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Happy Friday! Are you ready for the official kick-off of the Olympics?! The Opening Ceremony is happening today at 1:30pm EST.

In This Issue: It’s Time for the Olympics! | Yealink MP58-TEAMS Teams Edition Phone | Aruba Switches vs Cisco Switches | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – It’s Time for the Olympics!

Happy Friday! We are just hours away from the official start of the Summer Olympics of 2024 which I’m so excited about! We are a YouTube TV subscriber, and I had the option of adding some of my favorite sports to watch in a settings tab so that they are automatically added to my list. Some of my favorite sports include soccer, gymnastics, swimming, and track and field!

The Summer Olympics always bring so much excitement and will be held in Paris, which adds a special charm to the event. There is something so special about watching athletes from across the globe gather to compete at the highest level, inspiring millions with their dedication, skill, and sportsmanship.

Location: This will be the third time Paris hosts the Olympics, having done so in 1900 and 1924.

Dates: The games are scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024.

New Sports: The 2024 Olympics will feature new sports like skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing, and breakdancing.

Youth and Innovation: The organizers are placing a significant focus on engaging youth and incorporating innovation and technology into the games’ organization and presentation.

What are some of the things that you are looking forward to watching?

Have a great weekend!

Mandy Bentley

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Product Spotlights & Updates

The MP58 Teams Edition phone is a high-quality Smart Business Desk Phone that is perfect for executives and professionals. It is based on an Android 9.0 operating system and comes with a new, powerful chipset to provide a secure, stable, and optimized performance. This phone features an elegant design with a bright and beautiful 7″ capacitative touch screen with a stunning 1024 x 600 resolution.

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Learning Center Article – Aruba Switches vs Cisco Switches

When it comes to network switches, the variety of options can be overwhelming. There’s a specific switch for every niche networking role, and there are a dozen different brands making that one class of switch.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• The 2025 Chevy Corvette ZR1 will be powered by a twin-turbocharged, 5.5-liter, V8 engine capable of more than 1,000 horsepower — a first for Corvette — and 828 foot-pounds of torque..
• Disney and Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” is expected to tally between $160 million and $180 million at the domestic box office during its debut.
• NASA reported that Boeing’s crew spacecraft Starliner will stay docked with the International Space Station into August.
• SK Hynix plans to invest 9.4 trillion Korean won ($6.8 billion) to build a new semiconductor manufacturing plant in an emerging chip hub in South Korea.

Happy Thursday! We’re one day from the weekend, do you have any plans? We’d love to hear about them!

In This Issue: A Trip Down Tech Lane | Lithium-Ion New Battery | ARP Explained | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – A Trip Down Tech Lane

Happy Thursday!

We hope you’re week is still going well! Did you know that the world’s first website is still up and running? Create by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1991, the site is as simple as it gets, but it changed the world forever! Check it out here.

There’s something about the simplicity of it. This site introduced the concept of hyperlinks, allowing users to navigate between pages, and it marked the beginning of the World Wide Web. So, next time you’re surfing the web, take a moment to appreciate how far we’ve come from that first humble page. And remember, every big idea starts small!

Happy browsing!

The CK Team

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Servers are the workhorse of your network. They store your data, act as a web server, house your entire email library, run your applications, and occasionally act as your print server. Sometimes, servers need to have a little backup. This is where a controller battery comes into play. This is a brand new backup battery for specific Dell servers.

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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.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Southwest plans to offer pricier seats with extra legroom and end open seating on its planes.
• The NBA has rebuffed longtime media partner Warner Bros. Discovery’s bid to keep airing games after next season. The league told the media company it doesn’t believe it holds legal matching rights for the new media deal. It instead plans to move ahead with Amazon as its third partner, along with ESPN and NBCUniversal, in its 11-year deal worth about $77 billion.
• Disney and Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ is now the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, surpassing Walt Disney Animation’s “Frozen II” for the box office crown.
• Pfizer said its experimental gene therapy for a rare genetic blood-clotting disorder succeeded in a large late-stage trial, paving the way for a potential approval.

Happy Wednesday & Happy National Cousins Day! Today we celebrate the special bonds that we all share with our cousins! Whether they’re near or far, take a moment to reach out and remind them how much they mean to you.

