Welcome / open talk

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

http://askleo.com/another-story-of-data-loss-and-what-could-...

Please BACKUP - not just your device, but also your computer

In a headline from a tech newsletter I get each morning:

• Uber has hired a piracy expert to investigate its data privacy practices following the company's public relations fiasco. Brett Molina from USA Today reports.

My guess is they want to see how much more personal data they can get from all the smartphones with their app.

Important Law Changes for 2014

•e breath levels for the Ignition Interlock Device was lowered rom 0.05 to 0.025. s.322.2715 F.S.

•Commercial Driver License Holders are disqualified or use o handheld communication devices while driving. s. 322.212(7) F.S.

•Allows drivers to present proof of insurance in an electronic format. s 316.646 F.S.

Think this guy uses a GPS to park?

http://abc11.com/automotive/woah-chinese-driver-breaks-world...

Wow, time certainly does fly...

Thanksgiving and Black Friday are next week, so it's high time we get the yearly deals thread started for the holiday season!

Any great deals you find interesting and want to share are fair game. It's okay to go beyond GPS and to chat about items you hope to find.

Jonathan (aka JM)

Well, winter is actually everywhere

Now it can get pretty cold up here (-24C or -11F on Saturday), but we only have a few centimeters of snow. The media is reporting that areas around Buffalo got 5 feet of snow in one dump! The media is also reporting that there were freezing temperature in EVERY state - including Hawaii.

Yikes - it is only November!

Good afternoon,

i need a converter for MAC:

cvs to ov2 (TomTom).

what can you recommend?

Thanks.

Walter

This week we are recognizing, camerabob!

Camerabob has been a member of POI factory for over four years and frequently sends me tips on camera updates in the New York area.

This week we are recognizing him for putting up a temporary page with various versions of EPE for other members to use since the previously preferred wikispaces page is currently unavailable.

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

The number of speeding tickets issued by the City of Edmonton to motorists driving less than five kilometres per hour over the speed limit is too sensitive for councillors to discuss in public, says a city report.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/photo-radar-details-too-sensitive-...

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/11/12/tra...

safety takes a back seat to revenue, tell me it isn't so.

Cities should have brain stormed better ways to generate extra money (stadium concerts, fesivals, water parks, ect) without robotic ploys to bankroll themselves.

Can someone share with me how I can upload some icon BMPs I have created?

Let me be the first to through out a Happy Veteran's Day to all our vets. Without you men and women, we would not enjoy the freedom that we enjoy today. There is, and will always be, a rivalry between the services; but when it comes down to it, all vets will stand together. It is one big club and I am proud to be a part of it. God bless all the vets and God Bless America!

This week we’re recognizing, Sirkull!

Sirkull has been a member of POI Factory for over six years. He’s updated all of his POI files in the last few months, most recently the Dollar Tree and Racetrac USA.

Thanks for all you do, Sirkull!

~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

Hello, I have been a member for 15 minutes. The reason I joined is because I love Microsoft Streets and Trips, and it is no longer in business. I am likely going to move to Delorme, but what I want is on back order. Some Streets and Trips Folks provided extra POI lists, but not in cvs format. For example, Flying J/Pilot Truck centers.

So I am new, and can use any suggestions. Sue

Garmin hasn't invented a political GPS that guides some politicians through the mine fields of campaign gaffes

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/11/cleveland_m...

Just found out something interesting...LORAN is coming back! LORAN was the precursor to GPS and was developed and used during WWII. It seems that the English have a Plan B for their ships at sea in case GPS ever goes completely out...eLORAN.

Here's a link to the article: http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?456124-UK-rolls-out-GPS...

What's 'old' is 'new' again!

ML