CK Daily Updates

Happy Monday! We hope you had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed time with family and friends. If you’re a UGA fan or an LSU fan – it was a good weekend for you!

In This Issue: Soaking up the extra hour! | CK 3-in-1 Charging Cable | What are the advantages of OM5 Fiber? | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Soaking up the extra hour!

Happy Monday!

Goodbye daylight saving and hello “extra” hour of sleep! It’s one of my favorite times of the year, although I will miss some of the sunlight. This weekend we didn’t really do anything exciting or notable, we put together some cube storage and repotted some basil plants, and that was about it. There’s beauty in having an uneventful weekend. Often times those are my favorite types of weekends, where I can catch up on chores, read a good book, or catch up on a couple of shows. And/or on Disney plus has been a delightful favorite of mine lately. Its tone and pace is a little different than the recent Star Wars series (i.e. The Mandalorian and Obi-Wan Kenobi); if you are a fan of Star Wars it’s definitely worth a watch. Have you watched any good TV lately? Any Sci-Fi recommendations?

Also, a friendly reminder that tomorrow’s Election Day and if you haven’t voted yet, I encourage you to do so. It’s something I’ve taken for granted in the past, but as I get older I value and see the importance of voting.

I hope you have a great week and crush all your tasks and goals!

Cris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Tired of looking for the right charging cable for your devices or tired of packing 3 different types of cables when traveling? Well, look no further! This 3-in-1 charging cable eliminates the need of carrying separate USB-C, Micro-USB, and Lightning cables.

This convenient and compact charging cable is a lifesaver for all your devices. Use it in your car, use it while you’re on your couch, connect it to your laptop and charge your phone, there are so many different possibilities! Did your friend Billy forget his charging cable and he’s the only friend you have that has to use a Micro-USB charging cable? Well with this cable, you got him covered! The CK Red is sure to stand out among all your boring old standard charging cables and the nylon braiding not only feels cool, but also helps the cable from being tangled.

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Learning Center Article – What are the advantages of OM5 Fiber?

Information technology has headed in one obvious direction for the past several decades. More people come online every year, and the constant demand is for more speed. As these systems grow, infrastructure will continue to be put under greater strain in order to keep up with the trend.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Sweetgreen is launching its take on the Rice Krispies Treat, its first dessert since 2014.
• Blood grown in a laboratory has been transfused into humans for the first time in a landmark clinical trial. Two patients in the U.K. have so far received tiny doses of the lab-grown blood as part of a wider trial to see how it behaves inside the body.
• The Powerball jackpot keeps growing. After no one matched the winning six numbers drawn for Saturday’s $1.6 billion jackpot, the grand prize rolled over to the next drawing on Monday and ballooned to a record $1.9 billion, with a cash payout option of $929.1 million.
• Apple is working to simplify how users interact with Siri. The company has reportedly spent the past few months training the digital assistant to respond to “Siri” instead of “Hey Siri.” On the surface, that’s a simple change, but one that Gurman says involves a “significant amount of AI training and underlying engineering work.” The reason for that is that a two-word trigger phrase like “Hey Siri” increases the likelihood of the software responding to a request.

To wrap up this sugar-filled week, today is the perfect day – National Candy Day! Now that you’ve had your sugar fix and time to evaluate all the Halloween candy – which is your favorite? Ours is M&M’s! 😉

In This Issue: The most wonderful time of the year is here! | Yealink EHS36 Wireless Headset Adapter | Understanding the basics of network switches | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – The most wonderful time of the year is here!

Happy Friday, folks! So if you’ve been out to any stores in the last week or so, you probably noticed Christmas decorations popping up. This triggered an interesting conversation between coworkers discussing when they put up Christmas decorations. Some wait until after Thanksgiving, so they can enjoy their turkey before the Christmas decorations go up! Others are ready to put their decorations up now!

My family puts out our decorations the week of Thanksgiving. My kids love helping put the outdoor stuff up way more than the indoor stuff! It’s always a lot of fun!

So this brings me to my question: is it too early to put up Christmas decorations? I’d love to hear your perspective!

