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Just when I thought they were getting worst.

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpps/news/sunspots-may-disappear-for...

Good reason to not leave GPS units visible in the vehicle.

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/crime/police-headline...

Tiger Direct has the Garmin 1490T for $99.99 today only.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Det...

if not already there

the tailgating camera

http://www.standard.net/topics/traffic/2011/06/11/new-camera...

story appearing in EWeek
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/LightSquared-Wi...

This thread is to wish everyone in the POI-Factory that has a birthday in June "Happy Birthday & Many More"

This week we are recognizing Camping Rivopom.

This contributor is doing an outstanding job making sure that we are all ready to go camping this year.

Thanks for your dedication to these projects, they are very important to our community.

Miss POI

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.

MaryAnn Melby AKA Miss POI

Essentially, Dave Ramsey's 'The Seven Baby Steps' are an ordered process of being debt free and then buying things after saving. http://www.daveramsey.com/new/baby-steps/

We're on Baby Step 2 (BS2) - pay off all debt (and we got alot). We changed our vacation plans for August 2011 to involve more driving and less other stuff and we're going to be relying on our Nuvi and its POIs even more.

Anyone here follow E3? If so what did you like about it the most? For those that don't know what E3 is: http://www.e3expo.com/

You might find this link hands to navigate detours due to the Great Missouri River Flood:

http://www.iowadot.gov/floods/index.html

Some of this flooding is anticipated to last into September folks...

I have just downloaded directly to my Garmin some new POI's where do I find these on the device?

What Happened To The War On Distraction?
By Edward Niedermeyer on June 11, 2011

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/06/what-happened-to-th...

Gov: Thumbs down!
Pushes harder slap on driver texting

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/gov_thumbs_down_WJXQP7J48...

With the advent of summer, boat ramps become popular. A new boat ramp was recently opened in Morehead City North Carolina and it was "full" over the Memorial Day Weekend.

The Garner News recently posted this article: "N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission’s 200 boating access areas serve over 300,000 registered boaters" I don't know if the URL below will stay valid past a couple of days.

Good morning,

I am new here, and was insearch of some opinions on a sutable GPS to get.
My wife from time to time need to get to a bathroom PDQ. I need a GPS that will keep track of POI's, and when I need to find the nearest bathroom, reset my rout to the nearest POI on the screan that I touch, as well as tell me what it is.
Any suggestions?

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/06/07/lapd-commission-pu...

LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — The civilian board that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department has put the brakes on the city’s red-light traffic camera program.

Be patient and wait through the commercial. Very, very cool ! A place to keep your cars AND your GPS units.

http://www.kare11.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=958137284001

"An unusual solar flare observed by a NASA space observatory on Tuesday could cause some disruptions to satellite communications and power on Earth over the next day or so, officials said."

"A geomagnetic storm could cause some disruption in power grids, satellites that operate global positioning systems and other devices, and may lead to some rerouting of flights over the polar regions".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/13559202