In This Issue: The Great State of Ohio | Kendall Howard Hinged 1U Patch Panel Brackets | COM, EXT, IND – Temperature Ranges for SFPs | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – The Great State of Ohio!

Happy Wednesday!

I hope you’re having a great week. This week my husband and I are taking some grand adventures across the state of Ohio! On Saturday, we have a wedding to attend, so we decided to spend the week stopping by and seeing some of our old friends…and it’s been so sweet!

We started the week in Dayton, are now in Columbus, and will head to Akron in a few days. We lived in Ohio a few years ago and we loved it. To be honest, we miss it! So it’s been nice to just enjoy some time up here and see our friends who we’ve stayed connected with through the years. It’s also been fun because for some, it’s the first time their meeting Carter and there’s just something so fun about introducing people to your little one!

Anyway, this week and next week are going to be a roller coaster. Next week our little guy turns 1 and ahh…I really just don’t even know where the time went. We’re also having a fun gender reveal party for my older brother, so needless to say – there’s lots happening! Just hoping that I’m able to sit back and soak it all in.

Hope you have a great rest of your week!

Ashley

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Kendall Howard swing-out mounting brackets are ideal for mounting patch panels or small equipment. The hinged esign allows to install equipment to swing to the left or right 180 degrees. They are made of heavy-duty 16-gauge steel and are a great alternative to a full size rack or large wall mount rack or cabinet.

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Learning Center Article – COM, EXT, IND – Temperature Ranges for SFPs

When you build a network, you primarily focus on hardware that meets certain requirements. It has to be fast enough and able to manage enough traffic for your applications.

In some cases, it might also need durability requirements, and one of the scariest things for sensitive networking equipment (like SFPs) is something as simple as temperature. If it gets too hot or too cold, it can damage your hardware, and your whole network fails.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• The ITER project achieved a significant milestone, advancing the development of sustainable fusion energy. Read more here.
• NASA’s Curiosity Rover found unusual yellow crystals on Mars, providing new insights into the planet’s geological history.
• Want to stay up to date on all things Olympics? Check out the top news stories here.
• Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat said the Google parent company will invest an additional $5 billion into its self-driving car unit Waymo.

Happy Tuesday & Happy National Lemon Day! You know how the saying goes…”If life gives you lemons, make lemonade!”

In This Issue: Rain, Adventure and Down Time | Cat6 Ethernet Cable Pull Box | StackWise-480 and StackWise 1T Explained | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Lots of Rain, Adventure and Down Time

Good Morning & Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone is off to a great start to the week!

I had a busy but great weekend! On Saturday I ventured out to the Battery in Atlanta for a friends’ birthday. The lunch was planned several weeks ago and, at the time, there was no Braves game scheduled until the evening. However, the Friday night game was rained out so they scheduled it for 1:00 on Saturday which meant there was a TON of traffic and parking was nearly impossible! I ended up parking pretty far away and getting an Uber to drive me to the Battery. At the exact time I was calling Uber, the bottom dropped out of the sky and we got some intense rain which I had to walk through for about a block so I was thoroughly soaked by the time I made it to the restaurant! It was still a good time with friends, though!

After that was done, I headed up to Clayton, GA for the night. We stayed at a little boutique hotel called the Bridge Creek Inn and it was so cute! The location was right in downtown Clayton so it was perfect for getting out and exploring the town. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay!

The weather and some time constraints prevented us from hiking on Sunday, but it was kind of nice to not be on a schedule and just enjoy some down time that morning. We stopped for lunch in Clarkesville to grab lunch and then headed back home!

It was a great weekend!

Rebecca

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Product Spotlights & Updates

This type of bulk cable is suitable for installation in vertical runs and penetrating more than one floor, or for installation in vertical runs in a shaft.

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Learning Center Article – StackWise-480 and StackWise 1T Explained

When it comes to extremely powerful switches, Cisco is an industry leader and has been for some time. The company pushes the envelope with switch stacking and high-end performance. From those endeavors, two stacking architectures stand at the top of the industry: StackWise-480 and StackWise-1T.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Warner Bros. Discovery intends to use its matching rights on a package of NBA games earmarked for Amazon.
• McDonald’s will extend its $5 value meal in most U.S. markets, saying the deal is helping to boost traffic. McDonald’s is extending the promotion as rivals such as Burger King and Starbucks offer deals to entice diners and boost traffic.
• Google will no longer cancel third-party cookies after years of delays to find an alternative for its Chrome browser.
• ABL Space Systems says the rocket it planned to use for the company’s first launch in 18 months suffered “irrecoverable” damage in a fire after a test firing, further delaying its return to flight.

