Mark Lyndersay

Mark Lyndersay is a writer and photographer based in Trinidad and Tobago. He wrote 1,800 editorial leaders for Guardian Media Limited between 2001 and 2016 and now provides leaders for the T&T Newsday. He writes features and reviews for several publications. His column, BitDepth has examined personal technology issues continuously over the last 27 years. As a photographer, he divides his time between commercial assignments, editorial photography, annual reports and personal projects like Local Lives, which examines the backstory of life and culture in Trinidad and Tobago.

A taxing time for all

Tax collection began using the least customer-friendly interface imaginable, lines outside a government building.

Mobile devices, a war of increments

Mixing and matching the two rival ecosystems is essentially impossible, so it's the utility of the products combined that makes the biggest difference.

Why cash is king in Trinidad and Tobago

In 2017, 16 per cent of users owned a credit card, a figure that dropped to 15 per cent by 2023.

I shopped at Temu!

Temu is great fun to explore and offers many bargains but product quality can be wildly variable.

What’s needed to make e-Governance happen?

“If we look at successful governments that have achieved a certain level in of success in these programs, some things stand out."

Changing the education conversation

There are local schools that aspire to continuous improvement and others that struggle to make it through a working day without bloodshed.

Practical steps to reducing cybersecurity risks

The process, to be effective, must be ongoing and managed to ensure that vendors meet required standards.

The consequences of careless code

The cruel reality of Crowdstrike is that it wasn't a cybersecurity attack. It was a quality of service lapse and the incident puts IT professionals in an odd space.

What leaders are doing to enable digital transformation

If people in your organisation are coming to you, telling you we need to change these things, you really should listen.

Apple’s photography workflow

Every Apple device has a Photos database and every image that's taken with a mobile iOS device or imported into the desktop Photos app gets added to it.

Samsung introduces new Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 folding smartphones

The Galaxy Z Fold6, Z Flip6 and Galaxy Buds3 series will be available for pre-order starting July 10, with general availability starting July 24

The Crowdstrike bug’s minimal impact on TT

In statements, the Crowdstrike emphasised that the problem originated in a content update and was not a cyberattack or security breach.
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