Welcome / open talk

Greetings,

I've recently started looking on eBay for hobby tools and other useful items and thought I'd share my findings. I hope that others reply with additional items useful to us GPS/computer users.

This week we’re recognizing, donaldb530!

Donaldb530 maintains many popular files, such as Walmart, Elk Lodges, Tader Joe’s, Winco and the Truck/RV Fuel Stations file. The last of which has been busy since the summer travel season has arrived!

We really appreciate your ongoing contributions to our community, Donaldb530!

~Angela

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

In danger of losing your windmill?

Maybe you can share the last place your GPS took you and if you encountered any problems, or if you used it to seek out special places to go (like Thai Food, ice cream shoppes, etc.).

Anything to keep your windmill alive.

This thread will be closed on the last day of the month 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

This week we’re recognizing, Juggernaut and Strephon_Alkhalikoi.

They both voluntarily took time to create and make available a resource for other POI Factory community members who have older Garmin GPS models.

Thank you, Juggernaut and Strephon_Alkhalikoi, your time and efforts on behalf of our community are greatly appreciated!

~Angela

from Wikipedia:

"On Memorial Day, the flag of the United States is raised briskly to the top of the staff and then solemnly lowered to the half-staff position, where it remains only until noon. It is then raised to full-staff for the remainder of the day.

May we remember those who served and gave their lives to give us freedom and liberties in our great country.

I am looking for some additional micro USB cables. Like many people, I have a number of them, but some are not great quality. I have noticed that some are available now with either fabric or steel covering.

I would be interested in hearing from others what cables are good and who has them at a reasonable price.

Microsoft’s Build conference is one of their most important shows of the year, with a developer focused discussion that provides some guidance on the direction of Microsoft and its platforms. Over the last couple of years, the platforms have been some of the bigger talking points as well, with Microsoft diversifying across new technologies and markets to try and stay ahead of the curve.

LastPass announced a new cloud backup feature for its LastPass Authenticator (not to be confused with the LastPass Password Manager), which should remove some of the hassle of changing or resetting phones for its users.
Two-Factor Authentication

A FAQ which I submitted over the weekend was approved & posted on the site a few hours later in the middle of the night !

I certainly appreciate all the hard work you both do, day in and day out for all of us & just wanted to say THANK-YOU

This week we’re recognizing, Nats50!

This newcomer with a mere 9 years here at the factory :P was the first to alert us to the newest Garmin Map Update 2018.20

Thanks for the heads up on the newest update and for your many years of contributions to our community!

~Angela

Data mining is such a prosaic part of our online lives that it’s hard to sustain consumer interest in it, much less outrage. The modern condition means constantly clicking against our better judgement. We go to bed anxious about the surveillance apparatus lurking just beneath our social media feeds, then wake up to mindlessly scroll, Like, Heart, Wow, and Fave another day.

I am in the market for a couple of power strips with USB ports. What are some with the greatest number of AC outlets and USB ports? I have seen the one from Monoprice, which is 12 AC outlets and 2 USB ports.

I have also seen one from Anker that is only 6 AC outlets, but has 4 USB ports. Does anybody happen to know if there are any that have 12 AC outlets and 4, or more, USB ports?

Republican FCC Commissioner Mike O’Rielly wants the FCC to prohibit states from attempting an end run around the current majority’s broad-based deregulation of ISPs, likening it to a war of socialist forces vs. free market capitalism.

Last March March, the GOP used the Congressional Review Act to kill FCC broadband privacy protections that would have given consumers significantly more control over their own data. As we noted at the time, States from Wisconsin to Washington rushed in to pass their own rules protecting consumer broadband privacy, creating a patchy framework where some consumers are protected, and some aren't.

The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL), France’s data protection watchdog, announced that it’s going to impose a 150,000 euro fine on Facebook. The agency will fine Facebook over its use of the “datr” cookie, which enabled the company to collect information on French and other European citizens without their knowledge.

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After some attempts to backdoor encryption, led by Senators Dianne Feinstein (CA) and Richard Burr (NC), who are also the top ranking members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Senate staff has been approved to use the Signal messenger.

Microsoft released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16199 to Fast ring members of the Windows Insider Program. The new build expands the availability of the new Story Remix tool, adds new functionalities to the My People feature, and changes some game-related settings.

Prease to read more here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-preview-build-game-...