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In This Issue: Remote Camping | Cisco 8851 Five line Color Display Unified IP Phone | Understanding the Differences Between MPO and MTP Fiber | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Remote Camping
Happy Monday!
I hope everyone had a great Father’s Day weekend and Juneteenth! The weekend was quite nice and we got to enjoy some below 90s temperatures on Sunday which was a great reprieve from the heat wave we’ve been experiencing.
Camping went well once again, and although I had my doubts about the heat and bugs, miraculously it never got above 82 degrees and we maybe saw one mosquito (although we did see a large quantity of other flying and non-flying insects and spiders). We definitely recommend our Desoto Falls Recreation Area for primitive camping – sites 15B, 16B, or 18B (sorry no electricity or cell signal at the site). The kids enjoyed hiking to the nearby waterfall and playing in the creek that ran through the campsite. The creek was freezing though which was a good and bad thing. We had to run into town to buy a few extra blankets because the temps seemed to dip near 60 and we weren’t prepared or used to that kind of cold at night. Other than that, it looks like our camping adventures will continue. We’ll continue to camp as long as the kids enjoy it.
Camping in a remote area without cell signal reminded me of how technology-dependent I’ve become. It was a bit jarring to not be able to check my email or chat or anything for that matter after the first day. But as time went on I just left my phone alone (or rather it left me alone) and I learned to live without it. In a strange way, it reminded me of my childhood when cell phones were super expensive and the size of a shoebox. I didn’t even have a watch back then and the rule was to return before dark. I miss those days and I do wonder if our kids will ever get to be that privileged.
Cris
Product Spotlights & Updates
The Cisco 8851 offers a high-resolution VGA backlit color display. The 8851 is a business-calls collaboration endpoint that delivers high-fidelity, reliable and secure communications fro small to large businesses. Supports a built-in Gigabit Ethernet switch for your PC connections. The 8851 series also deliver advanced IP features and crystal clear wideband audio performance.
Learning Center Article – Understanding the Differences Between MPO and MTP Fiber
When designing high-bandwidth fiber communication systems, you have to pick from a wide range of tools and resources. Optimizing the system is the key to providing the needed performance within budget constraints.
This optimization requires considerable study and comparison, and there are countless opportunities to make small but meaningful upgrades throughout the design. A great example of this is fiber connectors. For any given fiber-optic network, you have plenty of termination options. Among those are MPO and MTP fiber. What makes these connections special? What distinguishes them from each other? This article will tell you what you need to know.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- An episode of “Sesame Street,” allegedly removed from syndication for being too frightening for children, has been posted to social media sites like YouTube and Reddit. The episode stars Margaret Hamilton, who revives her role as the Wicked Witch of the West from “The Wizard of Oz.”
- Pixar’s “Lightyear” rocketed to a $51 million domestic opening, the best performance of an animated feature since the pandemic began. Box office analysts had foreseen “Lightyear” bringing in between $70 million and $85 million domestically.
- A massive unfinished cruise ship is likely to be sold for scrap after its maker declared bankruptcy because no one wants to buy it. Attempts are now being made to sell some of the fixtures and engines from Global Dream II, which was half-built by insolvent German shipbuilder MV Werften.
- As of 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, airlines had canceled 2,237 flights and delayed over 10,000 flights, according to tracking service FlightAware. Nearly 800 of Sunday’s cancellations and 2,000 of the delays involved aircraft scheduled to fly to or from U.S. cities.