January 2002, Real Estate Cybertips

Archive of Tricks & Places

John M Peckham III

Jack Peckham ( ) is the Executive Director of the Real Estate CyberSpace Society, based in Boston, MA.

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Real Estate Cybertips:
January 2002

TRICK#1: ALIBI CENTRAL!
TRICK#2: KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR COMPUTER?
GREAT PLACE #1: HOW'S THAT COMPANY REALLY DOING?
GREAT PLACE #2: HOW FAST IS YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION?

CYBER MAGIC TRICKS

TRICK#1: ALIBI CENTRAL!
http://www.emailalibi.com/
Need an alibi? Want to be someplace you are not? Need an excuse? These folks bring you a simple and free way to send an e-mail that looks like it was sent at a different time. They call this service "delayed e-mails". Certainly won't help you rob banks - but it may get you off the hook with that brother in law you'd prefer not to go bowling with!

On a serious note if you won't be at your desk but want a message to go out at a certain time, this free service may come in handy!

TRICK#2: KNOW WHAT'S ON YOUR COMPUTER?
http://www.belarc.com/Download.html
Ever wonder what software you have accumulated on your computer? How about the hardware components? Between all the programs that came installed, the new programs you have added and the gems you have downloaded, it's probably a good idea to do an occasional inventory to find out what's there!

This neat little program analyzes your system and presents you with a detailed profile of all the software and hardware installed there. All of your profile information is kept private right on your own computer.

Best of all, this handy program is free for your personal use and you can check your system anytime with the click of a mouse!

GREAT PLACES

GREAT PLACE #1: HOW'S THAT COMPANY REALLY DOING?
http://www.recyber.com/cybertools.html
Want the inside scoop on the company that's been courting you? Want to dig into the innards of the major tenant in the shopping center your REIT just acquired? The folks at the Real Estate CyberSpace Society can take you right to the source from their Top 25 E-Tools. Scroll down to "Get SEC Company Filings". Just click and enter your query (ex: "Walgreen"). Shazam! There are all of the company SEC filings right down to the financials and special notes that often tell you as much as the numbers!

While at this great place you can also visit any of the other 24 great places on the Society's top 25 list!

GREAT PLACE #2: HOW FAST IS YOUR INTERNET CONNECTION?
http://www.numion.com/YourSpeed/Checkup.php
Do you sometimes wonder if your Internet service provider is giving you all the horsepower promised when you signed up? Well here's the Goliath of Internet speed checkers to help you answer the question! With one click this great place allows you to measure your speed with a quick background visit to 40 popular websites.

These folks even give you a chart of your last 25 speed measurements. And on top of that they provide you with a list of web performance measuring tools -including many other sites for measuring speed, tracking traffic and optimizing browsing. Best of all it's all free!

Real Estate CyberTips are provided with compliments of the Real Estate Cyberspace Society.