Welcome / open talk

Perhaps you can post on a new book you're reading, a new hobby you're taking up or about random finds as you finally get around to cleaning out the..., or your most recent adventure?

Anything to keep your windmill alive.

Please keep comments polite.

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.

Please read all the forum rules before posting, and keep in mind...

"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."

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I've had it since 2005, when we had to be "invited" to get an account lol

I decided we better spend the FSA dollars because as usual, unneeded.

I don't see that anyone has posted anything about Halloween. With Halloween being a time for gremlins and goblins I chose the post subject as simply Halloween instead of Happy Halloween. Scary Halloween might have been an appropriate subject heading.

This week we're recognizing, Donaldb530!

Yes, we did recognize him last month. This week is different.

Donaldb530 has been a member of POI Factory for over 14 years, and recently decided it was time to retire as a voluntary POI file maintainer.

Happy Halloween!

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

I just notice few days ago that there few portable display screens with Apple Carplay and Android Auto built-in. You pair these devices with your phone via Bluetooth to user Google maps or Waze or other maps on your phone for navigation. Some of these devices also come with maps pre-installed. You can either use built-in speakers for audio or auxiliary cable for audio in or Bluetooth.

Has just released today

Rest In Peace, Jerry Lee Lewis. One of Rock-and-Roll and Country music legends has left the building. God bless.

Phil

Apple has released iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, operating system updates that are designed for older iPhones and iPads unable to run iOS 16 and iPadOS 16. The updates are also available to those who have chosen not to update to ‌iOS 16‌ at this time.

I'm a Costco fanboy, so let's get that out of the way up front.

I think that overall, they don't gouge, they seem to be the place for tires and batteries, and as we learned in 2020, the place that doesn't take advantage, when items are on short supply.

Anyway, one downside, is there are always shopping carts everywhere. Seemingly more so, than any other chain store. Does anyone know why?

...now installed on my iPhone X.

This week we're recognizing Johnnatash4!

Johnnatash4 has been a member of POI Factory for over 14 years!

This week we're recognizing him for his forum discussion contribution.

Have You Ever Heard Of "Crazing" is appropriately weird enough for the week leading up to Halloween!

Thanks for all your contributions, Johnnatash4!

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

How researchers at the University of Texas hacked the signal sufficiently to determine its potential application as a navigation system:

https://gizmodo.com/texas-hack-starlink-s-signal-so-it-can-b...

I predict that the current accuracy will improve as soon as Elon Musk figures out a way to monetize the data...

Things that make you say, "Hmmm."

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/10/cause...

This week we're recognizing poibb!

Poibb shared a short note about replacing the battery in his 12 year old 255W, including how he handled two stripped screws.

Even when things don't go smoothly, sharing some details can help others who search the internet after running into similar troubles.

Thanks for taking a couple minutes to share your experience.

"New Battery for my 255W"

When I mounted the over stove microwave last week, I had to remove the contents of the cabinets so I could drill for the bolts which support from the top.

In the cabinet was a large ceramic bowl, with 6 dessert plates if you will.

Awesome, we actually could use those plates. Washed the bowl and plates.

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

Microsoft has released the Windows 10 KB5018410 and KB5018419 cumulative updates for versions 21H2, version 21H1, version 20H2, and 1809 to fix security vulnerabilities and resolve twenty bugs and performance issues.