June 2004, 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:
June 2004

TRICK#1: Map Machine
TRICK#2: Virtual Keyboard - At your Finger Tips
GREAT PLACE #1: Deal of the Day
GREAT PLACE #2: If You Like Movies You'll Love This Site

CYBER MAGIC TRICKS

TRICK#1: Map Machine
http://plasma.nationalgeographic.com/mapmachine/
Some people hate maps - some love them. The folks from National Geographic have put together a site for you if you belong to the latter group. They call this service "Map Machine" and their Machine provides a variety of dynamic maps (e.g. street maps, topo maps, satellite imagery) as well as the tools needed to easily enjoy the wealth of information here.

Simply enter the country, city or Zip Code. And the Machine promptly provides you with demographic and geographic detail. Then zoom in for a closer look or out to visit all sorts of exotic places! Neat site!

TRICK#2: Virtual Keyboard - At your Finger Tips
http://store.yahoo.com/ibizpda/vike.html
This device will give you a peek into the future where monitors, keyboards and mouses (or is it mice) will all disappear into a virtual world.

Serving the needs of the millions of hand held device users, these folks have come up with a Virtual Keyboard that leverages the power of laser and infrared technology and projects a completely functional full-size keyboard onto any flat surface. The light-weight projection device weighs only two ounces, connects to your hand held device and is about the size of a disposable cigarette lighter.

Looks like the keyboard is on its way out -- next thing we'll be tossing our monitors!

GREAT PLACES

GREAT PLACE #1: Deal of the Day
http://www.dealofday.com/
Thousands of bargain hunters visit this venerable treasure trove every day looking for the latest discounts, coupons, freebies, sale items and bargains. Many regulars pick up super bargain prices on their favorite products and from some of their regular merchants here.

The deals are updated daily with lots of new offers -- and to top it off you will find some of the best shopping advice there during your visit.

Great Place!

GREAT PLACE #2: If You Like Movies You'll Love This Site
http://www.imdb.com/
This great place has a HUGE collection of movie information including every pertinent detail about each movie, from who was in it, to who made it, trivia, filming locations along with reviews.. This easy to search movie buffs' paradise contains over 6.3 million individual film/TV credits and is constantly updated with information covering all current and upcoming movie releases.

And it's priced right -- on the house for non-commercial users like you and me.

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