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CK Daily – 04.20.2022

April 20, 2022 by CablesAndKits

The NBA playoffs kick off today! Are you ready?! Is your bracket set? Who are you cheering for to make it all the way to the end?

In This Issue: Plant Hacks | Cisco ASA5500-X | What are SFP’s? | News to Start Your Day


The CK Daily – Plant Hacks

Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. I enjoyed the incredible weather we had on Easter but have not been a fan of this cold weather we’ve had the last few days. I hope warm weather is in our future!

Not too long ago, my husband and I made a big move from Ohio to Georgia. One of my biggest worries about the move was all of my plants! They survived the move, but two of them have been struggling lately. One is a fiddle leaf fig tree and the other is a rubber plant! They were previously thriving but have been pretty shaken since the move, so I’ve been doing quite a bit of research on what could be going on.

Do you have any “magic” tricks or hacks that seem to always work with any plant you have? I am stumped by these two, so am hoping I can find the trick soon!

Ashley


Product Spotlights & Updates

Cisco ASA5500-X series next-generation firewall is the new enterprise-class standard in security for the current and emerging security pressures that may threaten your network. The new firewall line will give you the added security that your network needs, but at a cost that will keep an IT budget in line. The ASA5500-X series will give you a comprehensive range of next-generation security services that include: granular visibility and control, web security over the cloud or onsite, protection from malware, and remote access.

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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:

  • After collecting eight rock-core samples from its first science campaign and completing a record-breaking, 31-Martian-day (or sol) dash across about 3 miles of Mars, NASA’s Perseverance rover arrived at the doorstep of Jezero Crater’s ancient river delta.
  • Netflix has hinted it will crack down on households sharing passwords as it seeks to sign up new members following a sharp fall in subscribers.
  • Mastodon, a similar alternative to Twitter, has officially come to the app store.
  • Major U.S. airlines, including Delta and United, tossed out mask requirements on Monday after a federal judge struck down the Biden administration’s transportation mask mandate, giving customers and staff the first respite from the coronavirus restrictions in nearly two years.

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CK Daily – 04.19.2022

April 19, 2022 by CablesAndKits

Today we take a small pause to appreciate the vegetable also known as the “stinking rose” that has been used to season dishes for years – garlic! It’s National Garlic Day – what’s your favorite recipe to make with garlic included?

In This Issue: Allergy Season | Cisco 3850 Series PoE+ 48 Port Switch | The Best Ethernet for Gaming | News to Start Your Day


The CK Daily – Allergy Season

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend!

I was able to attend the G-day game at UGA on Saturday and got to enjoy some family time on Sunday so I’d call that a win! I must admit I’m struggling a bit today as I ran out of allergy medicine yesterday and thought I could just tough it out for a day… Needless to say, that was a bad idea.

I didn’t realize how much Spring allergies affected me until I tried to get some sleep last night. My lungs felt like they were full of pollen, I kept coughing, my eyes were watering, and my skin was super itchy. It was a rough night, to say the least! Luckily I made an early morning run to the store for some medicine which I’m hoping will kick in soon! Ready for some relief so that I can have a productive day! Probably will need more than the usual amount of caffeine to make that happen 😉

Rebecca


Product Spotlights & Updates

The Cisco 3850 Series of switches is an industry-leading, enterprise-class series of access switches that offers superior performance, scalability, and reliability. The Catalyst 3850 Series is the first to feature a built-in wireless controller with up to 40 Gbps of capacity on 48-port models. Further, it supports up to 100 access points and 2,000 wireless clients per switching entity (or stack). These switches are stackable up to 9 members and come equipped with Cisco’s popular StackPower technology.

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Learning Center Article – The Best Ethernet for Gaming

It’s good that you are looking at Ethernet internet options. As a gamer, you likely understand the horror of laggy games. When it comes to home networks and gaming, latency is a huge deal and can make or break your whole experience – and in the game, whether you live, die, or succeed. Latency is always with us; it’s just a matter of how significant it is. Wi-Fi simply isn’t as stable as Ethernet, and it leads to slower effective experiences due to higher chances of interference. Slow internet speeds can ruin the entire game, so you want something that can keep up. At the same time, you don’t want to spend a life’s fortune just on cables.

Read the Full Article HERE



Today’s News to Start Your Day:

  • NASA has pulled its giant moon rocket off the launch pad, moving it to its assembly building for repairs after a series of setbacks halted planned tests.
  • One of the oldest known meteor showers is gracing the night sky this week — coinciding with the celebration of our planet known as Earth Day. There hasn’t been a meteor shower in months, and the Lyrid shower marks the end of the drought. This year, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight on April 22.
  • Logitech has released a vertical mouse that’s easier to grasp.
  • Audi is adding a “lounge on wheels” to its recent portfolio of electric concept vehicles that are designed to portray the German automaker’s vision for the future of transportation in automobiles.

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CK Daily – 04.18.2022

April 18, 2022 by CablesAndKits

Happy Monday! We hope you had a wonderful Easter weekend. If there is any way that we can be praying for you as you go through this week, let us know.

