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: PASSWORDS REVEALED!
TRICK#2: GOOGLE WHILE YOU SLEEP!
GREAT PLACE #1: CHECK OUT 1290 REAL ESTATE STOCKS!
GREAT PLACE #2: WHAT'S YOUR STUFF WORTH?

TRICK#1: PASSWORDS REVEALED!
http://www.lostpassword.com/asterisk.htm
Did you ever wonder what's under that row of asterisks in the password boxes on your computer screen? Maybe you forgot the password and need it for you new computer - or you want to record the password but have no idea what's hidden there!

Now you can reveal your passwords with this freeware utility that instantly uncovers them in dialog boxes and web on pages.

Not a bad little "one trick pony" to keep handy for those moments when you really need to roll back the asterisks and get your password!

TRICK#2: GOOGLE WHILE YOU SLEEP!
http://www.googlealert.com/
Want to know anytime your name or company name pops up on the web? Would you like to track a business competitor - or a product?

These folks are independent of Google (or as they put it: "Google Alert is not affiliated in any way with Google, but we like them a lot"). They have designed a simple no cost on-line program that tracks the search terms you select and alerts you with a daily email showing the location of any new appearances of those terms.

Now, in addition to business applications, you can also track new web mentions of friends, artists, sports figures, clubs, or hobbies, for example. The usefulness of this neat trick is only limited by your imagination!

While there you can also check out the Real Estate Research Report Search Engine which accesses 25,000 reports on commercial real estate markets worldwide. To top it off, there is no cost to access all of this good real estate information! Great place!

GREAT PLACE #2: WHAT'S YOUR STUFF WORTH?
http://www.strongnumbers.com/
Ever wonder what people are paying for the things you're looking to buy -- or for that matter the possessions you have in your home and office?

They call this great place "The Blue Book for Everything!" Here, without any cost, you can find out what computers, watches, jewelry, furniture (or almost anything you can buy) are selling for.

These smart folks provide consumers with fair market values based on actual on-line transactions to determine what a product is worth before buying or selling. Retailers and manufacturers can also receive real-time pricing data to support initial price setting and discounting decisions, track customer demand and make critical product decisions.

Interesting and useful place for consumers and business folks of all ages!

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