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

Well our 2015 Subaru was totaled by an uninsured motorist who had her driver's license revoked. Fortunately we had uninsured motorist insurance. Now we have a new 2019 Subaru with in-dash navigation so we don't have to use our Nuvi 650.

Can anyone say what is meant by "general retainer' status on POI factory?

This week we're recognizing, Coonhunter!

Coonhunter's been with POI Factory for over 10 years!
Last week he brought the Garmin Express V6.12.0 update to our attention. This is something many members of our community found helpful and I'll be happy to add Coonhunter to the Red Barn club next week!

Thanks for your contribution, Coonhunter!

Anyone have tips for selecting noise canceling/ isolating earbuds for travel?

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 https://www.pcmag.com/news/366521/your-gps-devices-may-stop-....

Does anyone have a feel for how the common OEM's (Garmin, TomTom, etc) of GPS units may be handling this?

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This week we're recognizing, Bear007!

Bear007's been with POI Factory for over 8 years.

This week we're recognizing him for the help he provided in the CN NA 2020.10. It helped one member in particular who'd been having difficulties with his Zumo 550 for several years.

Thanks for continuing to share your experience with our POI Factory community, Bear007!

~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 received a suggestion this week:

"I'd like to nominate Mcginkleschmidt for Contributor Of the Week for
making the 2020.10 update's large .jcv file available.
Not only is it available but it's available in unzipped format. That was a heck of a nice job."

So this week's Contributor of the Week is Mcginkleschmidt!

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

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

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 week we're recognizing, Metricman!

Metricman has been with POI Factory for over a decade!

Last week he updated his Casinos USA file adding 63 locations and refreshed his main Williamsburg, Virgina file.

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

Interested on some feedback from users who actually use a on line tax service. Have used a tax preparer for years but thinking about trying one on line. Turbo Tax looks good and is listed on the IRS site. Like others a little concerned about the security . Any positive thoughts?

I have an in dash Garmin based GPS (430n) in my 2013 Jeep Wrangler. It works as expected and POI's can be loaded, albeit painfully.

I am thinking about getting a new truck soon and I am wondering if any of the manufacturers of 1 ton pickups have GPS with lifetime maps. Currently my Ford wants $150 for an update which I refuse to pay.

I would also like to be able to upload POIs.

Why is the POI Factory website listed as 'NOT SECURE'?

Most every website has long-since moved to a secure HTTPS protocol, however this site is still HTTP (Insecure). It should be HTTPS (Secure).

"Your connection to this site is not secure.

You should not enter any sensitive information on this site (for example, passwords or credit cards), because it could be stolen by attackers."