In This Issue: Successful Weekend & a Plant Update! | RJ11 Straight Modular Telephone Cable | Best Practices for Cable Management in Data Centers | News to Start Your Day


The CK Daily – Successful Weekend & a Plant Update!

Happy Monday,

I hope everyone had a great weekend and a great Easter. Ours was pretty busy filled with visiting family and enjoying a kids’ musical. For the last 8 weeks or so, my daughter has been practicing Tuesdays after school in an extracurricular program called Dreambox Theatre. Saturday was the performance of her Superhero musical, and she did awesome and remembered all of her lines and choreography. I am very proud of her!

On Easter Sunday we visited family and went to church. I’m in awe of being reminded every year of the story of Christ’s resurrection and how Jesus, who could have literally done everything and anything, chose to die a painful death to pay for all of our sins. Not only that, but Jesus Christ rose from the dead three days later! Sometimes we take that for granted and think Easter is just one of those “candy” holidays, but if you look beyond the bunnies and eggs, and really think and reflect on the resurrection story, it’s one of the most important stories in the Bible as it is foundational to the Christian faith.

Woah, did not mean to pulpiteer there, here’s a Houseplant update: All of the houseplants are thriving! The one that is thriving the most is “Waffle” the purple waffle plant (Hemigraphis alternata) – it has probably grown about 4 inches and has large leaves. Something interesting I noticed was that at night the purple color really comes out of the underside of the leaves, but during the day the leaves go back to a greenish color. It’s kind of wild. The other plants Peter the rabbit foots fern and Toni the fittonia have grown quite a bit as well, but not as robust as Waffle. That’s all I have for today, I hope everyone has a great week!

Cris


Product Spotlights & Updates

Use this RJ-11 silver satin cable to connect a computer or phone to a telephone line. Straight through-pinned modular cables are used for RS232 modular adapters for dumb-terminal hook-ups and other serial/parallel extension applications.

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Learning Center Article – Best Practices for Cable Management in Data Centers

Every network administrator in the world has a horror story about cable management. In data centers, those horror stories grow into genuine nightmares. If enough people work on a system for a long enough period of time, the cables will eventually turn into some type of Ethernet vine monster. Only strict adherence to cable management practices can prevent this disaster.

Read the Full Article HERE



Today’s News to Start Your Day:

  • U.S. natural gas prices surged to the highest level in more than 13 years as Russia’s war on Ukraine causes a global energy crunch, and as forecasts called for cooler spring temperatures.
  • NASA “holoported” surgeon, Dr. Josef Schmid, onto the International Space Station while he was safely planted on our planet. No rockets were necessary.
  • As stargazers spend the late hours of the night watching the Lyrid meteor shower this week, those who are up in the early mornings will have the chance to capture another phenomenon: Four planets in our solar system will appear to line up in the sky.
  • A container ship the length of more than three football fields has finally been pried from the muddy bottom of the Chesapeake Bay more than a month after it ran aground.

Filed Under: CK Daily Updates

CK Daily – 04.15.2022

April 15, 2022 by CablesAndKits

Today we wait and reflect. Happy Good Friday, CK Family. We are praying for your hearts as we reflect on all that He has done for us. We hope you have a wonderful Easter weekend!

In This Issue: Good Friday | Kendall Howard Universal Wire Minder | Managed vs Unmanaged Switches: Which do you need? | News to Start Your Day


The CK Daily – Good Friday

It’s Good Friday! What’s does today mean to you?

As a follower of Christ, today is the day that we remember the crucifixion of Christ, the day that He suffered on our behalf. We also know that Sunday came, and He Arose! But imagine for a moment that you were there. Sunday had not come. It would likely have been hard to hold onto the faith it would take to believe that he would rise. Yet, they still believed. John 3:16 comes to mind. It says, “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

We’re on the other side of history and know that Sunday came, and Jesus wasn’t in the tomb! So while today is a day of remembrance for the Man who gave his life for you and me, we know that Sunday is coming!

Please take 3 minutes to listen to this video; It’s Friday…But Sunday’s a coming!

Have a great Easter!

Chris


Product Spotlights & Updates

The Kendall Howard rack-mounted Universal Wire Minder is the perfect add-on to any racking system. This adaptive design allows it to be mounted in eight different positions based on what best fits your racking needs. This Wire Minder has a generous 1.5″ by 3″ clearance to manage even the largest cables and is made from .090 steel to assure strength and durability.

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Learning Center Article – Managed vs Unmanaged Switches: Which do you need?

Switches are one of the core pieces of almost any major network. They manage traffic routing for Ethernet-connected devices. As such, they provide stable, fast means of communication for any device across the network.

If you run a business network, you’ll need some kind of switch, and when you look into it, you’ll find that there are two competing types of switches: managed and unmanaged.

