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

I just realized Friday was 14 years here...thank you JM!

Thanks to all for the wealth of information!

Last year my 2016 GMC Sierra had a terrible "shuddering" problem. When it first started it was very mild, almost like a wheel balance problem. One day though, it got so bad the truck was shuddering so bad that things were making noise in the console.

What's the best safe way to store passwords?

My work uses LastPass--because it's work, I accept it and allow that system to have my passwords.

What about for home?

I used to use KeePass.

A while back in one of the threads, someone recommended a program to analyze Windows for all data including License Keys. Someone else also recommended Belarc which works fine - but Belarc doesn't return the license key for StopZilla, as an example.

I have done a search here, but can't find the thread with the name of the other program. Unfortunately, I deleted the downloaded file.

This week we're recognizing, Eaglesft!

Eaglesft has been a member of POI Factory for over 6 years!

He's accumulated nice list of POI files, most from scratch and added a new one this week!

Thanks for your continued contributions to our POI Factory community, Eaglesft!

~Angela

This was a great outcome for a situation that may have ended up very differently. I was slightly surprised that they mentioned the Garmin inReach by name, but I am glad they did. The BWCA is big country.

https://www.startribune.com/sos-from-handheld-device-saves-m...

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 like to DIY, but some things are not practical without a lift.

I was gonna change my wife's struts and shocks with my uncle, who has access to a lift. But with the pandemic etc.

It's a 2011 GM SUV, and I know the struts are not good OE, because one side was replaced under warranty (hahahahaha one side, common sense says to replace in pairs). Leaking in only 65k.

My wife's car is a 2011 GM. It tells the driver what psi is on each tire.

Some background--my wife was able to go 4 years and 43k, without any issues such as punctures etc. Also, her 4 tires have the same PSI, unlike our other cars where the rear is higher than the front. So a visual check would be to see all 4 are equal.

This week we're recognizing Billybovine!
Billybovine has been a member of POI Factory for over 9 years.

This week we're appreciative of the CNBC video about Garmin that he shared in our discussion forum.

Thanks, Billybovine, for your contribution to our POI Factory community!

~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

This week we're recognizing, Mahoney!

Mahoney has been a member of POI Factory for over thirteen and a half years!

While he's "only" updated 13 POI files in the last week, and we did recognized him last April, I think most members would agree that six months is about the max we should go between Mahoney recognition's.

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

This is the official POI Factory Joke thread.

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."

It will be closed on the last day of the month and a new one will be opened.

~Angela

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...

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

I just opened Google Earth and my layers panel only shows primary data base and no checkboxes. I have reloaded ,no help,i checked online no help.It worked fine on Monday and today just the Earth and no layers.Places work fine just no borders,places,weather etc. Also no street view.It is the latest version.Any thoughts.

Some people might find the content at https://uh.edu/engines/epi3076.htm of interest.

This week we're recognizing, Pointer.SD!

Pointer.SD has been a member of POI Factory for over 11 years.

Recently he's been creating and revising several POI files, including updating the descriptions and adding his own photos (which we always appreciate).

Thanks for your continued, thorough, contributions Pointer.SD!

~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