Happy Wednesday & Happy November 1st? The radio is officially playing holiday music and we are here for it! Is anyone putting up the Christmas Tree this week? 🎄
In This Issue: Football, Family & Hello to the Holiday Season | OM3 LC-LC Fiber Patch Cables | What are the common wireless standards? | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Football, Family & Hello to the Holiday Season 🎄
Good morning & Happy Wednesday!
It’s a nice cool morning this morning and I am loving it! My husband called me on his way into the office the morning and let me know that Christmas music was on the radio and boy did that make me happy. I have been looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas this year more than ever because this year we get to make all the magical things even more magical for our little guy. Lights, music, dancing around the living room – all these things are going to be just a little sweeter this year!
This past weekend was a good one! We did quite a bit of housework on Saturday and then on Sunday we took a little break and went to Charlotte to watch the Carolina Panthers play the Texans. Truthfully, we didn’t go in with high hopes that they would win because the season hasn’t been off to the best start. But – they found their grove and pulled out a nail-biting win at the very end! It was a blast! We were able to spend some time away from our little guy, a “Mom & Dad’s day out” if you will, and it was nice to be able to just enjoy time together watching a team we love cheering for.
This weekend we’re taking a little bit of a long weekend and are heading to my parent’s house to enjoy some time with them and my aunt and uncle. It’s always a great time when we go to their house as we play games, enjoy great meals, and sometimes make our way to our local brewery.
As we head into the holiday season, I always like to remind myself to slow down and enjoy it. I feel like it’s such a sweet season but it can zoom right by if we’re not careful. There are so many pieces of this holiday season that I love and I want to make sure I’m soaking it all up – I hope you do the same.
I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week ahead!
Ashley
Product Spotlights & Updates
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Learning Center Article – What are the common wireless standards?
If you have ever worked with wireless networking, you have probably seen standards. These are things that start with IEEE and the number “802,” and until you know more of the specifics, they seem like confusing serial numbers.
It turns out that these designations are identifying wireless network standards, and when you know about those standards, you can design your network around these key terms.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances decreased to 7.86% from 7.90%. The ARM share of mortgage applications is now at the highest level in nearly a year.
- An immersive-technology company called Cosm will open its first two venues in 2024, allowing sports fans to watch live games in domes filled with 8K screens.
- Microsoft’s Windows 11 update marks the debut of the Windows Copilot which can perform operating-system functions and answer questions with the help of web information. Copilot is a generative artificial intelligence that can create human-like text and other content with just a few words of human direction.
- CVS reported third-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street’s expectations. The results come one quarter after CVS launched a sweeping cost-cutting program as part of its push to transform from a major drugstore chain to a large health-care company.