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.

An apathy of cybersecurity concerns

It's weird when a definitive statement about the importance of cybersecurity comes from the people who broke into your digital house.

Putting data to work to improve perception

When it comes to the data, the numbers are there, but it also has to work alongside your goals.

Suddenly ten years later…

In the enthusiasm to increase clicks and views, it's easy to lose sight of the core business of journalism in the rush to build website numbers.

The state of TT broadband, 2024

In 2022, mobile internet penetration it had risen to 62.9 per 100 citizens, almost twice the penetration rate of fixed wireless.

Apple’s plan for device domination

Siri, at 13, gets an upgrade with Apple Intelligence, promising a significant upgrade on Siri’s smarts in a small language model that functions on device.

Adobe’s terms of disservice

The activation servers for Adobe's CS, CS2 and CS3 products were shut down between 2013 and 2017. In May last year, Adobe stopped its customer support from deactivating perpetual licenses for customers.

Going virtual with medical diagnosis

In developing its own OMNI artificial intelligence agent, Patient Connect is training the large language model locally on selected resources, including information from NGOs and care providers.

How the police became a media outlet

Former CoP Gary Griffith authorised an increase in the unit from four officers to 23 emphasising a direct engagement with the public using social media, with an emphasis on Facebook.

Microsoft ARMs up

Since the company was founded, its OS and apps have been almost exclusively coded for chips manufactured by Intel.

Flexxon introduces silicon-level cybersecurity protection to TT

Flexon began business in 2007 under the leadership of CEO Camellia Chan with a line of products that targeted niche industrial, medical, automotive and aerospace sectors before making a change in 2017 to static security solutions.

Will the iPad Pro humble the Mac Pro?

A premium configuration of the M4 iPad Pro, which is clearly being positioned as a laptop replacement, costs US$2,700.

Beware of “TT Post” phishing scheme

Text messages with false information claiming to have been sent by TTPost are circulating widely and are crude phishing attempts.
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