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

See files added or updated in the last week

Just want to give a shout out to Rand McNally after being out of the Truck for 10 years I found my old 710 GPS and after charging it up not only did it work but I had purchased the lifetime updates when I bought it and sure enough I just finished doing over 10 years of updates to the GPS and to the maps. It is kind of nice to see lifetime means a lifetime.

I like to mention things that seemingly defy common sense.

Well, my 2006 car which is now 16 years old, was purchased when it was 11. Since it was from a new car dealer, on the used lot, they reconditioned the headlights, and as such, they were crystal clear when I first got the vehicle.

Over the last 5 years, they got hazy again.

The latest update for Windows 10 is available:

November 9, 2021—KB5007186 (OS Builds 19041.1348, 19042.1348, and 19043.1348)

It took about five minutes on an SSD laptop to install and went on without apparent issues.

FWIW, there was a comment in the description of the update:

NEW 11/9/2021

November 9, 2021—KB5007215 (OS Build 22000.318) https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/november-9-2021-kb...

This week we're recognizing, Donaldb530!

Donaldb530 has been a member of POI Factory for over 13 years!

This week we're recognizing him for his contributions as a POI file maintainer, particularly his recent updates to the Target, Papa Murphy's, and See's Stores, files.

Thanks for all you do, Donald!

~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

I know that ultimately we ourselves are responsible to read the fine print, but I do get annoyed when things renew on their own before we have a chance to cancel.

I think that as many mistakes as I have made in life thus far, for the most part I've been able to save for the future.

Checked for Win 10 updates tonight and found:

October 26, 2021—KB5006738 (OS Builds 19041.1320, 19042.1320, and 19043.1320) Preview:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/october-26-2021-kb...

Then found these HP updates:

HP Inc. - SoftwareComponent - 4.2.805.0

This week's COW is, Wil01!

Wil01 has been a member of POI Factory for over 11 years!

This week Wil01 was nominated by a fellow POI Factory member:

"I'm nominating Wil01 as COW for his very useful early review of the new Garmin Drive SmartDrive 86, First Take "

Thanks, Wil01, for your contribution to our POI Factory community!

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 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

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 am pretty sure I ran across a site like this in the past, but I can't seem to find it right now. Someone had a site in which you could enter a 9 digit ZIP code and it would bring you to a map of that area. I think it is possible to do right now with a digit ZIP, but I haven't found one to the finer 9 digit ZIP. Does anybody here have a URL for a site that will do that?

The new maps are available. Go get 'em.
The Ogre

iOS and iPadOS 15.1 released today

This week we're recognizing, Bobinot!

Bobinot has been a member of POI Factory for over 12 years!

This week we're recognizing him for his help as a POI file maintainer, particularly his work on the Motel Six file!

Thanks for all your contributions, Bobinot!

~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