Archive of Tricks & Places


John M Peckham III


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

TRICK#1: ZAP THE TELEMARKETERS!
TRICK#2: WHAT TIME IS IT THERE?
GREAT PLACE #1: REAL ESTATE PROS EXPO CENTER!
GREAT PLACE #2: INTERNATIONAL ROAD MAPS!

TRICK#1: ZAP THE TELEMARKETERS!
http://www.telezapper.com/
For years people bought bug zapper to rid their yards of pests. Here comes a new kind of pest zapper! Usually we lean towards the good free stuff on the web, but this one is worth talking about even if it does cost a few shekels.

How would you like your phone or answering machine to hang up on those aggressive telemarketers who call at dinnertime? In addition to that what if you could arrange to have your phone number deleted from their databaseinstantly and without talking to the rascals!

That's what this handy gadget does and you can get one on the Web or now at Radio Shack for a tad under $50. We'd like to see the smile on your face each time one of those devils gets zapped!

TRICK#2: WHAT TIME IS IT THERE?
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
Want to see what time it is halfway around the world before you make that important business or personal phone call?

Here's the easiest time zone converter we've seen on the web! It's a snap to use just put in your time and location, pick the location you need the time for, click "Convert" and --Shazam! In a millisecond you have the information you need! Easy, quick, free and useful!

No more waking up Uncle Charley at 3:00AM!

Over 16,000 real estate pros attended this years event and if you are curious to see what new products and services they are considering you can drop by and check out the approximately 100 booths. Some of the booths at this expo are real eye openers!

GREAT PLACE #2: INTERNATIONAL ROAD MAPS!
http://www.mapblast.com/
The mapping sites on the web are getting bigger and better and now comes a hint of global mapping for us common folks! This great place allows you to check out road maps of just about every major country on the face of the earth! The maps for most of the smaller countries are still shells, but many of the counties have very comprehensive city mapping resources there for the asking!

Here's a tip: Be sure to enter the country and city you need a map for. Don't zoom in from a simple country entry alone. Sometimes that results in strange looking outline maps without the street detail that is really there.

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