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: Test Your Home Decoration Plans On Line
TRICK#2: Walk Around Town With a Celebrity!
GREAT PLACE #1: How Does Your Hospital Compare?
GREAT PLACE #2: Secrets You Never Knew About Your Town!

TRICK#1: Test Your Home Decoration Plans On Line
http://www.benjaminmoore.com/wrapper_pcv.asp?L=owner&K=intproj&N=intproj
How would you like to see the results of your redecorating without picking up a paint brush? With this great tool you can change the color combinations in your home with a mouse click and if you don't like the looks of your creation just start over and see another masterpiece in two minutes.

This color visualization program allows you to select an exterior home or interior room image from a big pictorial library. You can even import an image of your own home and experiment with colors to your hearts content.

Be careful though -- it's addictive!

TRICK#2: Walk Around Town With a Celebrity!
http://www.talkingstreet.com/
Want to walk around town with the likes of Sigourney Weaver, Larry King, Jerry Stiller or Steven Tyler? The usefulness of cell phones has grown from talking, to picture taking, to e-mailing, and to surfing the web. Now comes this unique service that provides you with a celebrity guide to several major cities -- with more to come.

Next time you're in Boson, New York or D.C. (expanding to Chicago, San Francisco and New Orleans soon) visit this great place, download a tour map and sign up for a modestly priced celebrity tour that will then be available 24/7. You can take your tour whenever you want - on your schedule, and at your own pace. Each tour is narrated by a big name and "offers a uniquely entertaining, enriching, and easy-to-use experience full of great stories, expert commentary, eyewitness accounts, historic audio and original music."

No one will know you're a visitor - you'll look like all the rest of the natives --- talking on the phone!

This site shows which of the hospitals you select provide certain important care procedures for conditions such as heart attack, heart failure, or pneumonia. The tools here allow you to compare the delivery of these important procedures. All this, plus valuable check lists to help you know the things to look for when choosing a hospital for the care of important health issues.

To your good health!

GREAT PLACE #2: Secrets You Never Knew About Your Town!
http://www.citysearch.com/
Whether you are moving to a new town, traveling or just staying put there is an abundance of information on your area on the web. The trick is to retrieve the important things you need without getting overwhelmed. That's where this great place come s in handy.

A quick visit to this great place with your zip code will give you up-to-date information on local businesses, restaurants, shopping, professional services and many entertainment categories such movies, theater, sports, galleries and museums.

Great for travelers -- or even stay at home potatoes!

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