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Happy Tuesday and Happy National Scavenger Hunt Day! Scavenger hunts are such a fun time to run around and hunt for random items all in the name of good fun. Do you enjoy a good scavenger hunt?

In This Issue: Fun Times in Nashville | Keystone Surface Mount Box | Cat7 Ethernet: Beginning & End | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Fun Times in Nashville

Good Morning & Happy Tuesday!

I am back in town after heading to Nashville, TN last week for a few days to attend a work conference. I’m not huge on conferences as they can be overwhelming for an introvert, but it seemed like this would be a good chance to meet some folks who I interact with on a regular basis and learn a few things so I stepped out of the comfort zone and went for it! I’m so glad I did because it turned out to be a great time. I got to meet a lot of folks and had some really great conversations!

It was also fun to experience Nashville. There’s so much great food, awesome live music, and really good people watching! 😉 It was a fun trip and I hope to attend next year! Hope everyone has a great week!

Rebecca

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Give your network a makeover. These attractive boxes will perfectly blend into your home or office decor, and can hold a multitude of jacks. Unloaded 1-Position Keystone Surface Mount Box, the easiest way to install a network outlet, is perfect for office cubicles or installations where the cable is run along a baseboard. Protects and hides your network connections, mounts with 2-sided tape or screws unloaded single position keystone mount box.

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Learning Center Article – Cat7 Ethernet: Beginning & End

Ethernet has been a staple in networking for decades. When copper cables can provide enough throughput, they tend to be much cheaper and easier to use than other connection types. Ethernet is the king of simplicity, and that’s a major part of why it is so popular.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Sunday Motor Co. Café in Madison, New Jersey, customers are sampling the latest in biodegradable non-plastic utensils – Straws made of seaweed.
• Airbnb announced that they are closing their domestic business in China.
• Walmart is expanding drone deliveries across six states with operator DroneUp, bringing its total network to 37 sites by year-end.
• Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will wrap up its landmark test flight to the International Space Station for NASA this week with a touchdown in New Mexico on Wednesday evening.

Heads or tails? Does it matter what side you find a penny on? Today is National Lucky Penny day – so whatever today brings, we hope it brings a few moments of luck!

In This Issue: Top Gun: Maverick | Dell Lithium-Ion Battery | Throughput vs DRAM and Flash Specs | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Top Gun: Maverick

Good Monday Morning!

I feel the need… the need for speed! Only four more days until the much-awaited Top Gun sequel – Top Gun: Maverick comes out. I’m very excited to watch this movie as the original was a favorite when I was a kid. I grew up in and around a few Air Force bases and I had the privilege of going to a few air shows and would always see planes overhead. My father served in the United States Air Force for 20 years.

With Top Gun you not only got to see some awesome planes such as the F-14 Tomcat, but you also got to experience what it was like to be in the cockpit and that made all the difference. The amazing soundtrack (which I owned on cassette tape) also majorly enhanced the film.

From all the buzz around the movie, I’m going to predict Top Gun: Maverick is going to be a wild success and I can’t wait to watch it. Are you all fans of Top Gun? If you haven’t seen it, you can watch the original Top Gun on Netflix.

Cris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Servers are the workhorse of your network. They store your data, act as a web server, house your entire email library, run your applications, and occasionally act as your print server. Sometimes, servers need to have a little backup. This is where a controller battery comes into play. This Dell Lithium-Ion Battery is brand new backup battery for specific Dell servers. Better yet, it’s backed by our Lifetime Warranty guarantee!

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Learning Center Article – Throughput vs DRAM and 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?

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Uber just released a new update that is going to allow you to book party buses, electric vehicles and more!
• Multiple Jif peanut butter products are being recalled due to an outbreak of salmonella linked to a Lexington, Ky., manufacturing facility. J.M. Smucker Co., the parent company for the popular peanut butter brand, issued a voluntary recall on Friday. The Food and Drug Administration along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local partners are investigating the outbreak that so far spans 12 states.
• Tiger Woods, struggling in his comeback from severe leg injuries sustained in a car crash last year, withdrew from the P.G.A. Championship on Saturday night. Woods had walked down an incline alongside a common practice area bunker, his right leg, which was surgically reconstructed 15 months ago with a rod, pins, and screws, buckled. Woods nearly collapsed into the sand, but quickly used a golf club and a half step with his left leg to remain upright. On the golf course, Woods continued to limp and move slowly and stiffly, descending into a tie for last place on the tournament leaderboard at 12-over par.
• SpaceX is seeking to raise $1.7 billion in new funding in hopes to boost its valuation to $127 billion.

Happy National Streaming Day! From Roku to Apple TV, the streaming options are endless. Are you streaming any good shows right now?

In This Issue: Senioritis? | Cisco Meraki MX84 Security Appliance | Polarity for MPO Cables | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Senioritis?

