The Vancouver Sun did a two-part series on the fish we eat when we go to our favorite fish and chip store. The well-written study and the research done by Guelph University was an eye opener.

The food and drug act prohibits misleading practices in the sale of food, including seafood. There are big fines and jail time. I’m not sure whether we ever have an inspector in our part of the world testing to see if we are really eating cod or halibut when we buy our fresh made fish and chips. I have been going to same fish and chip takeout for thirty years and I believe what the owners tell me.

Android, Google Inc.'s free mobile-phone operating system, will begin running computers this quarter, entering a market dominated by Microsoft Corp.'s Windows and deepening the rivalry between the two companies.

Acer Inc., the world's No. 2 laptop maker, will release a low-cost notebook featuring Android in the third quarter, said Jim Wong, head of information-technology products at the Taipei-based company. Asustek Computer Inc., pioneer of the sub-$500 US laptops known as netbooks, has also developed a model that runs on Google's software. I have an Acer product and they are good.

The development of Android netbooks indicates the software is powerful enough to replace Windows, which runs about 90 per cent of the world's personal computers...

The Grey Cup game will be played in Calgary this year. If you’re planning on going, Calgary officials are saying they are going to have a record sellout. Tickets are really moving well and 85 per cent of the 34,700 seats are already gone of the 45,700 that are available...

It was Donald Duck’s birthday last week and Walt Disney’s unflappable duck turned 75. Now I can say I’m the same age as Donald Duck. Good grief!..

Now it is Scareware, and it is the new trouble spot for the Internet. These new tactics are there in front of you in a fake warning on a pop-up. These deceptive promotions are designed to get you to spend $80 on a worthless anti virus protection product. Scareware scammers are embedding triggers in places you wouldn’t expect. Criminals are using every tactic they can think of to sell these useless programs. The IT people tell me that if you click on one of those triggers you’ll get caught in an unnerving loop that is impossible to get out of. Call my IT guy if you get into trouble, him you can trust - Gary Scott at Scottek Computer Service. 250-212-1695. He’ll get you out of trouble...

Website greatcanadianhotels.com is offering discount rates and free nights at 25 hotels and resorts across Canada.

The "Wake up to Canada" program has a couple of money-saving options. You can stay for one night and receive $50 off your next stay or stay two nights or longer and receive a free night on your next stay. Vouchers are transferable, making it easy to give to family or friends if you won't be revisiting a particular city.

Nightly hotel rates start from $89 and destination cities include Victoria from $119, Edmonton from $109, Ottawa from $119 and Quebec City from $105.

Besides a place to sleep, the packages can also include activities such as whale watching, festivals, themes parks and white-water rafting.

More information at www.greatcanadianhotels.com or call 1-888-422-6232.