There's no place like Comdex to get a look at the future of technology. Assuming that you didn't hop out to Las Vegas for the show, you should enjoy the great overview of this year's Comdex Show from the folks at ZDNet. This report includes lots of audio, video, keynote talks and “show and tells”. Here you will find (and see) the “10 Comdex Products You Need to See.”

You can listen to industry giants like Bill Gates. Get briefed on mobile computing. See how wireless has arrived in real time and will affect the way we live and conduct our businesses. It's a great place to get caught up with the future!

Find missing money

Finding missing money is fun! Here's a place where you can find out if there is any money of yours (or a relative's) floating around out there in the huge pool of unclaimed assets.

This neat site has a database that is searchable and contains unclaimed property records from participating states. The service claims to be the only state-sponsored web database to search nationwide for your unclaimed assets. The National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (affiliated with the National Association of State Treasures) sponsors this special resource. Because of this sponsorship, the service is free.

Go ahead claim a billion or two -- after a while it'll add up to real money! The price is right! .

Check out viruses and hoaxes

Next time you get a message that tells you that your hard drive is about to be wiped out – or tells you to “forward this message to everyone you know”, take a deep breath. Then go to this handy computer virus hoax place, Datafellows.com that claims to be the industry standard information source for new virus hoaxes and false alerts. You can save a lot of time and reduce frayed nerves here by checking any questionable message either alphabetically or with a handy search box.

If your hoax doesn't involve a computer virus but Ryder trucks loaded with explosives or other scary tales about Halloween terrorism at shopping malls, then check them out at urban legends central.

These two spots should help you breathe easier!

Published: November 28, 2001

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John M. "Jack" Peckham is the Executive Director of REcyber.com (the Real Estate CyberSpace Society). In that capacity he oversees the development and delivery of the latest up to the minute Real Estate Cyberspace tools, strategies, networking structures and services that the Society provides its members to leverage their effectiveness, visibility, professionalism and earnings. As host of Real Estate CyberSpace Radio, he provides over 40 hours of programming to help listeners integrate the power of the Internet into their daily business lives. He is the author of several real estate books published by Prentice Hall and Harcourt Brace Jovanovich including his latest Master Guide to Income Property Brokerage from Wiley Publishing. A columnist for the Boston Herald for nine years, his syndicated columns have appeared in over 100 papers nationwide. Jack loves to sell real estate has been involved directly in the sale of over one billion dollars in Real Estate. Today he sells in his jeans and fuzzy slippers as a one-man shop and has closed over $40,000,000 in sales on the Internet recently in 20% of his working time. The balance he spends directing the affairs of the 10,000 member Real Estate CyberSpace Society. The Society awards the RECS (Real Estate CyberSpace Specialist) Designation to members based on the current criteria. He served as Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), is a Past President of the Massachusetts Association of Realtors and has been honored as the Massachusetts State Realtor of the Year. You can reach Jack at or by calling 617-523-4441.