Welcome / open talk

I just wanted to say hi to everyone.
This is a great site for a GPS noob.
I just got my first gps (Garmin Nuvi 660). So I am out here on the web trying to learn some stuff.

Thanks for all the great reading.
Tom

I really should get a video of JM writing code and post it here for you all to watch. It is very entertaining, he has his head phones on and is listening the soundtrack for "Gladiator". He is going to war and will succeed. Big smiles and lots of head shaking is happening today.
miss poi

I'd just like to thank everyone, and exspecially JM and Miss POI, for the support and help in getting my Paintball Sites up and in the right formats.

Everyone has answered many questions, and have been very supportive and helpful.

(I broke my elbow at work, and am on Pain Meds, I'm going to bed now, before I say anything really dumb)

I have to tell you that I get a huge smile on my face when I log on and see familiar faces online, this is really starting to feel like a supportive community.
miss poi

I was watching a cartoon with our oldest daughter (age 5) the other day about Lewis and Clark. When she realized that they were navigating with just a compass she got really excited and said “mommy they should just get a gps machine and they would not be lost”.
I had to explain that the technology that she is growing up with was not around during the days of the Lewis and Clark expedition.

i see JM on line it would be nice if i could IM him.

One of the goals JM and I have for POI Factory is to attract an active community of GPS users. The more of us who share locations and post in the forums, the better this site will be for everyone.

If you visit the site regularly, we want to reward your efforts. Feel free to download the red light cameras and any other files on the site. Your contributions are just as valuable as those who donate financially.

I don't have an AOL account, so I haven't been able to test if downloads are working properly for America Online users.

If you're using AOL, can you let me know if downloads are working for you?

Thanks,
JM

Tried to download the waterfalls.zip files and all I get is a blank page....any offers to help would be appreciated.....JT

Hi everyone.... just found this site from the Yahoo group link. It's Great I wished I found it earlier. I live in Bucks county Pa. and we have allot of covered bridges that local motorcycle groups do a tour of. I wanted to do one with just one other bike. I downloaded the "bridges POI" and it has all the coverd bridges on it!!! Can't wait to try it!!!

Thanks

My mother is a Snow Bird, and has arrived in FL (yea ??)

She saw my Garmin C330, and spent the next whole day telling me what a waste it was.

A few days later, I took her with to a Dr. Appt, and then shopping, She got directions to a place I never heard of, and I programmed it into the GPS.
She insisted we use her notes, and got lost really quickly due to road construction by the airport.
I told her to watch, and told GPS to "GO"

I reformated the main POI files page today to make it a little easier to read. It now has thumbnail images, location count and notes for each category.

Next on the list will probably be the discussion forums. The message lists are pretty ugly and hard to use.

If I do a good job, perhaps more of you will post some messages

JM

Hi ! just purchased my first GPS for use on my motorcycle and probably my car too. Looking forward to all of the cool points of interest this sight offers !!

Hello Jonathan and Maryann,
Something puzzles me so I thought I'd ask. How do you pay for this site and advertising with no ads and no fees? Just want to say thanx for your generosity and time you spend on this site.

Ray

Hello. I'm eagerly waiting for my new Garmin c330 to arrive on Monday. I found a good price on PCNation.com. I can't wait to try it out.

I fell in love with a GPS while on vacation in Scotland in September. The rental car had one built in and it made life much easier. The GPS made navigation in a foreign country very easy and worry-free.

Great website. I can't wait to try out the POI's that I've downloaded here. They are loaded on an SD card and ready to go. Thank you for offering them at no cost.

This week we added new categories for Canadian Cities, US Rapids, and additional locations to red light cameras. There are plenty more interesting places to add in the future, so make sure you check back every once in a while to see what's new.

Behind the scenes, I've been getting ready to enhance POI Factory's download functionality so that you can choose smaller areas instead of the whole United States. Some of the files are pretty large, and many of you have been requesting splits for a state or region. I've been splitting them with software on my desktop PC, but I need to write some code so this can run automatically on the web site.

Hello all. I'm new to the POI concept and trying to apply to my new Nuvi 660. Seems easy enough, but I hope I can call for help if needed.
Herb

Great site...thanks for the information!

Just wanted to say Hi to all. Came across the link on Garmin web site.

Thought I would share a little about me to get these discussion forums active.
One of the first adventures I had using a GPS was when my husband handed a GPS-V to me and said, “why not let the GPS get you to your mommy playgroup.” This was quite a while ago, and the model I was using was not as advanced as the one I have now – it thought that someone’s private farm was a road that I could drive through.