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~Angela

Just thought I would let everyone know that I talked with Mary and her 99 yr old mother is not doing well, and she is really busy with family and all. She said she would be back when things get better

May we all send our thoughts and prayers to her and her family while she goes through this sad time..

Microsoft just won't stop trying to interfere in our lives.

Microsoft To Ban ‘Offensive Language’ & Monitor Your Private Account.
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2018/03/27/microsoft-ban-offensive-l...

Updated, 3/26/2018, 12:20pm PT: President Trump signed the omnibus spending bill after first threatening to veto it (for reasons unrelated to the CLOUD Act) on Friday.

This week we’re recognizing, Donaldb530!

Donaldb530 has been with us for over 9 and a half years.

Last week he updated 5 of his many files including, Trader Joes. While I don’t personally shop at Trader Joes (mainly because ours is located in a really inconvenient location), I know a lot of people who are obsessed with shopping there.

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

So what is the latest DDD POI file? One I see here is dated 2012. Is there a 'best' DDD file that is kept up to date? Hungry on the Road!

Thanks

This week we’re recognizing Maddog67!

Maddog67 has been with POI Factory for over 8 and half years.

This week he posed a question regarding the Failure To Save GPX File and that led to a great discussion on browser settings.

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 might as well go whole hog. Before my old computer died, I had a terrific Lat-Long finder. I could either click on an area and get the coordinates or I could put in the coordinates and it would show me the area. However, when the computer crashed, everything went with it. I had all of my passwords written down, but not so with some of the websites.

Any Factory members into electric biking? I recently traded in my conventional 24 speed Giant bike for a Gazelle Arroyo e-bike with a Bosch electric assist motor. I ride mostly on urban streets, paved trails and packed limestone trails. As I get older and experience shortness of breath and generally decreasing stamina for endurance, I found myself avoiding hills, long rides and windy days.

I recently bought a new computer since my old one died right in the middle of doing taxes. I have installed Office 365 on the new machine, however, when I try to download and save a GPX file to my POI folder, I can not get it to open. Any suggestions on how to correct this? I usually can figure stuff like this out, but this has me totally confused.

CTS-Labs of Israel claims it found 13 critical vulnerabilities in AMD processors, and gave AMD only 24 hours notice before disclosing them.

I have noticed that, at least in my area, the Quicktrip store coordinates must be way off. Most of them, I do not get an alert at all when I drive right by them, or I only get an alert when I am actually parked in their lot. I have that file set up with the QT icon, csv file and wave file.

This week we’re recognizing Ratjumper!

He’s been with POI Factory for over 9 years and last week added a Appalachian Trail Hostel Coordinates POI file.

Thanks for your continued contributions, Ratjumper!

~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

Researchers have discovered how to use the Spectre design flaw to break into the SGX secure environment of an Intel CPU to steal information. A fix is coming March 16.

Intel just can’t catch a break these days. Researchers at Ohio State University have found a way to use the Spectre design flaw to break into the SGX secure environment of an Intel CPU to steal information.

Last year, we learned that eight Geek Squad employees were being paid as informants by the FBI to report child pornography when they see it on their customers’ computers. The EFF then filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit to learn more about this relationship between the FBI and Geek Squad employees.

Equifax released new information from its on-going data breach investigation, including the fact that it found another 2.4 million people who were affected by the attack.
Equifax Data Breach Gets Worse

Microsoft released a patch that delivers Intel’s microcode updates for Spectre to Windows 10 systems with certain 6th-gen (Skylake) CPUs. You should know, however, that this patch isn't as permanent a solution as patching via BIOS updates.