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May your day be filled with joy and happiness. Have a Happy Mother's Day!

Watch out for Gmail’s new Confidential Mode

It’s easy and useful, but Google’s new ‘secure email’ is neither secure nor email.

Most email can either be secure or easy to use. You can have one but not both.

That’s why people are so excited about a new feature in Google’s Gmail. It’s called Confidential Mode, and it’s an easy way to make email more private.

Last week, the German computer magazine Heise.de revealed that Intel’s chips are vulnerable to eight more Spectre flaws, which were called “Spectre Next-Generation” or Spectre NG. According to Heise, Intel had planned to release the patches yesterday, May 7, but Intel asked the researchers who uncovered the bugs for an extension.
Spectre NG Flaws

Microsoft has announced that it's blocking some systems with Intel SSDs from receiving the Windows 10 April 2018 update. Microsoft's April 2018 update began rolling out to Windows 10 systems on April 30, but the update has caused some systems with Intel SSDs to enter a UEFI screen reboot or crash repeatedly.

This week we’re recognizing, Johnnatash4!

Johnnatash4 has been with POI Factory for over 9 years! He’s a regular in the discussion forums and this week started a thread on Efiling which has been surprisingly popular. Who knew?!

Thanks for contribution, Johnnatash4!

~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

The online German computer magazine Heise.de is reporting that eight new Spectre-class vulnerabilities have been discovered. The vulnerabilities purportedly affect Intel and ARM processors, but the impact on AMD processors remain unknown. We reached out to Intel for comment, and the company provided this statement, which neither confirms nor denies the vulnerabilities:

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

by Leah Heilbrunn April 27, 2018 at 12:40 PM

After years of the same utilitarian, gray, and “meh” all around platform, the new Gmail update is giving the email service a new face. While functional, old Gmail lacks the efficiency and integration that's key to a good user experience. I went hands-on with the new features and discovered there was something worth pinging home about.

by Lucian Armasu April 30, 2018 at 2:07 PM - Source: Computest

Daan Keuper and Thijs Alkemade, two researchers from a Dutch security firm Computest, discovered a flaw in Volkswagen and Audi cars that attackers could exploit remotely, over the internet. Volkswagen will not patch the flaw, as those car models lack the capability to be updated over-the-air.
Modern Cars, Modern Problems

This week we’re recognizing, Jim1348!

Jim1348 has been with POI Factory for over 11 years!

Last week he revived a discussion on Suction Cup Windshield Mounts

Thanks for the reminder of how our community continues to be a valuable resource for GPS related information to members and non-members alike!

~Angela

We are driving from New York City to Falls Church, Virginia. The route looks simple: I-95 south from NY straight through Baltimore, then west on I-495 to Falls Church, 5 hours without traffic.

There is an alternate route to the northwest through Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on I-78, I-76, US-15, and I-270 that would take about 6 hours.

Be advised that travelers using the Pennsylvania Turnpike have another "cashless" section to navigate.

https://www.paturnpike.com/press/2018/20180323144155.htm

More details are available here:

https://www.nocashzone.com/

License plates are photographed and toll bills mailed to registered vehicle owners. EZPass users get a slight discount.

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

As someone who installed proprietary positioning systems and navigated geophysical industry vessels around the northern Gulf of Mexico and Eastern Seaboard even before the existence of LORAN and the later LORAN-C, I've always been interested in the technical side and applications of GPS technology, at least partially because of it's use of atomic clocks and satellites that were integral to

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most important change in

data privacy regulation in 20 years

Summary of key changes

This website is a resource to educate the public about the main elements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

But I'm not doing anything wrong so what do I care???

For your amusement and entertainment... read on.. if you dare...

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The Multi-Billion Dollar Industry That Makes Its Living From Your Data

Nick Routley on April 14, 2018 at 3:58 pm

I have a reason why I didn't until TY2017. The software has a glitch because I work in one state and live in another. I figured out I had to put a "0" in a box and suddenly I could efile. My refund was deposited 10 days after I efiled, amazing. When mailing, I would start looking 14 days later, and one of the days it would show as received. efile? 1 hour later.

Today is the first day for the new Gmail with phishing protection that runs on Chrome for the PC. This is to prevent ransomware from being delivered to your PC. In Gmail, click the gear icon in the upper right corner and select "Try the new Gmail."

After I did this, Gmail crashed immediately. After restarting Chrome, everything was all right with the new Gmail running.