Happy Monday! I think it’s safe to say it officially feels like fall! What are your favorite things about the fall weather?
In This Issue: Local Festivals | Cisco 2901 Integrated Services Router | Routers vs Modems | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Local Festivals
Happy Monday!
This weekend we had the opportunity to visit the Braselton Antique & Artisan Festival. We hadn’t visited a festival in a very long time, so this was a real treat. There were over 375 vendors selling all sorts of things from crafts, and clothing, to paintings, and even furniture. We enjoyed visiting the ice cream truck for some treats and dog watching (similar to people watching). There were a ton of dogs at this festival from tiny ones that people carried around to ones that were bigger than the people walking them. The weather was perfect, and I would even say a tad bit warm. The only problem we had was finding parking, but luckily a family member lived a short 10-minute walk away from the festival, so we parked at their house.
It was so nice being at an event outside and I think I appreciate it more this year, because of the last couple of years when we weren’t willing or able to go out. It feels like things are returning to the way they were (in a good way) and I’m thankful for that. Have you attended any local festivals recently?
Cris
Product Spotlights & Updates
Cisco 2901 Integrated Services Router builds on 25 years of Cisco innovation and product leadership. The new platforms are architected to enable the next phase of branch-office evolution, providing rich media collaboration and virtualization to the branch while maximizing operational cost savings. The new Integrated Services Routers Generation 2 are future-enabled with support for new high-capacity DSPs (Digital Signal Processors) for future enhanced video capabilities, high-powered service modules with improved availability, multi-core CPUs, Gigabit Ethernet switching with enhanced POE, and new energy visibility and control capabilities while improving overall system performance.
Learning Center Article – Routers vs. Modems
When you’re building a network, there are a few essential components that show up in every design, especially if this network accesses the internet.
Somewhere along the line, you have to attach a modem. It’s essential for internet connectivity. Assuming you use more than one device with this network, you probably also need a router. Each of these devices is essential, and they are often combined together into a single networking device.
But, what are they really doing? What are the key differences between modems and routers?
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- First, the storm. Then, a plague of insects. Hordes of mosquitoes have proliferated in floodwater and debris left in Hurricane Ian’s wake, and now swarm Florida communities. State and local officials are waging a multimillion-dollar war against the bloodsucking insects — which are known to spread diseases like West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis — as they try to keep residents safe and prevent the voracious insects from slowing down the recovery crews working to fix power lines and rebuild infrastructure.
- Beyond Meat is launching a steak substitute in grocery stores on Monday. The new product will roll out nationwide at more than 5,000 Kroger and Walmart stores, as well as Albertsons, Ahold Delhaize, Jewel-Osco, Sprouts and other local grocers.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 2.3 million migrant apprehensions at the southern border in the last 12 months — surpassing the record high set last year.
- An unseasonably early spike in respiratory syncytial virus cases among young children is pushing some hospitals to capacity. Most years, infections typically occur in the late fall and winter, often overlapping with flu season. But at least since last year, physicians have begun seeing surges starting during summer months.