions on Russian oil raised the prospect of tighter supply. West Texas Intermediate crude, the American benchmark, and the Brent crude global benchmark were both on track for second straight weekly gains.
- Russia has announced a three-day cease-fire at the blockaded steel plant in Mariupol, allowing Ukrainian civilians who have been holed up there for weeks to evacuate along humanitarian corridors.
- The Washington Commanders (formerly Washington Redskins) NFL team reached back into their past to continue a tradition that became a hallmark at home games, restoring their marching band after a two-year absence, the team announced Thursday. The marching band has been a franchise staple since the team moved to Washington in 1937 and became famous for playing its fight song after touchdowns. They became commonplace in the Washington area, routinely marching in area parades.