Welcome / open talk
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Qualcomm Firmware Vulnerabilities Expose 900 Million Devices (think smartphones) Quick Duck!
by Lucian Armasu August 9, 2016 at 10:10 AM - Source: Check Point
Security firm Check Point Software Technologies unveiled the second major set of Android vulnerabilities after “Stagefright” to affect the majority of Android devices.
 14 years
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Contributors Of The Week 2016-08-01
This week we’re recognizing, Mgarledge!
Mary has been a member of the factory for over seven years.
This “gray haired wife and grandmother” from Texas, was our top poster last week and she recently took over the Braum’s Ice Cream & Burger Restaurant file.
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GPS Under Attack
"GPS Under Attack as Crooks, Rogue Workers Wage Electronic War"
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Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of August 8th, 2016
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
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Car won't start
I need help from my POI factory friends. I'm having a no crank no start car problem. It's a year 2000 Honda Accord. Here's the detailed info:
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Spreading Malware Through Dropped USB Sticks Could Be Highly Effective, Research Finds
by Lucian Armasu August 4, 2016 at 1:20 PM - Source: Elie Bursztein
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How To Report A Mapping Problem Affecting GPS Devices, Apps, And Maps
http://www.gps.gov/support/user/mapfix/devices-and-maps/
Has anybody here ever done this?
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Firefox 48 Released With Multi-Process Electrolysis Architecture, Expanded Protection, UX Improvements
by Lucian Armasu August 2, 2016 at 4:05 PM - Source: Mozilla Blog
Mozilla released Firefox version 48, which includes the long-awaited and much-delayed Electrolysis multi-process and sandboxing architecture. It also includes expanded protection against unwanted and uncommon downloads as well as some user experience improvements.
Electrolysis
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How To Skip The Windows 10 Anniversary Rollout Period And Update Now
For those of you that just can't wait! 
by Alexander Quejado August 2, 2016 at 3:20 PM - Source: Microsoft
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Winxows 10 Anniversary Update: The Road to Redstone
It’s already been a year since Microsoft launched Windows 10, and we have had a couple of updates since release. The biggest update yet though is the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which was codenamed Redstone throughout its development. It’s the first major branch from the launch codebase, which was codenamed Threshold.
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Contributors Of The Week 2016-07-25
This week we’re recognizing, jgermann!
John has been a member of POI Factory for over 6 years. He maintains files, helps with troubleshooting in the discussion forums and written a ton of FAQ’s & reference pages (in his own words, so we won’t get dinged for copied text in search engines).
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Firefox 48 To Get Expanded Protection Against Unwanted And Uncommon Downloads
Mozilla, as well as Chrome and Safari, use Google’s “Safe Browsing” service, which warns users about potentially dangerous software on the web. Mozilla announced that starting with the next version of Firefox (48), its browser will be able to block both “potentially unwanted software” and “uncommon downloads.”
Read the entire article here:
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Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of August 1st, 2016
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
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Factory Joke Thread – August 2016
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
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Keeping The Windmill Alive - Your Last Trip? – August 2016
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
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17 years
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Well it wasn't a cliff, at least
Another tale of a driver not thinking and just doing what the GPS says - in this case immediately.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/gps-driver-turn-around-car-verti...
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Contributors Of The Week 2016-07-18
This week we’re recognizing, Ralphy1!
Ralphy1 maintains the ever changing North American Breweries file.
This file has a dedicated following of members who selflessly go out and physically verify locations for us.
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Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of July 25th, 2016
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
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Cup Holder Mounts
I am interesting in hearing from anybody that has used cup holder mounts for their GPS or other mobile electronics. Until now, I have never seriously considered anything like this. However, with fewer places to mount devices in newer vehicles, I am reconsidering my choices. I was looking at the RAM Mounts RAM-A-CAN.
http://www.rammount.com/search?facets[product_line][]=RAM-A-CAN%20II
'Secure Boot'-Enabled Windows Devices May Be Permanently Vulnerable Due To 'Golden Key' Backdoor, Say Researchers
by Lucian Armasu August 11, 2016 at 1:40 PM - Source: Rol
Updated, 9/11/2016, 11:20am PT: Microsoft sent us a statement shortly after we published this article. The statement is below, and we've adjusted the article copy to reflect the new information.
Never argue with a pig. It makes you look foolish and it anoys the hell out of the pig!