Happy Friday, folks! It’s almost vacation time here at our house!

Over the years, I’ve realized that the Friday before vacation in the business world is like having a case of “Senioritis” in our senior year of high school. You’re so focused on the next thing (vacation in my case) that the tasks in front of you seem larger than usual! It only lasts a day or two and is entirely resolved by the end of a restful vacation.

Does anybody else experience “senioritis” before their vacations?

Have a great weekend!

Chris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The Cisco Meraki MX family of devices are multifunctional security & SD-WAN enterprise appliances that feature a wide range of capabilities to address a wide variety of use cases – from an all-in-one device. . Organizations of all sizes and across all industries rely on the MX to deliver secure connectivity to hub locations or multi-cloud environments, as well as application quality of experience (QoE), through advanced analytics with machine learning.

The MX is 100% cloud-managed, so installation and remote management is truly zero-touch, making it ideal for distributed branches, campuses, and data center locations. Natively integrated with a comprehensive suite of secure network and assurance capabilities, the MXeliminates the need for multiple appliances.

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Learning Center Article – Polarity for MPO Cables

High-end fiber optics are important to modern networking, but they’re a lot more complicated than some of their older counterparts. If you need the power of fiber, you might be looking into MPO systems. They can hit some of the highest speeds on the market today, but utilizing them requires knowledge. One key piece of knowledge that can help with MPO systems is polarity. Without this knowledge, you won’t get a connection across any of your lines.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• President Joe Biden arrived in South Korea on a mission to reaffirm a key alliance at an uncertain moment in East Asia, punctuated by growing warnings from US intelligence that North Korea may conduct a missile test during the President’s visit.
• Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully launched into orbit Thursday evening from Cape Canaveral on its way to the International Space Station, NASA said. The unmanned spacecraft carrying around 800 pounds of cargo is expected to dock at the ISS around 7:10 p.m. ET Friday, NASA explained in a post-launch briefing. The hatch will be opened Saturday morning.
• Grocery start-up Weee!, an Asian and Hispanic grocery store, wants to make online food shopping more fun and immersive by showcasing videos and sharing stories behind the ingredients that it sells.
• Apple’s board of directors previewed its mixed-reality headset last week suggesting that its next major new product category could launch soon.

We’ve kicked off round #2 of the Stanley Cup playoffs this week and things are heating up! Are you a hockey fan? Who are you rooting for?

In This Issue: Hitting Those Goals | AC Power Cord | Choosing the Right Switch for your Crypto Mining Network | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Hitting Those Goals

Happy Thursday!

I really hope your week is going great! My week started off pretty rough with a massive sinus infection. I was due one this year since I hadn’t had one since last year. I think the travel from the dry Chicago weather back to the humid Georgia weather did me in. After the horrible start to the week, I have slowly started feeling like a human being again and getting back into my routine.

Y’all have read about my focus on health stuff, running, and trying to eat better over the past few months. Before the Chicago trip last week, I had been doing so good with my eating, running, and working out. I had gotten right to my weight goal (super close to it), was feeling great about my run times, and was even getting into this new eating routine. The week in Chicago and then coming back sick disrupted everything, but I feel like I am back on track towards reaching all my goals again. I like having “targets on the wall” to strive for and hit. This morning I officially hit one of those targets, and actually passed it. I reached my “ideal” goal weight for the first time in about 25 years. I was super excited about this but the work doesn’t stop. On to the next goal of muscle building, reaching my target BMI, and reaching my running distance goal. It is crazy to think that I am almost 46 and in the best shape I have ever been healthwise, but hard work and determination pay off! Just got to keep pressing on.

What goals are you trying to hit or crush right now?

Have a great rest of the week!

Jason

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Power cords are commonly used to connect a piece of equipment to a power distribution unit and also have many other uses. Whether the cords are used in a basic or dense installation. Our Heavy-duty C14 to C13 power cables are perfect for your network and data center needs and better yet – Come with a Lifetime Warranty!

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Learning Center Article – Choosing the Right Switch for your Crypto Mining Network

Crypto mining is a popular way to try to make money. In its simplest form, miners use simple setups that make a few extra bucks here and there. In extreme cases, miners dedicate entire warehouses of hardware to mining, and when they are efficient enough, they can make big money.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• SpaceX launched its 47th Starlink mission with the latest Starlink mission. Starlink Group 4-18 set sail on a flight-proven Falcon 9 from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), at 6:59 am EDT during a single-second instantaneous launch window. Starlink Group 4-18 is the 21st SpaceX launch and 14th Starlink mission of 2022. 4-18 is also the last of three missions to launch within five days.
• Spain and Portugal have detected over 40 suspected cases of monkeypox, a viral infection rarely seen in Europe, with both outbreaks concentrated in the Madrid and Lisbon areas.
• Uber prices are set to rise as the company seeks to meet its new urgent request for profits.
• Microsoft is adding an optional web search to the Windows 11 desktop in the operating system’s latest Insider Preview Build. The company describes the feature as “lightweight interactive content.”

