CK Daily Updates

Happy Thursday! We’re wishing you a full pot of coffee and a complete to-do list as we turn the corner to the tail-end of the week and inch closer to the weekend. If we can be praying for you in any way this week, let us know!

In This Issue: Another Year Around the Sun | Cisco 2921 Integrated Services Router | Meraki Network Products – Simplify Your Network | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Another Year Around the Sun

Happy Thursday everyone! It is good to be back chatting with y’all after our little break.

Well, yesterday I celebrated another trip around the sun! It was a great birthday, pretty low key but that was a good thing. When you get older, sometimes those days just become another day in a lot of ways. I always get reflective on birthdays and this year was no different. I have a lot to be grateful for and thankful for this past year. I have my family, awesome friends, I am in great health (got my birthday run in yesterday and still could run 6 miles in 53 mins), and I have an amazing job at a rockstar company. I don’t take any of this for granted. God has blessed me way beyond what I deserve. I am excited and looking forward to all the great things in store for this next year.

I hope each of you have an amazing Thursday!

Jason

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The Cisco 2921 Integrated Services Router (ISR) delivers highly secure data, voice, video, and application services for small offices. The cisco 2921 router is future-enabled with multi-core CPUs, support for high-capacity Digital Signal Processors, Gigabit Ethernet switching, and energy monitoring and control capabilities. This Cisco router offers an outstanding total cost of ownership savings and network agility.

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Learning Center Article – Meraki Network Products – Simplify Your Network

When it comes to industrial and enterprise networking, hardware solutions often create as many new problems as they solve. Networks get so complicated that scalable designs often devolve into a jumbled mess. Cisco Meraki offers an incredible solution to this problem. Through the use of powerful automation features and a suite of devices that are designed to work well together, these products might prove to be the best way to manage many business networks.

Cisco Meraki is a cloud-based networking hardware suite. It’s made to be easy to deploy and scalable without compromising security. The general idea is that the network can be managed via the web dashboard or mobile app through cloud connectivity.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• The average price of gas in the United States fell below $4 per gallon. At $3.99, the price is the lowest it’s been since early March.
• Disney unveiled a new pricing structure that incorporates an advertising-supported Disney+ as part of an effort to make its streaming business profitable.
• The fourth and last supermoon of the year, the Sturgeon moon, will occur Thursday. Named after the fish, the Sturgeon moon will coincide with the near peak of the Perseid meteor shower, which has been ongoing since July 14.
• Coca-Cola’s latest experimental, limited-time flavor is here. It’s called Dreamworld. A spokesperson shared, “We wanted to create a dream-inspired drink that was recognizably Coca-Cola but with additional cues that bring to life the playfulness and brightness of dreams.”

Happy Wednesday & Happy National S’mores Day – one of the world’s most popular campfire treats! Are you a fan of s’mores?

In This Issue: Officially moved! | Kendall Howard Wall Mount Hardware Kit | Choosing the Right Switch for your Crypto Mining Network | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Officially moved!

Good morning and Happy Wednesday! It’s so good to be back and with exciting news – we have officially moved! What a good feeling it is to be in a place that we can call home and begin to make new memories in! Aside from all of the unpacking, painting, and mounting things on the walls, it’s been so much fun to explore the town we are in. I think the most fun part of moving was that we packed so much of our stuff away while we were in limbo and living at my parent’s house, that when we unpacked it almost felt like Christmas unpacking everything and remembering all that we packed away.

For the most part, we’re pretty settled in. Our guest room is set up and ready for guests and we have all the main necessities you’d need for day-to-day activities. We’re patiently waiting to pick up a few custom-made tables for our entryway and for our coffee stand, so stay tuned!

Thank you for all the well wishes on the move. They were much appreciated!

Ashley

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The Kendall Howard Wall Mount Hardware Kit makes mounting wall cabinets and racks simple. The kit includes 4 toggle anchors, 4 washers, and 4 bolts.

To install, drill a hole into the wall, insert the toggle end into the hole, slide the fitting tight against the wall, and snap off the 2 zip lines – what you are left with is a pre-threaded ¼ hole. Simply line up the cabinet or rack you are mounting and screw in the bolt.

The Kendall Howard Wall Mount Hardware Kit is perfect for metal studs or drywall. Weight capacity will depend on the type of wall and how they are installed.

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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.

Regardless of where you fall on this spectrum, mining can only work when your devices reliably connect to the internet. So, you need the appropriate networking hardware to get the most out of your efforts. In that light, we can look at some of the traits that will prove the most valuable for a crypto mining network switch.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Inflation is going to add over $1 billion to the U.S. Postal Service budget, necessitating a request for another rate increase in January.
• Signet Jewelers said Tuesday that it will acquire online jewelry retailer Blue Nile for $360 million in an all-cash deal.
• SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit and landed a rocket on a ship at sea. A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket topped with 52 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday.
• A large-scale trial for a crucially needed vaccine has just gotten underway. Over the weekend, the first volunteers enrolled in the trial testing out a Lyme disease vaccine candidate developed by Pfizer and Valneva. Researchers hope that the multi-dose shot will protect kids and adults against six strains of the bacteria that cause Lyme in both the U.S. and Europe.

