Welcome / open talk

Getting ready to ring in the new year here in the northeast. The Mrs. and I are staying home this year with a few of our favorite movies.

Please share your new years plans and be careful if you plan to travel. There could be issues with slippery roads in parts of the country.

Be safe and have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Samantha voice and pronunciation update available.Just did my 3597.No problems,about 1 minute.

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

Please Vote for Contributors of the Year

~Angela

May you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year...

Anthony

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChnPXtDBz28

Pretty impressive. When I was a kid we had a neighbor that would do something like this, albeit on a smaller scale.

CES 2017 is only a couple of weeks away. Does anybody here anticipate Garmin, or anybody else for that matter, to release anything new at CES 2017? From my perspective, it seems as if Garmin releases things throughout the year, so maybe they won't release anything terribly earthshaking at CES 2017.

This is probably a question for JM ...

No Contributor of the Week this week or next as we’ve begun voting for

Contributors of the Year

If you are a General Maintainer, please vote today!

Here’s a list of General Maintainers who received COW recognition over the last year (in alphabetical order).

ajasaro
alandb
alleghany
BCfromKY
Bdhsfz6
Bob.Sedona
bobkz
Box Car

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

It’s once again time to reflect on the things you enjoy about POI Factory and consider the members who help to make this community the great place it is.

Has anyone attended a TubaChristmas performance? If not, see what NPR writes and a location site (choose you state for locations and dates/times).

http://www.npr.org/2016/12/16/505878391/at-tubachristmas-an-...

http://www.tubachristmas.com/selectloc.php

Europe's GPS-like network switches on

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/12/15/europe_switches_on_g...

At long last it is officially online and open to all. Now for the new GPS units. Some phones all ready have both GPS chips in them.

Does anyone use Yahoo mail? Did you receive Yahoo security notification? Yahoo mail security breach was all over the news yesterday. I just changed my password for the 2nd time this year.

NO this is NOT a phishing mail. I'm an IT person responsible for installing/configuring/maintaining mail servers so I know very well the difference between real or fake mail.

This week's COW is, Strephon_Alkhalikoi!

We enjoyed his informative comment in the, LED Vs CCFL Backlit LCD TV discussion. For those not familiar with LED vs CCFL Backlit LCD or Plasma, it’s a nice primer.

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

I got a 32" LG LCD TV (CCFL backlit, I think) that I bought in 2009. It broke in February 2016. That TV released measurable heat when it was on. I could feel it when I was close enough to the top or front of it. I dare not turn it on when Southern California summer heat is at its peak because my bedroom will be a lot warmer with the TV on.

As posted above, I am just wondering how many of my fellow POI members do still download POIs? I haven't for a long time. Between what is already pre-loaded on the device and the ability to use the Garmin Smartphone application and send it to my Garmin Nuvi 3597, I don't really seem to have much need for it.

This week we’re recognizing, Mgarledge & Canuk!

I recently posted a thread about including more non-GPS topics in our forums. While we’ll always be a GPS and POI based site, we also recognize that we need to diversify a bit if we want to stick around for another 10+ years.

This is the place to talk about things that are not GPS related.

This thread will be closed on Monday and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

This is the official POI Factory Joke thread.

It will be closed on the last day of the month and a new one will be opened.

Please read the forum rules before posting.

"POI Factory is not a forum for politically charged debate.
Let's avoid topics that already have a long list of Democrat or Republican talking points or that name specific politicians."

~Angela