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CEO Daily Update – 9.23.2020

September 24, 2020 by Craig Haynie

PPE Coupon | Cisco Conference Phones | 15 Inspiring Acts of Leadership


Happy Thursday!  

Welcome to the CablesAndKits CEO daily email. Read more about this email by scrolling to the very bottom. 

A little birdie told me that we just sent an email out with discount coupons on safety supplies. Did you get it?  

I don’t know if it’s true, but I heard …  

The national animal of Scotland is the Unicorn. 


Today’s Product Spotlight from Rerun (AKA Rebecca):

We are currently offering one of our favorite conference phones, the CP-8831-K9 “NEW IN BOX”  for just $350!! This VoIP conference phone features high-definition voice performance as well as 360° coverage and a full-duplex two-way wideband audio hands free speaker. We love the Cisco 8800 series of phones for their advanced features and scalability and we believe they are a sound investment for anyone looking to future-proof their space! With this phone, you get superior wideband acoustics with a two-element speaker for maximum voice bandwidth to give you enhanced speech quality and speaker recognition. 

In addition, this phone can be scaled to meet the needs of rooms of any size as it features a detached control panel and optional wired or wireless extension microphones.  


The Rerun & Joe Show! (Updates about Safety Supplies Product Line):

The Safety Supply deals just keep getting better! Craig hinted that we sent out an email with a coupon for Safety Supplies yesterday… It was originally going to be for 1 day only, but we are extending it out further! Use code PPESALE to get $10 OFF your order of $50+ (Safety Supplies only)!   

Here are a few incredible deals that we have going on right now!   

3M 8200 N95 Protective Face Mask, 20 Pack – $120.00 

Medical Grade N95 Protective Face Mask, 20 Pack – $59.00 

8 oz Gel Hand Sanitizer – $1.50 

Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, Flex Pack, 75 Count – $14.75 


15 Inspiring Acts of Leadership – by Gary Epp, Chief Administrative Steward 

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Filed Under: CEO Daily Updates Tagged With: CEO, Cisco, Cisco Conference Phones, Leadership, PPE, Safety Supplies

CEO Daily Update – 8.31.2020

August 31, 2020 by Craig Haynie

Hand Sanitizer Blowout | The RV adventure continues | Cisco RCKMNT-1RU Rack Kit


Happy Monday!  

Welcome to the CablesAndKits CEO daily email. Read more about this email by scrolling to the very bottom. 

Well I’ve had quite an adventure in the last few days, and particularly Sunday. I’ve continued my hunt of a motorhome and settled on a couple brands and models within a certain age and miles range. I found what seemed to be the perfect unit at a fantastic price that was a few hours away. I called and had a great conversation with the owner and ended up going to look at it last Wednesday. While I expected to need to do some repairs, the quantity of them really started to pile up fast. It was a good bit below market value – way more than the repairs would cost, so I kept pondering on it.  

I was nearly willing to pull the trigger when I saw the exact same unit on RVTrader for a tad more money but without all the issues. It had a little wrong here and there but it was being offered by a dealer and they were going to make the repairs. Great! It was in Utah though, which is a 28 hour drive in a normal car, so quite a long trip in an RV but I thought ”hey, a person buying a motorhome had better be willing to drive distances!” Ha.  

I haggled a deal by phone, and got them to agree to let me sleep in the RV for a night when I arrived. They said they’d never had anyone ask that before and that I’d be locked in the fence with the guard dog. Sounded cool to me!  

I booked my flight on Sat afternoon for Sunday evening. I planned to fly out at 8pm, arrive at 10pm with the time change, grab a hotel, and then head over Monday to begin my inspection and overnight stay.  

My wife had been resistant to this whole plan until I made an executive family decision to get one, and said that if we hated it we could sell. After that she started pondering the whole thing and next thing I know she is showing me yet another unit on RVTrader late Sat night. It was even BETTER than the one in UT. It was even more than the previous one but was worth the difference hands down. Trouble is I’d already put down a $1000 non-refundable deposit and bought a plane ticket to Utah.  

Nevertheless, it was better enough that it was worth exploring. And, it was in Florida – much closer! I spoke with the owner Sun afternoon and told him I had a one way ticket to UT that NIGHT. He told me everything I needed to know, described all the updates that had been done, and even had a pull behind SUV for sale as well, which we also wanted. The fact that it was already setup and ready to go was a huge bonus. 

We started haggling price via text and there were long delays between responses. I figured he was pondering or talking to his wife but it turned out he was on business calls (on a Sunday?). We still were not talking the same language on price and I was already driving to the airport. I texted that I would change my flight from Salt Lake to Orlando if we could agree. We were close on price so I went ahead and asked if he’d mind if I diverted my flight to Orlando.  

He didn’t reply quickly, but I was half way to the airport and needed to make a decision. I decided to take a chance and change my flight to Orlando. I’d deal with the deposit / Salt Lake unit later. I pulled up the delta app to look for a change flight option. “Your upcoming flight will allow check in 24 hours prior to departure”. Wait, what? I HAD BOOKED THE FLIGHT IN OCT!!  

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Filed Under: CEO Daily Updates Tagged With: CEO, Cisco, Coronavirus, Hand sanitizer, Rack Mount Kit, RV, Tech News

CEO Daily Update – 8.28.2020

August 28, 2020 by Craig Haynie

Granny’s Biscuits |USB Console Cable | Sanitizer Dispenser Price Drop | Tech News


Happy Friday!  