Happy Monday & Happy International Cat Day! To all the cat lovers out there – be sure to give some extra love to your furry pal today!

In This Issue: Strange Side Effects | Cat6 Slim Ethernet Patch Cable | Best Practices for Cable Management in Data Centers | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Strange Side Effects

Happy Monday and hello again!

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. So a funny thing (well not so funny) happened after I came home from vacation. We felt fine the first few days and then BAM! Rona decided to visit, and everyone felt pretty awful. I’m feeling tons better now, but when I first got it, it felt like I was hit by a freight train and then a bus. I also had a bit of a cough and runny nose (it felt kind of like the flu overall). My wife had the virus first and she felt more or less the same way. My 2-year-old had fever-like symptoms for 2 days and felt better immediately afterwards, but my 7-year-old has stayed strong and has not gotten it this whole time. 10 out of 10 I do not recommend getting this virus. Luckily we all just tested negative over the weekend and are on the mend.

While I feel better, I noticed that things started to taste off and I realized I lost my sense of smell and taste. Also, something very strange out of the ordeal with losing smell and taste is that water “tastes” weird. This may sound dumb, but water just tastes wet and everything else is just a texture experience. I tried a brownie and it ended up tasting like the consistency of playdough and chips taste like crunchies and a bit of salt (but absent potato flavor). I kind of “sense” when things are sweet or salty, but I can’t sense bitterness or other flavors, it’s the strangest thing and the saddest thing, because I love food! It’s been about 2 weeks and I’m starting to get some of the taste and smell senses back. Hopefully, this is just temporary! Have you experienced this as a side effect of Covid? Would love to hear your experience and how long it took (hopefully) to get your taste and smell back.

Cris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Our Cat6 Slim Ethernet Patch Cables are the perfect solution for high-density installations in data centers or any network setup where space is limited, without sacrificing the speed and durability that you are used to with regular-sized Cat 6 cabling.

The Snagless boot enables the installer to quickly connect and disconnect the cable in even the tightest situations. The smaller diameter cable makes it easier to handle cable management, making it more simple to install and troubleshoot the cables when needed and create better airflow in your data center or network closet.

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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.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• The Cincinnati zoo is celebrating the birth of a full-term hippopotamus, a sibling to Fiona, who became a global celebrity when she was born prematurely in 2017. The baby hippo was born last week on Wednesday night.
• Netflix is accelerating its push into video games with plans to double its catalog of offerings by the end of the year.
• Bed Bath & Beyond is discontinuing Wild Sage, a private brand of bedding, decor and furniture that it launched about a year ago.
• Hong Kong is reducing the amount of time travelers will need to serve hotel quarantine, from seven days down to three starting Friday.

Happy Monday & Happy International Cat Day! To all the cat lovers out there – be sure to give some extra love to your furry pal today!

In This Issue: Strange Side Effects | Cat6 Slim Ethernet Patch Cable | Best Practices for Cable Management in Data Centers | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Strange Side Effects

Happy Monday and hello again!

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. So a funny thing (well not so funny) happened after I came home from vacation. We felt fine the first few days and then BAM! Rona decided to visit, and everyone felt pretty awful. I’m feeling tons better now, but when I first got it, it felt like I was hit by a freight train and then a bus. I also had a bit of a cough and runny nose (it felt kind of like the flu overall). My wife had the virus first and she felt more or less the same way. My 2-year-old had fever-like symptoms for 2 days and felt better immediately afterwards, but my 7-year-old has stayed strong and has not gotten it this whole time. 10 out of 10 I do not recommend getting this virus. Luckily we all just tested negative over the weekend and are on the mend.

While I feel better, I noticed that things started to taste off and I realized I lost my sense of smell and taste. Also, something very strange out of the ordeal with losing smell and taste is that water “tastes” weird. This may sound dumb, but water just tastes wet and everything else is just a texture experience. I tried a brownie and it ended up tasting like the consistency of playdough and chips taste like crunchies and a bit of salt (but absent potato flavor). I kind of “sense” when things are sweet or salty, but I can’t sense bitterness or other flavors, it’s the strangest thing and the saddest thing, because I love food! It’s been about 2 weeks and I’m starting to get some of the taste and smell senses back. Hopefully, this is just temporary! Have you experienced this as a side effect of Covid? Would love to hear your experience and how long it took (hopefully) to get your taste and smell back.

Cris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Our Cat6 Slim Ethernet Patch Cables are the perfect solution for high-density installations in data centers or any network setup where space is limited, without sacrificing the speed and durability that you are used to with regular-sized Cat 6 cabling.

The Snagless boot enables the installer to quickly connect and disconnect the cable in even the tightest situations. The smaller diameter cable makes it easier to handle cable management, making it more simple to install and troubleshoot the cables when needed and create better airflow in your data center or network closet.

