Happy Thursday! The weekend is just around the corner. Do you have any plans? Cheers to a great rest of the week!
In This Issue: Tech Throwbacks | Wireless Qi Cellphone Charger | Zone-based Firewalls Overview | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Tech Throwbacks
Happy Thursday!
Did you know that today marks the anniversary of the very first email ever sent? That’s right! Way back in 1971, Ray Tomlinson sent the first electronic message, and look how far we’ve come! To honor this milestone, we’re diving into our favorite tech throwbacks. Remember dial-up internet? Or the sweet sound of a modem connecting? Ah, the good ol’ days! 😂
Here are a few more!
Dial-Up Internet: Remember the screeching sound of a modem connecting? It was the soundtrack of the early internet days.
Floppy Disks: These once-essential storage devices could hold a whopping 1.44 MB of data. We’ve come a long way since then!
Landline Phones: Before smartphones, having a cordless landline phone was the height of tech luxury.
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM): AIM was the go-to for online chatting before social media took over.
The Original Nokia 3310: Famous for being virtually indestructible and having an epic battery life, this phone was a classic.
Which ones would you add? Have a great rest of your week!
The CK Team
Product Spotlights & Updates
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Learning Center Article – Zone-based Firewalls Overview
If you have any important information or tools attached to devices in your network, then you need good network security. An essential tool for security is the firewall.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- The Summer Olympics in Paris are the first games that will take place since legal gambling became widespread in the U.S. Sportsbooks and gambling operations like market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings are preparing for increased betting on the games during what is typically a slow season for sports gambling in the U.S.
- Pfizer said it will continue to develop the once-daily version of its weight loss pill, danuglipron, after it saw “encouraging” data in an early-stage trial.
- Apple has just launched a new marketing website, promoting the Apple Watch as a way for parents to stay in touch with their kids.
- EU antitrust regulators accepted commitments from Apple to allow access to its tap and go payments technology to rivals.