There are lots of times we've thought, "Why don't they do (insert your own idea) on the Web?" And just when we thought we'd come up with all the great ideas, along comes a great one that never even occurred to us!

Photo.Stamps.com is a brand new form of postage that allows you to include your favorite photograph or image on valid U.S. Postal Service stamps. You can go here and design a professional-looking stamp by simply uploading the picture or image you wish featured on your stamps.

Within a few days you will receive your sheet of high-quality customized PhotoStamps in the mail.

They're legal and they work. Send a letter to your mother in law. She never thought you'd end up this famous!

Find a loo anywhere in the world

Forget about having your cash stolen - let's talk about a real emergency! In the U.S. we look for a rest room; in the UK you'll look for the loo. No matter where you are traveling (even if it's a walk in your home town), at TheBathroomDiaries.com, you will find a free and clean pit stop.

With ratings on thousands of facilities listed in every major city in the world from Argentina to Zimbabwe, you can even check the Golden Plunger awards for the world's highest-rated rest rooms when you plan your vacation.

To top this off Vindigo has even added a version of this prodigious collection so you can locate a rest room on your handheld while on the go - complete with walking directions, a description and maps to each facility. Life doesn't get any better than that!

An alternative audio/video program

Sometimes it gets frustrating with so many media file types and two major players, neither one of which will play the other's files. In addition many complain that the two major players often use "aggressive" strategies like trying to convince you to upgrade from a no-cost player to one with lots of bells and whistles and, of course, with a monthly cost.

Now comes Jetaudio.com, a player that will play all major file formats and is loaded with features such as recording, audio CD burning, conversion, Internet broadcasting, speed control and multichannel sound output -- just to mention a few.

And to top it off there is no cost for the basic program, and at this date, they don't nag the daylights out of you!

Reflection for the day

"How do I work? I grope."
- Albert Einstein

"Comedy is tragedy plus time."
- Carol Burn

"To teach is to learn twice."
- Joseph Joubert

"The principal mark of genius is not perfection but originality."
- Arthur Koestler

"Circumstances - what are circumstances? I make circumstances."
- Napoleon Bonaparte

Here's a good way to get the day started! For over 20 years "Reflection for the Day" has been appearing daily in the Boston Globe. These thought provoking and often witty sayings are posted at Reflectionfortheday.com, two days after they are published in the newspaper. In addition you can enjoy several months of searchable archives.

It's a good way to start the day because: "Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow is wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly." - Eskimo proverb

Published: September 2, 2004

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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.