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

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"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 mgarledge.

Mary has been a friendly voice on the site for the last 9 years. And recently (as usual), she’s been sharing her own experiences and kind words for others in threads like “married 50+ years”, “last trip”, “no new garmins” (FreedomPop / Note 4), “joke thread”, and others.

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.

Regardless of Party affiliation (or none, if you're like me), let's pause a moment, think of John McCain and all he's done for the country, and offer condolences to his family and friends.

I saw him only once, at a Memorial Day ceremony in Flagstaff AZ.

Although I doubt this needs to be written, let's honor him by keeping this discussion positive.

Personally I prefer high speed E-ZPass to cashless tolling.

The inherent difference is that with the former, there is still an option to pay cash if someone wants to.

http://www.niagara-gazette.com/opinion/scheer-thruway-author...

For his failure to disclose the facts about one of his coaches physically abusing his wife, Urban Meyer only gets a three game suspension. This shows the lack of fundamental ethics on both the part of Ohio State and the NCAA.

It's the ROAV A1. I have to say for $56, it seems quite functional. I am even going to try mounting it in the rear just to see how it would work. I used to want a permanent one, but why spend almost $500, when it will be outdated in 1 yr.?

I ran across this discussion in the weather related WXForum (wxforum.net). I know POI Factory members have had discussions about the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) WWV and WWVB radio broadcasts from Ft. Collins, CO that are used to update radio-controlled clocks commonly marketed as "atomic" clocks and watches.

This week we're recognizing, Eaglesft!

Eaglesft has been with POI Factory for a little over 4 years!
In that time he's amassed a sizable number of POI files to maintain, updating two of them and creating an additional file just this last week.

Thanks Eaglesft for continuing to create and maintain new POI files for our 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

I've downloaded several .csv POI files that I use in Google Maps. Sometimes if the .csv file has a column D I must delete that column before Google maps will accept the file because column D has special characters or is to long.

So what mapping program do you guys use that support these .csv files?

Intel Chips' List of Security Flaws Grows

by Lucian Armasu August 15, 2018 at 9:38 AM - Source: Foreshadow Attack

Intel chips have been marred by another series of security flaws dubbed Foreshadow-NG. Researchers discovered the vulnerabilities, which primarily affect Intel’s Software Guard Extensions (SGX) and the security of virtualized environments.

What Is the Foreshadow Attack?

Since we seem to be a senior bunch here at the Factory, I wonder how many of us have been married (to the same person) for at least 50 years? I'll go first. For my wife and I it'll be 51 years the end of October.

Phil

This week we're recognizing, Charlesd45!

Charlesd45 has been a member of POI Factory for almost 11 years!

Besides being a helpful regular in our discussion forums, last week he updated all of his POI files and FAQ pages!

Thanks for all you do, Charlie!

~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

Hello everybody, thanks for having me in this forum. I have already learned some new things and I signed up for the red light and speed cameras subscription.

I currently have a Nuvi 3597 and am considering moving to a DriveSmart 61LMT. Can the "saved" file be moved directly from one to the other or are they in different formats? Any insight would be appreciated.

While reading a recent Extra POI node here on POI a question of updates to the Editor was asked. So I looked up turboccc's page for the POI editor and got the following notice:

It's time for us to say farewell… Regretfully, we've made the tough decision to close Wikispaces. Find out why, and what will happen, here (http://blog.wikispaces.com/)

This week we're recognizing, bdhsfz6!

Bdhsfz6 has been with POI Factory for just over 10 years!

Last week he helped out the Potential GPS Issue In 2019? thread by contacting Garmin and sharing the response he received.

Thanks for your contribution this week to our community, bdhsfz6!

~Angela