If you get out on the Web and save neat places in your “Favorites” file, we'll bet you now have tons of links filed away there and, despite the most elegant filing systems, often find it difficult to find that special link quickly!

Now these nice folks at DZSoft have come up with a free search bar that hooks right into your browser so you can find the “Favorite” you need in milliseconds! Great trick and its free!

Why didn't someone think of this before!

Track your stuff Contactplus is a free personal inventory manager that’s perfect for keeping track of your valuables.

This mini-program is ideal for cataloging your home inventory for insurance or for estate planning and is available in several languages. You set up your “stuff” in various categories, add photos and notes, print customized reports, calculate depreciation, and accommodate appraisal information.

Track your stuff with ease! Great trick - free and easy!

Big discount central

You may have read the newswire article about the savvy youngsters who put together a combination of discounts and promotions to buy new Dell computers for $56! Fatwallet.com was their springboard allowing them to consolidate coupons and offers to maximize their mega-discounted purchasing power.

In addition to providing discount forums, comparison-shopping and retailer ratings, this discount central gives you a bottomless file cabinet chock-full of discount coupons. This is a great place to visit just before making a purchase on-line. You may come away with a last minute discount code to paste into you order or a special promotional discount link that will save you big time!

If you get really proficient at this you may even catch up with the kids!

Editor's note: The largest group of real estate professionals to ever gather at one meeting will go shopping in three weeks. They will be looking for the latest in tech tools to beef up their efficiency, professionalism and service to the consumer/investor. Obviously not all real estate agents will be there but 50,000 progressive agents and brokers worldwide will sharpen their skills at the five-day Second Annual Real Estate On-line Convention and Exposition on April 24 28th in cyberspace.

Consumers and investors can also poke their heads in to see what’s up in the real estate world. The Exposition will feature over 200 Booths with the latest and greatest real estate tools and technology! Easy to visit -- No travel! No hotel bills! No time away from home and no aching feet. Just the biggest real estate convention in the world -- and it’s free!

Published: April 2, 2003

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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.