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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.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• The Cincinnati zoo is celebrating the birth of a full-term hippopotamus, a sibling to Fiona, who became a global celebrity when she was born prematurely in 2017. The baby hippo was born last week on Wednesday night.
• Netflix is accelerating its push into video games with plans to double its catalog of offerings by the end of the year.
• Bed Bath & Beyond is discontinuing Wild Sage, a private brand of bedding, decor and furniture that it launched about a year ago.
• Hong Kong is reducing the amount of time travelers will need to serve hotel quarantine, from seven days down to three starting Friday.

Today is National Water Balloon, Oyster, and Underwear day. Looks like this Friday calls for eating some oysters in your underwear and kicking off the weekend with a good ole’ fashion water ballon fight. Enjoy!

In This Issue: CK Giving & Trivia Answers! | Webcam 1080p w/Autofocus Camera | How to future-proof your network with Cisco 8800 series phones | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – CK Giving & Trivia Answers!

Happy Friday! Today we’re going to highlight our CK Giving initiatives and provide you with the long-awaited trivia answers!

At CablesAndKits we strive to make an impact on the community in any way we can. Throughout our 20 years in business, giving back to individuals and organizations in our community has stood true in defining who we are today. This year we invited each of our team members to provide us with an organization they are passionate about to donate $200 to. Check out some of their stories here.

Our goal this past year was to donate $20,000 to celebrate 20 years of business and we did just that! We know, however, that this goal would not be possible without the support from our customers. We hope that you know that your purchases are instrumental in allowing us to give back to the community around us.

Trivia #1: 1) 2001 2) March 2020 3) Switch 4) 32 5) 1,853,828 feet

Trivia #2: 1) 1952 2) Xerox 3) The Gavilan SC 4) WorldWideWeb 5) In the 1930s

Trivia #3: 1) false 2) Craig 3) false 4) m&ms 5) true

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Product Spotlights & Updates

This webcam is perfect for Zoom, Skype, Teams, and any other video conference platform. The quality of 1080p allows you to share video with clear and fine detail. In addition, the built-in wide-angle microphones match users’ voice quality to the crystal clear video quality and makes it feel like you are face to face.

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Learning Center Article – How to future-proof your network with Cisco 8800 series phones

Technology is constantly evolving and advancing, and the world of VoIP phones is no exception. Voice-over-IP technology has come a long way since it was first introduced in the 1990s, and many businesses, small and large, are adopting IP phones as replacements for old analog technologies.

If you are in the market for a VoIP phone, it’s critical that you maximize your investment by choosing equipment that will meet the needs of today as well as those of tomorrow. The Cisco IP Phone 8800 Series is Cisco’s next-generation advanced VoIP phone series and is an excellent option for anyone looking to future-proof their network.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• HBO Max and Discovery+ have announced that they will merge into a single streaming service.
• The Florida Python Challenge, an annual statewide competition that kicks off Friday, will bring hundreds of snake-hunting professionals and novices to South Florida to hunt what wildlife officials are calling the state’s most concerning invasive species: the Burmese python.
• The mission NASA is calling “humanity’s return to the Moon” is taking a big step forward after years of hang-ups. The space agency announced its first uncrewed mission around the Moon called Artemis I is now set to roll out to the launch pad on August 18 and finally launch on August 29.
• After six months, the NFL is back kicking off the first pre-season game last night with the Hall of Fame game where the Raiders and the Jaguars went head to head.

Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day to the cookie that makes us hover around the oven waiting for the timer to ding. Or to the cookie that makes us all smile when enjoyed with a big ole glass of milk!

In This Issue: CK Trivia Round 3! | Cisco Aironet External Power Supply | “S-Class” Transceivers vs Non “S-Class” Transceivers | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – CK Trivia Round 3!

Happy Thursday! Today we’re bringing trivia round 3 your way – good luck!

1) True or False: CablesAndKits offers a 95% satisfaction guarantee.

2) Who is the founder of CablesAndKits?

3) True or False: Place your order before 4pm EST and we’ll guarantee it will ship out the same day.

4) What is our favorite candy to share at CablesAndKits?

5) True or False: All of our refurbished equipment goes through a comprehensive process of tests before being cleaned inside and out and shipped to your door.

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Maintain your connections and feel the power in your hands when you invest in a Cisco Aironet 1100, 1200, 1300 Series External Power Supply. Use our power supplies to keep your operation running smoothly. You can also invest in other Cisco accessories such as the Aironet Power Injector to supply power to your Access Point via Ethernet. We individually bag and label every purchase so you can stock up on our full range of Cisco equipment and accessories.

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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:

• A book recently returned to a Canadian library was 48 years overdue. The card inside the book revealed it had been due back on June 18, 1974.
• A Minnesota woman whose fingernails have a combined length of 42 feet and 10.4 inches was awarded two Guinness World Records titles.
• A cave-in at a coal mine in northern Mexico has trapped nine miners. The president shared that the accident happened in the town of Sabinas in the border state of Coahuila. He said 92 soldiers, specialists and four dogs were at the scene assisting rescue efforts.
• Craft breweries across America have been on the front lines of businesses facing higher material costs. Now, many are confronting a shortage of a key ingredient: carbon dioxide, the gas that gives beer its crisp, effervescent taste. Many are having to make plans to shut down their manufacturing plants.