Happy Monday! We hope you had a wonderful weekend and are rested and geared up for the week. It’s going to be a rainy week where we are, so we’re certainly going to need full pots of coffee to keep us energized through the week.

In This Issue: Exciting Checkout Updates! | AC Power Cord | Cat7 vs Cat6a | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Exciting Checkout Updates!

Happy Monday!

Exciting news from our end this week! This weekend our dev team and I spent a lot of time updating the checkout process, all designed with you in mind. We understand how precious your time is, and we want to make sure every minute you spend with us is efficient and pleasant. To improve your experience, we’ve retooled our checkout to be sleeker and more user friendly than ever before. I hope you have a moment to check it out and give us feedback!

Other than that we’re preparing for an upcoming camping trip. Meal planning was the main agenda and we’re going to try some new campfire recipes such as grilled beef kabobs as well as a bannock recipe over the campfire. Excited to have our last trip of the summer.

Hope you have a great day and a wonderful week!

Cris

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Product Spotlights & Updates

Power cords are commonly used to connect a piece of equipment to a power distribution unit and many other uses. Whether the cords are used in a basic or dense instillation, these heavy duty power cords save time and money.

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Learning Center Article – Cat7 vs Cat6a? Unveiling the Truth Behind Faster Connections!

Choosing the right Ethernet cable is crucial to ensure the best network speed for home gaming sessions and professional purposes. In this article, we will compare Cat7 and Cat6a cables, discussing their specifications, performance, and applicability in different scenarios.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• In the north-central English county of Derbyshire, the removal of a dam has hundreds of salmon swimming up a beloved river once again. It’s the first time in 100 years that salmon have reached so far up the River Derwent.
• President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he will end his presidential re-election campaign.
• Delta Air Lines canceled more than 4,600 flights from Friday through Sunday, more than any other carrier as they struggle to recover from the Microsoft outage.
• Korean Air ordered a mix of Boeing 787 Dreamliners and the yet-to-be certified 777X.

Happy Friday & Happy National Play Day! It’s time to unleash your inner child, spark your creativity, and learn why play is an important part of living a happy life. Have a wonderful weekend!

In This Issue: Embracing All Things Summer | LINIER Economy 2U Rack Shelf – 12″ | What Is Unified Communications? | News to Start Your Day

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The CK Daily – Embracing All Things Summer

Happy Friday!

As the summer sun continues to shine brightly, we’re all about soaking up the good vibes here at CablesAndKits. Whether it’s planning a weekend getaway, enjoying a BBQ with friends and family, or simply kicking back with a good book, we hope you’re making the most of this sunny season!

Speaking of fun, we’ve got a little summer trivia for you. Did you know that the Eiffel Tower can grow more than six inches during the summer? The iron expands in the heat, making the iconic structure even taller! Pretty cool, right?

We’d love to hear about your summer adventures. Share your favorite summer activities or any exciting plans you have coming up. Stay cool, stay connected, and as always, thank you for being an amazing part of our CK community.

The CK Team

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Product Spotlights & Updates

TThe LINIER Economy Rack Mount Shelves are a great way to store your non-rack mountable components. Our shelves are suitable for monitors, modems, DSL routers, backup units, and virtually anything you can think of.

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Learning Center Article – What Is Unified Communications?

Large companies like teamwork. It’s an efficient way to leverage resources in order to solve a problem or complete a task. At the same time, technology improvements help with collaboration and teamwork in many settings.

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Today’s News to Start Your Day:

• Netflix said its advertising-supported memberships grew 34% during the second quarter compared to the year-earlier period.
• U.S. shoppers spent a record $14.2 billion online during Amazon’s two-day Prime event, up 11% year over year.
• A widespread technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected companies and services around the world and highlighted dependence on software from a handful of providers.
• Want to know what weird Pringle flavors are around the world? Read more here.