{"id":7709,"date":"2004-08-29T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2004-08-29T19:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/?p=7709"},"modified":"2025-09-04T15:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T19:17:26","slug":"ck-daily-08-29-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/ck-daily-08-29-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"CK Daily \u2013 08.29.2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CK-Daily-1536x480-38-1024x320.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7515\" style=\"width:733px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CK-Daily-1536x480-38-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CK-Daily-1536x480-38-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CK-Daily-1536x480-38-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CK-Daily-1536x480-38.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Thursday! The weekend is just around the corner, do you have any plans?! It&#8217;ll be a long weekend for most, so we hope you get some extra time to relax.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: <\/em>CablesAndKits will be closed on Monday, September 2nd. We will be back in the office on Tuesday, September 3rd ready to get your orders out the door!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In This Issue: A Moment for the Floppy Disk | DB9 Male to Male Slim Serial Coupler | How Do Fiber Patch Cables Enhance Network Performance? | News to Start Your Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The CK Daily &#8211; A Moment for the Floppy Disk<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy Thursday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember the days when storage space was measured in kilobytes and carrying a stack of floppy disks was the norm? Back in the late 1970s and 80s, floppy disks were revolutionary. With their flexible design and capacity to store up to 1.44MB (quite a lot at the time!), they became the go-to medium for transferring files, sharing software, and even playing games. While we\u2019ve moved on to cloud storage and terabyte drives, there\u2019s no denying that the floppy disk played a crucial role in shaping the early days of computing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s take a moment to appreciate this piece of tech history that paved the way for the devices we rely on today. What\u2019s your favorite throwback tech memory?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CK Team<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><br>Product Spotlights &amp; Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/cabling\/data-console-cables\/cable-adapters\/adpt-db9mm\/pro-5469\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3k81ch9hvuctc.cloudfront.net\/company\/P9vdKJ\/images\/c3ede2bd-2e6c-4433-89ca-f7e2d34e7320.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:564px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Need to stretch your limits? Don\u2019t buy all new cables; instead invest in some cable extenders. Our DB9 Male to Male Slim Serial Coupler allows allows the female connectors of two cables to be connected to extend your cable length. These small frame extenders are the perfect solution to saving money and saving your network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cablesandkits.com\/cabling\/data-console-cables\/cable-adapters\/adpt-db9mm\/pro-5469\/\"><strong>Shop the Product Spotlight<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><br>Learning Center Article &#8211; How Do Fiber Patch Cables Enhance Network Performance?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever wondered why your network might be lagging despite high-end routers and switches? 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