Happy Wednesday! We’ve made it to the middle of the week – talk about the time flying. Can you believe it’s already May 18th? We’re going to be saying “Merry Christmas” before we know it!

In This Issue: Gardening Season! | Kendall Howard 1U Snap-In Flat Spacer Blank | What is the difference between Cat6 and Cat6A? | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Gardening Season!

It’s gardening season and I am loving every second of it! Every year my family plants a pretty large garden and for the past few years I haven’t been home to see it. I’ve planted my own smaller raised bed gardens, but nothing as big as what we do at home.

This year, we went all out! We spent a full day with the family preparing the space – plowing, removing weeds, fertilizing, etc. It was so fun! Now that it’s been a few weeks, we are starting to see the fruits of our labor as the plants are growing by the day!

I think I’m most excited about the corn this year. This is something that my grandparents always had in the garden growing up. My grandfather was a pro at making the best roasted corn I have ever had. This year, we’ll be roasting corn in his memory and hoping that we can master the same skill and taste as him!

Do you plant a garden every year? What do you look forward to harvesting at the end of the season?

Ashley

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Covering all open slots on your equipment rack makes it more attractive and also improves airflow in racks that utilize fans to circulate air, making your networking equipment run cooler and last longer. Our spacer blanks are brand new and are even backed by our lifetime warranty!

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Learning Center Article – What is the difference between Cat6 and Cat6A?

Designing a network from scratch is a major undertaking. Even for small networks, there’s a lot to consider. Once you have your layout and basic design, you still have to make a plethora of decisions. Many of those decisions will be tied to specific hardware choices, and they will be heavily dictated by which cabling you prefer for your applications.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men’s and women’s teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money.
• NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that the military alliance stands ready to seize a historic moment and move quickly on allowing Finland and Sweden to join its ranks after the two countries submitted their membership requests.
• When Disney Plus’ ad-supported plan goes live later this year, it will reportedly run ads for four minutes on movies or shows that last an hour or less.
• Dusty solar panels and darker skies are expected to bring the Mars lander mission to a close around the end of this year. NASA’s InSight Mars lander is progressively losing power and will likely end science operations later this summer.

Happy National NASCAR Day! Ladies and Gents – let’s go racing! We are in the thick of race season. Which driver are you rooting for?

In This Issue: A Time of Celebration | 24 Port Cat6 110 1RU Rack Mount Punch Down Patch Panel | What are SFP’s? | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – A Time of Celebration

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone is having a great start to the week!

We had a very exciting weekend as my 5-year-old niece, Charlotte, had her first ballet recital on Saturday. I took ballet as a child and absolutely loved it, so when Charlotte signed up to take classes I was thrilled. The recital was themed after the movie “Frozen” and it was every bit as cute as you might think! Charlotte was nervous in the weeks leading up to the show, but she pushed past her fear and performed beautifully! We were all so proud of her!

We also celebrated my other nieces’ 2nd birthday on Sunday. She’s at the age where she’s starting to understand birthdays and presents so it was a lot of fun to watch her open her gifts! It was a great weekend of celebrating!

Rebecca

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Patch panels are a great way to organize and terminate cable runs in the wiring closet. Adding these panels to racks allows for easy identification and faster adds/changes and modifications to cabling. Simply punch down the twisted pair of cabling in the back of the device and you are ready to plug in RJ45 patch cables in the front. These universal CAT6 patch panels support both T568A and 568B wiring and 22-26AWG cables. Gold plated terminals and UL rating assure you that these panels will be reliable for years to come.

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Learning Center Article – What are SFP’s?

High-end networking demands high-end equipment. You have a plethora of options, but eventually, you have to make decisions on which technology covers each of your applications. When considering all of those options, an understanding of SFP transceivers is pivotal. It’s a core technology that serves as a primary workhorse in many networks. This guide is going to explain all about SFP and its primary uses.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• The planned auction of a long-lost dress worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” is in jeopardy after a federal judge ordered a hearing on a lawsuit over its ownership. That hearing in U.S. District Court in Manhattan was set for May 23, a day before Bonham’s auction house is currently scheduled to auction the dress on behalf of The Catholic University of America.
• Under a consent decree, Abbott, the largest baby formula manufacturer in US, has agreed to address insanitary conditions that led to the contamination of its baby formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan. It has been set that they will restart the plant within two weeks.
• Silicon Valley startup NowRx is teaming up with Hyundai Motor Group for a pilot project testing last-mile medication delivery, with an eye toward testing autonomous vehicles down the road.
• Elon Musk is seeking to renegotiate the Twitter deal.