Good morning & happy 1st day of summer! Even though we’ve been dealing with the heat for quite a while, today we can officially kick-off being out of school and let the pool days commence.
In This Issue: Penny Traps! | MPO-MPO, 12-Strand, OS | What does 5G mean for business networks? | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Penny Traps!
Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! We finally got a small reprieve from the absolutely scorching temperatures these past few days and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it! Yesterday I actually took my laptop outside and worked for a while from the back patio. It was really nice to get some fresh air and sunshine! I’d really like to start spending more time out there but there is one small (yet extremely annoying) issue that has made me hesitant lately… overly aggressive flies. I have no idea where they are coming from or why they are so aggressive, but it seems that every time I try to spend any time out there I get relentlessly dive-bombed.
Yesterday I decided to google for some tips on how to make this problem go away and I read one that sounded absolutely crazy, but I decided to try it because there was nothing to lose if it didn’t work! So, here’s the super random tip that absolutely no one asked for, but maybe it will help you if you are dealing with the same problem!
The instructions said to either grab several glass drinking glasses or several zip lock bags and fill them 3/4 of the way full with water, then drop 4-5 pennies in each. It said to set them out either on the table where you’re sitting or somewhere close by and somehow they are supposed to help keep flies away. I know, it sounds ridiculous. But, again, I had nothing to lose by trying it, so I did… and would you believe me if I told you I only got dive-bombed once in the span of about 30 min? I don’t know if the flies were busy harassing someone else, just having an “off day”, or if the trick worked but I’m sharing this on the chance that the pennies were the game changer!
Rebecca
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Learning Center Article – What does 5G mean for business networks?
There is a lot of technology generating excitement for more applications than we could hope to name. One central theme to virtually all of that technology is an increased demand for data and the need for higher bandwidth for connectivity. More devices than ever are actively communicating, and they are placing massive burdens on existing infrastructure.
Copper networks and 4G wireless have a shelf life. Within the next couple of years, they will no longer be able to service standard demands — much less cutting-edge applications. Ultimately, we all need a network that is built for the new age of connectivity. That network will run on 5G.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- Kellogg announced that it plans to separate into three independent public companies, sectioning off its iconic brands into distinct snacking, cereal and plant-based companies.
- Signify announced a new Philips Hue Tap dial switch, portable Hue Go lamp, and fully customizable track lighting in a range of smart lighting updates today. The Hue Tap dial switch is available in matte black or white and adjusts lights with a turn of the dial. The faster you turn it the faster your lights brighten or dim. It features four buttons than can control scenes in up to three rooms or zones in the home.
- Uber and Lyft suspended shared rides in March 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic began to ravage communities across the globe. The company announced on Tuesday it was bringing it back to a number of U.S. cities after pulling the service for more than two years. The feature, which allows riders to share a car with strangers going in a similar direction for a discount.
- A record 42 million people around the United States are expected to hit the road for trips over the July 4 Independence Day weekend, AAA reported, absorbing historically high fuel costs to crowd the highways. The average U.S. retail price of gasoline recently broke through $5 per gallon for the first time in history. While that is not a record from an inflation-adjusted basis, it still represents an increase of nearly $2 per gallon from a year earlier.