Midweek check-in! Still powering through in full gear—or are the comfy clothes making an appearance today? Either way, you’ve got this!
In This Issue: Wrapping Up Spring Break | Deal of the Day | J Hook Retaining Clip | ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Wrapping Up Spring Break
Happy Wednesday!
I hope everyone is having a good week. I think spring break season is likely wrapping itself up at the end of this week. If you enjoyed a little spring break getaway, did you do anything fun?
Growing up my mom was a teacher and we had lots of teachers in our family, so that week was always one where we did lots of relaxing and spending time together as a family. Do you have a special spring break memory growing up?
Here’s to now heading into graduation season and the countdown to summer!
Cheers!
Ashley
Deal of the Day
Product Spotlights & Updates
Retaining clips for J-hooks provide added cable security by holding bundles firmly in place. Designed for quick installation, these clips help maintain structured cable routing and prevent cable shift or sag. Compatible with a variety of J-hook sizes, they’re ideal for keeping low-voltage, fiber, and data cables neatly contained.
Learning Center Article – ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) Explained
You have two devices on the same network. You want to share packets directly from one to the other without involving the rest of the internet. How do you do this? There are a few ways, but one of the easiest is ARP. ARP stands for “address resolution protocol,” and it’s an important tool for your devices when they try to communicate. The formal definition goes something like this. ARP is a protocol that connects IP addresses to MAC addresses.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- Google is letting Gemini Advanced subscribers try out Veo 2, its text-to-video AI model that it says is capable of creating high-resolution clips with “cinematic realism.” Subscribers can select Veo 2 from the Gemini model dropdown on the web and mobile, where they can enter a prompt to generate an eight-second video in 720p.
- As summer travel plans ramp up, United Airlines is trimming some of its domestic flights by 4% due to lower demand and ongoing economic uncertainty.
- Cinnabon and Carvel are teaming up for a first-of-its-kind new restaurant. It’s a bakery and ice cream shop in one, serving brand-new treats we’ve never had before.
- Starbucks will unveil its full summer menu in May. The company is unveiling a new Iced Horchata Oatmilk Shaken Espresso, while bringing back the Summer-Berry Refreshers that were introduced in 2024. The coffee chain will also be debuting a new Strawberries & Cream Cake Pop.