So, I'm off to Toronto tomorrow for 10 days for a holiday, and had planned to meet up with a friend, who now can't make it (don't ask...). I've got a variety of tickets (CityPass, Hamilton Botanical Gardens, Niagara falls, dance at Casa Loma etc), and no-one to share them with, so, if you're in or around Toronto, and fancy going to the zoo etc, or even just meeting up for a drink / meal, please do let me know - neil@247corp.com.

Alternatively, if you can recommend any places / sights for a single traveller, that I really shouldn't miss, do drop me a line / post in the forum also, please!

Not overly sure what the outcome of this will be - currently trying to turn disaster into adventure, but, who knows... :)

If someone asks to borrow your cell phone, or you leave it unattended, beware!

Unless you actually watch them use it, they may be secretly grabbing every piece of your information on the device, even deleted messages. If you leave your phone sitting on your desk, or in the center console of your car while the valet parks it, then you and everyone in your contacts list may be at risk, to say nothing of confidential e-mails, spread sheets, or other information. And of course, if you do not want your spouse to see who you are chatting with on your phone, you might want to use extra caution.

There is a new electronic capture device that has been developed primarily for law enforcement, surveillance, and intelligence operations that is also available to the public. It is called the Cellular Seizure Investigation Stick, or CSI Stick as a clever acronym. It is manufactured by a company called Paraben, and is a self-contained module about the size of a BIC lighter. It plugs directly into most Motorola and Samsung cell phones to capture all data that they contain. More phones will be added to the list, including many from Nokia, RIM, LG and others, in the next generation, to be released shortly.

I recently attended and lectured at the Techno-Security conference in Myrtle Beach, Fla. About 1,500 law enforcement and security professionals participated and were briefed on the latest in cybersecurity vulnerabilities from participating federal agents, manufacturers, and cyber-consultants. The CSI Stick caught my attention because of the potential to rapidly and covertly download all of the information contained in many cell phones... More at c/net.