Ever wonder what software you have accumulated on your computer? How about the hardware components? Between all the programs that came installed, the new programs you have added and the gems you have downloaded, it’s probably a good idea to do an occasional inventory to find out what’s there!

Belarc.com offers a neat little program that analyzes your system and presents you with a detailed profile of all the software and hardware installed there. All of your profile information is kept private right on your own computer.

Best of all, this handy program is free for your personal use and you can check your system anytime with the click of a mouse!

How fast is your Internet connection?

Do you sometimes wonder if your Internet service provider is giving you all the horsepower promised when you signed up? Well here’s the Goliath of Internet speed checkers to help you answer the question! With one click, Numion.com allows you to measure your speed with a quick background visit to 40 popular websites.

These folks even give you a chart of your last 25 speed measurements. And on top of that they provide you with a list of web performance measuring tools –including many other sites for measuring speed, tracking traffic and optimizing browsing. Best of all it’s all free!

Alibi Central

Need an alibi? Want to be someplace you are not? Need an excuse? Emailalibi.com bring you a simple and free way to send an e-mail that looks like it was sent at a different time. They call this service “delayed e-mails.” It certainly won’t help you rob banks – but it may get you off the hook with that buyer or seller you’d prefer not to talk to while you take some time off.

On a serious note if you won’t be at your desk but want a message to go out at a certain time, this free service may come in handy!

Published: April 30, 2002

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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.