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I was using my Yahoo Email account today (2018-02-02)and it was hacked while I was online!

Someone added a phone number from RUSSIA so they could reset my password...

SO if your email get's hacked, make sure you look to see if there's another phone number listed as a contract number and DELETE IT!

Then change the password!!

Predicts 6 more weeks of winter

With Windows Insider build 17083, Microsoft responded to criticism about transparency by adding a 'Diagnostic Data Viewer' app to the OS for beta users to try out.

Microsoft last week gave Windows 10 testers a peek at an app that shows exactly what diagnostic data the company collects from customers and transmits to its own servers.

Security company Fortinet announced that it has found dozens of malware samples that have started taking advantage of the proof-of-concept (PoC) code for the Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws released earlier last month. The news comes at a time when chip makers and OS vendors are struggling to patch their customers’ systems due to the unforeseen issues the patches can cause.

The AMD-compatible Spectre fix for Windows 10 is now live and being distributed through Windows Update.

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

The UK Court of Appeal ruled what many thought since the beginning: The UK government is breaking the law when it grants public authorities, such as the police or tax collection agencies, the power to access mass surveillance data collected by intelligence agencies.

Microsoft pushed an unscheduled update to its Windows customers that will disable the patch that was supposed to mitigate the Spectre variant 2 (CVE 2017-5715 Branch Target Injection) CPU flaw.

Prease to read more here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-disables-spectre-...

..."the US Air Force will be conducting combat tests in the western US which will involve the jamming of GPS, resulting in GPS being disrupted temporarily.

This week we’re recognizing nandyesc and tli!

Thanks to nandyesc for providing a download option for members needing Large JCV (CNNANT_201910) and to tli for helping get that information to our community.

Your contributions are appreciated!

~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

by Paul Alcorn January 25, 2018 at 5:25 PM

Intel reported its fourth-quarter financials today in what was probably one of the company's most anticipated briefings in recent history.

by Lucian Armasu January 26, 2018 at 10:10 AM - Source: Cisco

JM or Angela, I was trying to lookup a user by his username. There doesn't seem to be a way to search on username. Not even from the User List, since Search only takes you to results in the discussion. Then you have to scroll through many pages to find a post that the user you are looking for, made, and click on the name.

Would it be possible to make the User List searchable?

Off topic but this is a pretty tech savvy group so.

I get my TV trough a box (DVR) that has an optical out that is unused. I would like to use that output to send a BlueTooth signal to my Bose head phones. I am hoping that by tapping this source of audio it will not affect the signal (audio) going to the TV. All.. to accommodate two levels of desired volume.

Is there such a gadget?

Dark Caracal stealing SMS messagesThe EFF and mobile security company Lookout uncovered a global espionage campaign targeting primarily mobile users that downloaded fake secure messaging applications. The EFF and Lookout traced the “Dark Caracal” malware to a building belonging to the Lebanese General Security Directorate in Beirut.

EFF Director of Cybersecurity Eva Galperin said that:

This week we're recognizing Box Car!

While there were a number of great responses to the I Am New Here And Have A Question (Downloading Icons) thread.

Box Car jumped into action uploading a couple mushroom BMP's for the new community member in need.

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

More than 100 nongovernment organizations (NGOs) and government agencies around the world help police YouTube for extremist content, ranging from so-called hate speech to terrorist recruiting videos.