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.

-- Jonathan

Does anyone remember the Rubic's Cube, and how many solved it?
I still have three of them and can't remember ever completing one.

This week we are recognizing, Mahoney!

Mahoney has been a member of POI Factory for over 16 years!

This week we're recognizing him for his file maintenance activities, particularly maintaining the popular Rest Areas Combined-USA file, which has been downloaded 229,889 times!

Thanks for all your contributions, Mahoney!

~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

At another place in cyberspace there's a thread called "What Made You Smile Today" and I want to share my post from there, and start one here also.

Paying $5 for a script that was costing me $60.

Not to detract from the other thread about car thefts via key fob cloning, here's yet another high tech method available and in use by thieves.

https://www.kbb.com/car-news/thieves-stealing-cars-through-h...

Some updates are available as of today. My iPad got 17.0.3.

Primarily security updates but the details are at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213961

This week we're recognizing, CraigW!

CraigW has been a member of POI Factory over 15 years!

This week we're appreciating his contributions to the DS 86 Not Performing Like Prior Garmins discussion.

Thanks for all you do for our community, CraigW!

~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.

-- Jonathan (aka JM)

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."

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

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

Do you have any tendency to play it over, and over?

For me, doing so, takes me back to when I was a child.

Also, there's some element related to seeing how someone else, plays a song that I play on guitar. But it's mostly the former, that causes me to play it over and over.

This is one of those tunes.

https://youtu.be/sGq1ShJqf_k?si=vhlw02Nhe4enuHpH

See https://www.gps.gov/governance/advisory/meetings/2023-05/par...

Keep in mind that this is a compendium of PowerPoint (PP) slides and if you aren’t familiar with PP there might seem to be a lot of repetition.

See https://www.macrumors.com/2023/09/26/apple-releases-ios-17-0... for details

With respect to iPad OS 17.0.2 “This update fixes an issue that may prevent transferring data directly from another iPad during setup.”

Interesting content…see https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cars-hacked-stolen-keyless-vehi...

This week we're recognizing, Ralphy1!

Ralphy1 has been a member of POI Factory for over 16 years!

This week we're showing appreciation for his updates on the North American Breweries file.

Thanks for your contributions, Ralphy1!

~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.

-- Jonathan (aka JM)

Anyone have vanity plates? I've always had them, like GPS, and maps in general, it's something that interests me.

My Jeep:

https://i.postimg.cc/zfRW0FP0/jeep.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/RZhwnB1r/jeeptag.jpg

My motorcycle:

https://i.postimg.cc/htYTL5MX/rktag.jpg

Wifey's motorcycle:

https://i.postimg.cc/SNDWssM7/wifeytag.jpg

I deal with Verizon professionally.

When the internet went down at home, I got a real taste of how faceless of an entity they are. Good luck wading through the myriad of roadblocks to speaking with a human. It is easier to weave through eastbound traffic on the LIE at 17:00 EDT.

This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

Likely something as well for iPhones and Mac’s