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Microsoft said Friday it will offer free security updates through the 2020 election in the United States — and in other interested democratic countries with national elections next year — for federally certified voting systems running on soon-to-be-outdated Windows 7 software. https://www.apnews.com/0391d06ba1c74e64af0d42de9ca05e93

Happy anniversary to me. Exactly 57 years ago (well, 57 years and two days ago to be exact) I enlisted in the U.s. Navy. Man, it seems like just yesterday. I got to see the world and it shaped the rest of my working life. At the tender age of 17, it was the best thing I had ever done.

Phil

This week we're recognizing, Dbusguy!

Dbusguy has been with POI Factory for over 8 years.

He recently posed a question that got our members troubleshooting to determine if it was a software update issue or a map update issue.
The jury is still out.

Thanks for posting the forum topic, Dbusguy!

~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 have been looking at off-road GPS navigators. It looks like the Garmin Overlander is in direct competition with the Magellan TRX7. Does anybody here have any experience with either one of these devices?

https://continuecrushing.com/2019/05/18/garmin-overlander-th...

This week we're recognizing, Ajasaro!

Ajasaro has been with us for over 12 years!

Last week he updated seven of the 111 POI files he maintains!

We appreciate all the time an effort he puts in to maintaining these files for 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

Was wondering what everyone’s mini ITX builds were. I am thinking about a 9900k build with a 5700XT. This will be meant for the living room where I need freesync over HDMI to my Samsung freesync TV.

I already have a 9900k build in a mATX case but want something smaller for the living room.

This week we're recognizing PTownoddy & Charlesd45!

Ptownoddy has been a member for over 9 years and Charlesd45 has been a member for nearly 12!

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.

Hope you're enjoying Labor Day!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day

~Angela

In danger of losing your windmill?

Maybe you can share the last place your GPS took you and if you encountered any problems, or if you used it to seek out special places to go (like Thai Food, ice cream shoppes, etc.).

Anything to keep your windmill alive.

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.

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

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."

~Angela

This week we're recognizing Geo334!

Geo334 has been a member of POI Factory for over seven and a half years!

Last we he was one of the top posters in or forum discussions.
We appreciate the time he takes to read and comment thoughtfully on multiple discussions.

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

We drove from Toronto to Quebec city last week. I rented a vehicle with Carplay with the thought that I would connect my iphone and use Waze.

This week we're recognizing, Dutcherp5!

Dutcherp5 has been a member of POI Factory for a little over two years.

Over the summer he's been working on updating several lodging files and his most recent updates include the
Super Eight Canadian & USA and Motel Six Canadian & US

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

Chrome will continue phasing out Flash , first by asking for your permission to run Flash in more situations, and eventually disabling it by default. Flash will be completely removed from Chrome toward the end of 2020. https://www.blog.google/products/chrome/saying-goodbye-flash...

This week we're recognizing, CraigW!

For over eleven and a half years, CraigW has been a mainstay in the forum discussions.

Last week he was specifically helpful in these discussions:

Allstays POI
Zumo 395LM (Is There A Way To Eliminate The Europe Map?)
Large JCV File (D3060300A.JCV) Download Link
Is Garmin Map Updater Still Working?

And he updated two of his FAQ's.

There are recent articles on GPS and RR crossings with both Garmin and Tom Tom receiving some credit.

I know my DriveLuxe announces RR crossing and wonder how many other Garmin devices offer the same.

Rather than post a link to an article, do a browser search for Navigation apps still lack railroad safety info the NTSB requested

Interesting.