Read the Full Article HERE



Today’s News to Start Your Day:

  • NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. The estimated diameter is approximately 80 miles across, making it larger than the state of Rhode Island.
  • This weekend will see the rising of the “Pink Moon,” always one of the year’s most popular astronomical spectacles. It will look its best as it appears low on the eastern horizon on Saturday, April 16, 2022.
  • To help mitigate the spread of bird flu, the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota is asking people to take down bird feeders and stop using birdbaths this spring.
  • Russia appears to be retaliating for the sinking of its flagship missile cruiser Moskva, which Ukrainian forces say they hit with missiles, as large explosions are heard in Kyiv.

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CK Daily – 04.14.2022

April 14, 2022 by CablesAndKits

Talk about a week for national holidays! Today is National Gardening Day – the perfect day to grab your shovel, favorite plants/seeds, and kick-off a year of homegrown bounty!

In This Issue: Favorite Easter Candy | Yealink UVC20 Full HD Webcam | Cat7 Ethernet: Beginning & End | News to Start Your Day


The CK Daily – Favorite Easter Candy

Happy Thursday!

As Ashley mentioned yesterday, this week is very special as we celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus and the meaning behind his sacrifice. As always, there is a ton of discussion about Easter-related stuff on the news, on social media, and on TV. In a little bit different spin on a topic for this time of year, I read an article on top Easter candy. It seems Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs took the top spot again this year followed closely by Cadbury Eggs and then chocolate bunnies. My personal favorites are Sweetart Jellybeans and Nerd Jellybeans. I like chocolate but I always tend to lean towards the tart candy. And I can proudly say I have NEVER had a Peep in my life (as far as I can remember) and I intend to keep it that way!

If you have followed my posts long enough you know I try to be healthy and mindful of what I eat. I know jellybeans aren’t too bad for you. I came across this list of what 100 calories of different top Easter candies look like:

So…besides the calorie numbers, what’s your favorite Easter candy to snack on this time of year?

Have an amazing rest of the week and Easter weekend!

Jason


Product Spotlights & Updates

The Yealink UVC20 is a full HD webcam featuring both 1080P HD video and ultra HD audio. Built with a 5-megapixel full HD glass lens, this camera delivers exceptional quality video and gives users a premium desktop video experience. In addition, it features an omnidirectional microphone, auto exposure, autofocus, and a rotatable lens. This camera is perfect for those who work remotely, as well as for distance education, trainings, live streams, telemedicine, and more!

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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.

Read the Full Article HERE



Today’s News to Start Your Day:

  • President Biden announced Wednesday that his administration would authorize $800 million in additional security assistance to Ukraine, including artillery, helicopters and armored personnel carriers.
  • Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter in a deal worth more than $43 billion and take the social media company private.
  • Amazon is rebranding its free-to-stream, ad-supported service from IMDb TV to Amazon Freevee.
  • The wait time for a new Lamborghini SUV or supercar is now over 12 months. Prepandemic, the typical wait time was around 6 months.

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CK Daily – 04.13.2022

April 13, 2022 by CablesAndKits

Happy Wednesday and Happy National Scrabble Day! Are you a Scrabble fan? If you play Scrabble, you know it’s the most satisfying feeling to get a “bingo” in a game. What’s your best “bingo” word?!

In This Issue: Preparing Your Heart | Dell PowerEdge T620 | Throughput vs DRAM and Flash Specs | News to Start Your Day


The CK Daily – Preparing Your Heart

Good morning!

For the past two weeks, I’ve spent some time with my grandparents in the Florida Keys! If you’ve never been, highly recommend!

Over the past two weeks, I’ve watched the sunset daily, in awe of the beautiful earth we live on. I’ve spent some time walking along the shoreline, collecting shells and taking in every ounce of sea life possible. And lastly, I’ve spent a pretty significant amount of time in prayer thinking and reflecting on the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.

At the beginning of the week, I was challenged to treat this week different than any other week. To find a way, each day, that is different than my normal routine – to truly spend time in prayer and reflection. We’re halfway through the week, but I challenge you to do the same. Whether that’s more intentional prayer time, journaling, a daily family devotional, etc. I hope that you will find a way to be more intentional this week and prepare your heart to embrace the joy He has provided to us through his sacrifice.

Ashley


Product Spotlights & Updates

Gain next-generation speed and versatility with the Dell™ PowerEdge™ T620 tower, fully equipped with high performance and availability with built-in room for growth. With its Intel® Xeon® E5-2600 processors, outstanding virtualization and database performance are assured. Finish your most demanding applications efficiently fast. The T620 has the capability of handling large workloads and key applications.

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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?

Read the Full Article HERE



Today’s News to Start Your Day:

  • The U.S. State Department has ordered all non-emergency government staff and their family members in Shanghai to leave as Covid surges.
  • Lululemon will debut a trade-in and resale option for its gently used leggings, tops and jackets later this month.
  • Chrome has 3.2 billion users worldwide and now every single one of them needs to act because Google has confirmed multiple new hacks of its browser.
  • A SpaceX Crew Dragon safely delivered four private astronauts—not affiliated with any space agency—to the International Space Station this past Saturday.

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