Happy Monday! Are you ready for the eclipse? It’s been the talk of the town all around – we hope you got some glasses so you can check it out!
In This Issue: A Week of Grand Adventures | ASA-Rails | Firmware vs Software | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – A Week of Grand Adventures
Happy Monday!
It’s eclipse day, where a total solar eclipse will be visible in the contiguous United States. (You’ve probably already heard at least something about this as it’s been blasted on the news). In Georgia, we’ll only be experiencing a partial eclipse, but if you are in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine, chances are high you’ll get to experience the total eclipse. Looks like we won’t be getting another one in the US until August 22nd, 2044! I’ll probably watch some of it online, some streaming services like Disney Plus will be broadcasting a live feed and I’m sure you can find some live feeds on YouTube.
Other than that, it’s been sort of a whirlwind of a week. On Monday we went on our annual Spring Break camping trip at a place called Duckett Mill on the shores of Lake Lanier. We had a great time but were exhausted. We had some issues with the wind where it almost collapsed the tent on one of the mornings, but we had it tied down pretty well so everything luckily held. After our camping trip, we made a trip down to Macon to visit my Uncle’s house and help out with packing. It was another bittersweet day, my cousin’s kids played with my kids and we chatted while we moved things.
I’m glad to be back at home and back in the saddle at work, but I need a vacation from my vacation!
Cris
Product Spotlights & Updates
The ASA-RAILS have been designed for specific models of the Cisco ASA firewall series such as ASA 5512-X, ASA 5515-X, ASA 5525-X, ASA 5545-X, and ASA 5555-X. This rail mount allows for a quick, convenient, and secure installation method for the Cisco ASA firewalls into standard 19-inch server racks.
Learning Center Article – Firmware vs Software
We all have to fight with computers sometimes. When they work, they’re incredibly powerful and useful, but when they don’t work, life gets frustrating in a hurry.
That leads down the rabbit hole of troubleshooting, and in that world, you’re going to come across a lot of terms. Some that show up a lot include firmware and software. What do these terms really mean? Are they the same? Different?
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- The undefeated South Carolina Gamecocks kept their winning streak going to take home their third national championship title, beating Iowa 87-75.
- President Biden will be announcing new proposals for partial or complete student loan forgiveness today in Wisconsin.
- The Federal Aviation Administration will launch an investigation after the engine cowling of a Southwest Airlines plane fell off during takeoff in Denver Sunday.
- Millions of current and prospective college students are still waiting on their FAFSA applications to process after the system went through a series of glitches and formula errors.