This month we get real about food, about money, about music and about publishing a book. What does a healthy person eat? There are many theories and diets around the best food for us. There are also many examples of healthcare professionals who abuse their bodies worse than their patients do. But a young, Darwin-based chiropractor who does live a holistically healthy life has just started a public project to help her clients (and the rest of...

This fortnight in Online Insights, we look at privacy on classifieds sites, piracy, social media, and ironing!! carsales.com.au’s privacy policy Privacy and Facebook has been in the news a lot (possibly because news corp owns MySpace, or is that being too cynical?) but I am concerned about privacy in relation to popular classified sites such as carsales.com.au. Here is why. Yesterday I got an email from City Holden, completely out of the...

This fortnight in online insights, we help you converse better, help you get on better with your kids, shine the spotlight on some dangerous journalism and then finish with some dangerous album covers. Enjoy Can you improve your conversation skills? Certainly. The Positivity Blog is quite a gold mine of timeless articles focussed on helping you tweak important areas of your life. The blog post I have focussed on for this show is one on common...

Midomi Midomi is a social network with a difference, in fact it moves to the beat of a different drum! A good friend of mine from Japan told me about this site and has summed it up as follows: “Basically if you’re trying to find a song, but you can’t remember the artist or song title, go to Midomi, and “sing” the song you want. Sing or hum a few bars into your computer’s mic and Midomi will tell you what it...

Before I start with the websites, I have to give eBay a blast tonight for allowing pompous, over-spun, conceited, corporate speak on their site. eBay is pretty good at saying things like “our fees are going up and it will help you as a seller”, that sort of thing, but now they have started running ads on their US website, using ads from the Yahoo network. This alone is an unsound move in my opinion, however, they have the gall to...