Trick #1: One Click App Killer

Ever have a program you're working with freeze up and keep you from using anything else on your computer without doing a "hard" shut down? We'll bet you have!

With this freeware little one trick pony you can kill your frozen programs with one click. When you double-click on this program's icon, a target-like cursor shows up. Simply click anywhere on the frozen program (be sure that your cursor is on the application you want to close) and Shazam - the recalcitrant aggravator very politely closes down. Great time saver and aggravation eliminator.

Trick #2: See the Universe with this Web Telescrope

Scientists at NASA see some pretty spectacular things out there in the universe. How would you like to view what they can see through a super high powered telescope right on your computer? Or would you like to see the Earth from the same perspective that astronauts view on their way back to Earth? Or maybe you'd like to view a panorama of a city far away from home.

Just grab the program here and you'll be off on your travels to deep outer space - or looking back and appreciating our insignificance in the grand scheme of things.

And best of all it's on the house -- compliments of Microsoft Research.

Great Place #1: Get the Discount You Deserve

We'll bet you've suspected that, when you are buying products or services online, there are often great discounts available you can use in connection with that purchase? But finding them quickly and easily is another matter. This great place makes it easy.

Here's how it works. Just go to this place and get a promotion code for your item by simply entering the store's web address. Once there press the "Get Coupons" button and you will be presented with any coupons available for that store. During the payment process most online stores will have a field to enter a coupon or promotion code. Entering a special code located here will give you a discounted rate or free extras.

Great therapy for the bargain hunter in you.

Great Place #2: Get Ready for you Curtain Call

Hate to be morbid, but there's nothing more certain than death and taxes. We all spend a lot of time preparing our taxes, not without a lot of teeth gnashing, but most of us try to avoid the uncomfortable task of getting our affairs in order for that final curtain call.

Well here's a great place to help pull things together. These folks have laid out (no pun intended) a series of forms and checklists that make it easy to avoid overlooking any of the myriad of details that confront us with these preparations. You can prepare your obituary, upload photos, track wills, bank accounts, insurance policies, write letters to loved ones and make decisions regarding all of the many and often minute details your loved ones might struggle with without your guidance.

This great place will help to guide the celebration of your wonderful life.

Published: September 4, 2008

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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.