Chris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The new advanced Yealink Headset Adapter EHS36 guarantees optimum efficiency in reception areas, call centers, and offices. It is approved for use with wireless models made by major manufacturers, including Jabra, Plantronics, and Sennheiser. With its ‘plug-and-play’ feature, it enables you to seamlessly answer and hang up calls remotely.

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Learning Center Article – Understanding the Basics of Network Switches

Networking is a big topic. In fact, it’s too big for a single conversation. In order to distill such a massive concept into manageable bites, it’s best to look at one component of a network at a time. This time around, that bite is network switches. They come in many shapes and sizes, but you can navigate through the field of options pretty easily when you break switch features into three categories.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Starbucks reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts’ estimates, fueled by U.S. customers spending more on iced coffee drinks and Pumpkin Spice Lattes.
• Amazon is pausing hiring for roles in its corporate workforce. The company had already announced last month it would freeze hiring for corporate roles in its retail business, but the latest update affects its other businesses.
• An email to Twitter employees announced that they will be laying off staff members. In the email, Twitter said it would notify staffers by email about their employment.
• Facebook’s parent company Meta is now the worst performer in the S&P 500 this year.

Happy Thursday! The countdown to Thanksgiving is on with 21 days until we are sitting around a table feasting. In preparation for your Thanksgiving festivities, what’s your favorite side to prepare and enjoy?

In This Issue: Being Thankful | Kendall Howard Desktop CPU Wall Mount Shelf | Best Way to Connect Multiple Switches | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Being Thankful

Happy Thursday!

It is amazing that at the stroke of midnight Monday night it switched from Halloween to Christmas everywhere. It started before then at a lot of places but now it is officially everywhere. I totally get it, but what about Thanksgiving? Haha!

So, we are in the month where we are all a bit more mindful of being thankful. Unfortunately for me, this is not something that I constantly do, but I know I should. It is so easy to let that slip our minds and take the things we have or the lives we have for granted. With it being a whole new month and the “month of being thankful,” before I get out of bed each morning, I am forcing myself to name one thing I am thankful for. This is just part of my goal for this month of shifting my perspective and being more intentional with my thoughts and outlook this month. I wrote down 11 things to remind myself of every day and have them sitting on my desk, so I constantly see them:

Be Thankful
Be Happy
Be Kind
Be Faithful
Be Gentle
Be Joyful
Be Peaceful
Be Disciplined
Be Generous
Be Focused
Be Positive

These are the attitudes and mindsets that I want to have each day and begin to intentionally ingrain into my actions, words, and thoughts. Seems like a good month to really start retooling some of my daily activities and habits around these, especially with the busyness of life and work here at the end of the year.

I hope everyone has an awesome rest of the week and weekend! Big football game this weekend for a lot of us in the South, especially in Georgia. So, with that said…Go Vols!

Jason

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Kendall Howard’s Desktop/Tower Wall Mount CPU Brackets are designed to get the computer off the floor and the desktop. The brackets make it easy to secure and mount any desktop PC to the wall or side of the desk. The included velcro strap secures the PC to the bracket.

Everyone needs a CPU bracket to protect their PC. Computers located on the floor are in continual danger of being jostled and kicked, not to mention the difficulty in accessing the drives, ports, and card readers. Desktop computers and PCs that sit on a desk take up valuable work space, look cluttered and unorganized and run the risk of being damaged by a soda or coffee spill. The Kendall Howard Desktop CPU Wall Mount Bracket protects the PC and creates a more functional, organized workspace.

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Learning Center Article – Best Way to Connect Multiple Switches

What is the purpose of connecting multiple switches? In most cases, the goal is to expand network access. When you connect switches, you get more ports that can be used, and that means more devices can utilize the network.

