Welcome / open talk

Just joined up, and am already a little confused about how this works exactly. Specifically, is posting to the forums absolutely required to be able to download the poi files and install them to my TND 720, or can I bypass that by becoming a paid subscriber? Obviously I'd prefer the latter ~ i.e. support the site and remove the posting requirement. Anyone care to respond? Thanks in advance.

This week we are recognizing jim407!

We picked Jim407 this week because makes a point to reach out to other users in friendly discussions, willingly shared his experience in surviving hurricanes both before and after Sandy hit and readily admitted he underestimated how familiar many of the members of our community are with the work of Mr. Torvalds.

When I bought my TomTom Start 55TM and started frequenting this web site I downloaded a bunch of POI files and added them to my GPS.

There are lots of very good icons for the files I downloaded but I thought I could improve on them or make different icons that were sharper.

All Month Long:
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Adopt A Senior Pet Month
American & Natl Diabetes Month
American Indian Heritage Month
Aviation History Month
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Child Safety Protection Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Family Stories Month
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
Greens and Plantains Month
Historic Bridge Awareness Month

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

Have fun...

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

~Angela

the images from NYC, NJ and parts of PA (where I live)...I hope all are safe...what a mess

Thanksgiving is on the radar now, and I've started thinking about shopping for some holiday deals. So, I figure it's about time to start up the yearly thread for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Any great deals you find interesting are fair game. It's okay to go beyond GPS and to chat about items you hope to find. (This year, I'm looking to snag deals on a ~40" TV and a garage door opener )

Nothing to do with POIs here. Since winter is coming I was looking for an indoor project to keep me busy (when not shoveling snow). I thought I would experiment with learning Linux. From a little searching yesterday it looks like Fedora or Ubuntu are popular versions. I will be installing it on a home desktop computer as a dual boot and I'm not worried about any server applications.

It's that time of the year again... back to Standard Time... so - sometime today, while thinking about changing clocks before bed - take the time to change the batteries in any electronic gadget you rely on to monitor your - or your family's health and protect safety... things like Fire & CO detectors... glucose meters and those kinds of things.

Enjoy the "extra hour" of sleep...

This Thread is to wish "Happy Birthday and Many More" to everyone with birthdays in Nov.

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.

Have fun....

~Angela

In danger of losing your windmill?

Maybe you can share with us the last place your GPS took you and if you encountered any problems, or if you use 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

Happy Halloween to all the newbies.
http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q297/spokybob/Halloween20...

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Cyclist_flashes_bac...

http://www.digitalspy.com/odd/news/a434194/speeding-cyclist-...

~Angela

This week we're recognizing VersatileGuy as our contributor of the week. He's been busy making some nifty new POI file utilities like ov2optimizer, ClipFlip, ExcelFlip, and ov2scan. They're posted on his web site at http://versatileguy.dyndns.org/

Thanks for sharing!

Jonathan (aka JM)

According to:

"Sec. 547.613. RESTRICTIONS ON WINDOWS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person commits an offense that is a misdemeanor:

(1) if the person operates a motor vehicle that has an object or material that is placed on or attached to the windshield or side or rear window and that obstructs or reduces the operator's clear view; or"

Mapteq used to have the maps and a place to request corrections that eventually went to Garmin. The site no longer works

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

Have fun...

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

~Angela

To all those in the path of Sandy... be safe: think ahead and think smart.

something to ponder if you go to New York City

http://tinyurl.com/9xfwdgw