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was cleaning the attic

And of course found all kinds of old stuff. Like the cancelled check I wrote as the deposit on this house. Only $1,000?

and I found the first and only red light camera ticket I ever got, dated 11/29/02, in DC. To be honest, at the time? I never knew such things existed. Pretty sure they were 35mm cameras back then? And the pics are barely discernible.

Colorado Re-Routing Due To Fires

With I-70 closed and few alternatives,,,

https://www.cpr.org/2020/08/13/even-if-google-suggests-it-do...

Add'l Windows 10 patches ready for installation

I just installed the latest and greatest updates for Win 10 which are not part of the monthly security patches that MS comes out with. From the history:

KB4566782 (OS Build 19041.450)

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"No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse."

Canon Ransomware Attack

Camera manufacturer Canon appears to have become the latest high-profile organization to fall victim to a ransomware attack, which has paralyzed its email services, US website and various internal applications.

Contributors Of The Week 2020-08-03

This week we're recognizing, Ajasaro!

Ajasaro has been with POI Factory for nearly 13 years.

He's one of our POI maintainer powerhouses. Last week alone he updated 15 POI files and made significant changes to the Enterprise Rent-A-Car USA/Canada file.

Thanks for all the time and energy you put into file maintenance for our POI Factory community!

~Angela

Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of August 10, 2020

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

MAGNAV: The Military's GPS Failover Plan

OK, they're not quite describing it as going back to the compass and sextant, and there's still room for a lot of fine tuning, but the Earth's magnetic field is key to how guidance systems are being developed to overcome the vulnerabilities of America's GPS infrastructure if ever targeted for jamming, spoofing, or outright destruction by an enemy.

New Windows 10 update

I just installed the latest updates to Windows 10. Their histories are found under "Other Updates (2)"

1. 2020-7 Cumulative Update Preview for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems (KB4568831)
2. 2020-7 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64 (KB4562899)

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"No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse."

Contributors Of The Week 2020-07-27

This week we're recognizing AlanDB!

AlanDB has been a member of POI Factory for over eleven and a half years!

We're recognizing him this week for his contributions to the community, like showing his awareness and appreciation for what fellow members are contributing to our community.

Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of August 03, 2020

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

Does anybody know how to Convert Garmin pois to Magellan

Hi does anybody know how to convert Garmin poi to Magellan

Keeping The Windmill Alive - Your Last Trip? – August 2020

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

Factory Joke Thread – August 2020

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

School zone speed compliance

OK, I've been thinking about posting this for a while now. Here goes.

I grew up in Wisconsin and as a kid, watched my parents and everone else's driving habits, plus about nine years as a young driver myself. One thing that was apparent is that almost no one in WI observed school zone speed limits. At the time, that seemed normal to me as it's all I ever saw.

Battle Hymn of the Republic

For the many patriotic veterans here, I discovered a YouTube video that's spectacular. It's the Battle Hymn of the Republic with shots of battle scenes from various war movies. If you're a combat veteran it's probably more meaningful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFtNVEbasOo

Or search YT for [NEW VERSION] Battle Hymn of the Republic

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"No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse."

Contributors Of The Week 2020-07-20

This week we're recognizing, CraigW!

CraigW has been a member of POI Factory for over twelve and a half years!

He was nominated by fellow POI Factory community member AlanDB who wrote:

"I vote for CraigW for next week's COW. He has been putting a lot of effort into this POI file with frequent updates, along with all of his other valuable contributions to POI Factory. Thanks Craig!"

Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of July 27, 2020

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

speaking of taxes (property)

Here in PA, we get 3 bills. One sewage/township, one county, and school. The three added together is our total liability.

The first 2 are due 3/31 and 4/1, and the big one, the school, 8/31.

Personally, I hate taking large amounts out of savings, but it's life.

Contributors Of The Week 2020-07-13

This week we're recognizing, TXRVer!

TXRVer has been a member of POI Factory for over eleven and a half years!

He maintains several POI's including the popular Campgrounds and RV Parks Combined, but these week we're appreciating his post making us aware the IOS And Mac Updates Are Up

Chit Chat Thread For The Week Of July 20, 2020

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

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