Depending on the configuration, connecting multiple switches can also increase the bandwidth of the network. This is important for any demanding network that is short on total bandwidth.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Nikolas Cruz, who murdered 17 students and staff with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school, was formally sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after listening to hours of testimonies from survivors and victims’ relatives.
• For the first time in MLB postseason history, there has been a combined no-hitter. Houston Astros’ Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly combined to no-hit the Philadelphia Phillies in their 5-0 win in Game 4 of the World Series, tying the series at two.
• Toho, the Japanese studio that created Godzilla, will release a new film next year in Japan, its first since “Shin Godzilla” in 2016.
• Google recently announced a new feature in Gmail that lets you easily track packages for things you’ve ordered. Gmail will, in the coming weeks, provide a small green indicator in your inbox that shows when a package has shipped and when it’s expected to arrive.

Happy Wednesday! If there’s any way we can be praying for you this week, let us know. We hope the rest of your week proves to be fruitful!

In This Issue: Book Recommendations | Dell PowerEdge T710 Gold Series Tower Server | How to Repair Cut Fiber | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Book Reccomendations

Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is having a great week and have recovered from the sugar high we kicked off the week with.

I’m on a mission to finish my book goal for the year, but need some book recommendations! I’m open to your suggestions. I find myself leaning toward historical fiction or any kind of mystery but also have enjoyed reading various self-help books.

I’m about to dive into Every Good Endeavor by Tim Keller but want to prepare for my next read. So, please send any and all recommendations!

Have a great rest of the week!

Ashley

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The Dell PowerEdge T710 servers were developed with purposeful design, energy-optimized technology, advanced virtualization capabilities, and simplified systems management. These servers provide awesome performance and are a perfect fit for enterprises, remote workgroups, and expanding businesses.

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Learning Center Article – How to Repair Cut Fiber

As we all know, fiber optic lines are complicated, powerful, and delicate. They provide incredibly powerful communication signals with high bandwidths and great reliability. But, because they are so delicate, they can be damaged.

When damage occurs, you can either repair it or replace it, and the former option is much cheaper. Here are the steps to repair a cut fiber cable.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Tiger Woods’ and Rory McIlroy’s new sports startup is drawing some big-name investors. TMRW Sports announced a new investment group that includes basketball great Stephen Curry, race car driver Lewis Hamilton, women’s soccer player Alex Morgan, pro football’s Tony Romo and Josh Allen, Justin Timberlake, and Serena Williams, in addition to several professional team sports owners.
• Mortgage rates dropped for the first time in more than two months, but demand continued to weaken. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($647,200 or less) decreased to 7.06% from 7.16%. Mortgage applications to buy a home fell 1% for the week and were 41% lower year over year.
• Former Yext CEO Howard Lerman has spent over a year creating Roam, a virtual office interface that allows employees to communicate less formally and more efficiently. Roam functions like an office building in the cloud, and a beta version of the platform launched Wednesday morning.
• The Biden administration is providing over $13 billion in aid to help low- and moderate-income Americans lower their energy costs, including grants to pay electric bills as well other incentives to make energy-efficient upgrades to their homes.

Happy National Calzone Day! Stuffed with cheese and all of your favorite toppings – this mouth-watering wonder is a dinner-time staple!

In This Issue: A Memory Filled Trip | Cisco 100GBASE CWDM4 Lite QSFP Transceiver | “S-Class” Transceivers vs Non “S-Class” Transceivers | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – A Memory Filled Trip

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday! BIG shout out to Ashley for writing for me last week! I took the week off for a vacation on Hilton Head Island. If you’ve been reading the CK Daily for a while, you know that’s pretty much my top destination if I’m out of town! We took a family trip there and brought along my 8-year-old nephew which made it even more special. He came with us for the first time last year and loved it, so we had to bring him back!

The week absolutely FLEW by… I guess it’s true that time flies when you’re having fun! The weather was perfect so we got to spend a lot of time outside riding bikes, walking, and of course, I got in quite a few miles running! We also did a TON of eating… the food down there is just irresistibly good and I basically told myself vacation calories don’t count, so I enjoyed every bite!

It truly was an ideal trip and I’m so glad for the time off and the memories made! Looking forward to being back in the swing of things this week, though!

Rebecca

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The Cisco QSFP-100G-SM-SR is a 100GBase-CWDM4 Lite QSFP transceiver module. It supports a link length of up to 2 km utilizing single-mode fiber (SMF). This transceiver features LC duplex connectors. It carries the 100G signal over 4 wavelengths, utilizing multiplexing and demultiplexing technology. This module is interoperable with the QSFP-100G-CWDM4-S.