Welcome to the CablesAndKits CEO daily email. Read more about this email by scrolling to the very bottom. 

I don’t know if it’s true, but I heard …  

Johnny Cash took only three voice lessons before his teacher advised him to stop taking lessons and to never deviate from his natural voice. 


Do you remember the old HBO movie intro? Back in the 80’s when I was a kid my brother would turn a movie on and this would play. I remember watching this opening scene like it was yesterday! I especially loved the part where the colorful lines move around the edge of the O.  

Sometimes we want things to be the way they were before. Simpler. Videos like this remind me of what it was like when I was a kid and didn’t have the worries of today. It reminds me of where I was at the very instant I saw it the first time. I was roughly 6 years old, and in the lap of my “granny” (great grand mother) who was around 92 at the time. She had a rocker that she always sat in that was in front of the TV. I remember sitting there with her many times watching The Price is Right, and even Days of our Lives – until I got bored with it and ran off to do something else. But Bob Barker sure could keep my attention! Especially when they played Plinko!  

We didn’t even have HBO. This was back in the day of the cable boxes with the turn dial. My brother, who is 8 years older than me, had figured out that if you stuck a piece of cardboard behind the dial, turned the channel between HBO and whatever was next to it, and SMACKED the side of the box, HBO would come in crystal clear! As a 6 year old I was pretty amazed at this magic.   

I remember the azaleas in my granny’s front yard, and the white rocks that I had never seen anywhere else. I remember the shed in the back yard that we used to climb up on and JUMP off of. You should have seen granny fly! Kidding, hahaha … my and friends and cousins were the ones doing the jumping. I remember the spicket (spigot) in the back yard that I was standing near when I got into a minor fight with some boy – the first and last time I have ever fought anyone (I’ve come close a few times!). I remember my granny making biscuits by hand with no measurements on the bare kitchen counter in her old drafty house with single pane windows and flaking paint.  

There was something so simple about it all. Peaceful. Fun. Comforting.  

But then things changed. Age 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 …. My granny died. Family members got into a fight and put each other in ICU. My family fractured. I wasn’t allowed to see my grandmother. I got picked on and bullied in school. My mom wouldn’t work and I dropped out of school in 9th grade and got a full time job to eat.  

As I got older I realized the world was not all biscuits and azaleas. You toughen up …. some maybe to the point of being closed off, bitter, jaded, cynical, etc. 

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Filed Under: CEO Daily Updates Tagged With: CEO, Cisco, console cable, HBO, Johnny Cash, Memories, Sanitizer Dispensers, Tech News

CEO Daily Update – 6.9.2020

June 9, 2020 by Craig Haynie

Prayers for baby Jojo, the coupon rages on, a Cisco vulnerability


Happy Tuesday.

I received a reply to yesterday’s email from a customer with a request for prayer for her great niece, Jojo (Josphine). Jojo was born early at 24 weeks at only 1lb. Her and mom are not in a great condition right now and need the grace and mercy of the Lord. Would you pray for them with me? Pray that the Lord would heal them – and that the entire family be comforted by the presence of the Lord in all circumstances. We never know the will of the Father, but trust that He loves us deeply, is sad with us in our trials, and has mercy on us in our humility. Father, bring your healing to the bodies of this family, and your grace and mercy into the hearts of all involved. Amen.
 
Our oldest, who turns seven in just a few days, was born a month early and very small (not that small). We know first-hand how HARD it is to have a baby (in this case it was our first) in trouble, stuck in the NICU, and not be able to do anything but wait and pray. Our hearts are with this family!
 
Cisco announces a security flaw in NX-OS
https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/cisco-warns-these-nexus-switches-have-been-hit-by-a-serious-security-flaw/

A poll of sorts:
I am curious – now that some time has passed, what is “normal” like to you now? Have you gone physically back to work? (Did you ever leave?), have you changed any habits perhaps for the better (I know people that now order groceries online that didn’t before). Have you changed jobs, moved, or made any other life changes? Has the Lord taught you anything during this time? I would love to hear from you!

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Filed Under: CEO Daily Updates Tagged With: Baby Josephine, CEO, Cisco, Coronavirus, COUPON, NX-OS, Safety Supplies

Does the Name Brand Really Matter?

June 6, 2017 by CablesAndKits

Any Costco fans out there?

I certainly am…for some things.  I am also the first to admit that it took most of my entire lifetime to arrive at that point.  There was just some unfounded stigma about using an item that wasn’t a name brand.  Not to mention, I didn’t want my guests to see anything in my cabinets like that.

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Filed Under: Product Guides & FAQ's, Technology Tagged With: 1000Base-SX, cablesandkits, Cisco, Cisco Original, Cisco Switch, Fiber, Gigabit, LC Connector, Multimode Fiber, OM3, OM4, OM5, SFP, Third Party Compatible

New Year, New CK and of course, New Products

February 8, 2017 by Shanyce Watkins

Is it too late to say Happy New Year? We don’t think so considering some of us are restarting our new year resolutions in February. January was our trial free month. Now excuse me as I go for a brisk walk around the building a few times to get my steps in. (Yes, I am participating in a FitBit challenge, judge me)

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Filed Under: Inside CablesAndKits, Product Guides & FAQ's Tagged With: cablesandkits, cat5e, cat6, Cisco, Dell, Hard Drives, HP, new Year, Servers

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