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Learning Center Article – “S-Class” Transceivers vs Non “S-Class” Transceivers

When designing high-speed connections, 10G and 40G transceivers have to be carefully selected. Optimizing modules can improve performance and will absolutely impact cost-efficiency. That is why it is so important to distinguish between the various transceiver options. In this case, we can take a close look at the difference between S-Class and non-S-Class Cisco modules.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• This year’s Halloween spirit was out of this world. Ahead of the costume and candy-filled celebration, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the sun “smiling” – an image that acclaimed cosmologist compared to a “giant space pumpkin.”
• Taylor Swift has taken the top 10 sopts of the Billboard Hot 100 with songs from her album “Midnights.” Swift is the first artist to ever achieve the feat. She also announced the “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour,” her first major tour in nearly five years.
• Twitter’s new owner and CEO, Elon Musk, is thinking about bringing back Vine, the short-form video app that Twitter bought and abandoned long before TikTok made the format popular.
• A California man was charged today with assault and attempted kidnapping in violation of federal law in connection with the break-in at the residence of Nancy and Paul Pelosi in San Francisco on Friday.

Happy Friday! We hope you’ve had a great week. We wish you a safe and spooky weekend as many of you kick off your Halloween festivities. We hope you enjoy the smiles of all the trick-or-treaters that knock on your door!

In This Issue: CK Anniversary | Cisco XENPAK 10 Gigabit Transceiver Module | Layer 2 vs Layer 3 Switches: Which is best for your network? | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – CK Anniversary

Happy Friday, folks! CablesAndKits is officially an adult! What does this mean? I’m glad you asked. The parent company of CablesAndKits, Atlantech Resellers, started in October 2001, so the company is turning 21 years old this month.

What’s even more exciting is that over 150,000 customers, including YOU, have trusted us to supply IT-related equipment for your projects over this time. While it’s fun to celebrate, this celebration would not occur without YOU.

So while we’re turning 21 this year, we are more excited than ever to continue serving all of our customers who have trusted us over these years.

Have a great weekend!

Chris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The Cisco 10GBASE-SR Module supports a link length of 300 meters on 50 or 62.5-micron OM3 multi-mode fiber or 400 meters on OM4. Hot-swappable input/output device plugs into an Ethernet XENPAK port of a Cisco switch or router to link the port with the network.

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Learning Center Article – Layer 2 vs Layer 3 Switches: Which is best for your network?

When it comes to network switches, you have a lot of options. Finding the perfect switch for every occasion can be a monstrous task. Sometimes, the easiest way to find a good choice is to take a step back and learn more about the primary differences that exist between switches.

One major difference that you will see is the OSI connection layer. Most of the switches you will see will be labeled as either Layer 2 or Layer 3. When you take a deeper look at the key aspects of each layer, you can make an informed decision that ensures you have the right equipment for the job at hand.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• The Houston Astros, the No. 1 seed in the American League playoffs, will go into Friday’s Game 1 tipped by most to win the franchise’s second World Series crown. However, the Philadelphia Phillies have already upset the odds three times en route to the Fall Classic, entering the National League playoffs as the lowest seed of the six teams. The Astros, who have now reached the World Series for the fourth time in six years, are rightly considered favorites after going undefeated in the playoffs, sweeping the Seattle Mariners and the New York Yankees.
• Lego’s Mindstorms robotics kits have been on the market since 1998, born from a collaboration between Lego and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Now, Lego has announced it will be discontinuing Mindstorms at the end of the year and providing support for the mobile app for at least another two years beyond that.
• Andy Warhol may be best known for his pop art iconography of Marilyn Monroe, Chairman Mao and Campbell’s soup cans, but next month, a “haunting” silkscreen print of a mangled car crash will be up for sale at Sotheby’s in New York. On November 16 during the auction house’s marquee week, It is expected to sell for upwards of $80 million
• North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Friday in its first ballistic weapons launch in two weeks, as the U.S. military warned the North that the use of nuclear weapons.