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.

What’s your landline plan?

Alternative communications tools make the idea of cabled voice services increasingly irrelevant.

How The Wire came to be and how it ended

This long read is an account of the creation, life and eventual end of The Wire, a tabloid daily newspaper published by TPC between 2001 and 2003. It may be the last newspaper to be created in Trinidad and Tobago in this century.

Why you need a UPS

Double-conversion systems are the pinnacle of UPS aspirations, turning incoming AC power to DC battery-stored energy and then converting it back to AC for connected devices.

Avaya wants to evolve digital customer experience

The company's applications are being designed as API first to encourage extensibility and development, and emphasising open collaborations with partners.

Why Facebook’s ‘transparency’ should worry you

The toxic environments that flare up on Facebook's pages are often an accurate, if depressing barometer of unpalatable public thought and sentiment.

WiPay opens new Jamaica headquarters

Aldwyn Wayne opened WiPay's new corporate headquarters on Friday in Jamaica.

Samsung soars for the Flip

The magic on the ZFlip kicks in when you start to fold it in half. On apps that have been optimized for its folding action, the software splits when you fold to 90 degrees.

Engineering a remote work reality

“People need to feel included, informed and empowered. They need to be trained and tooled up, ready to handle the realities of the new workplace and the uncertainties ahead.” - Lara Quentrall-Thomas

Davyn on being a Microsoft partner of the year during a pandemic

Davyn works with over 150 clients across the English and Dutch speaking Caribbean and holds more than 70 certifications in Microsoft business software tools.

Reengineering school

“Something as simple as preparing an attendance register for submission daily to the Ministry points to the need for systems in the Ministry itself that need to be transformed.” - Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly

Justice Seepersad’s ruling on Fixed Number Portability

“Citizens should not be forced, frustrated or blackmailed into staying with a telecommunications provider because of fear of inconvenience or uncertainty.” - Justice Seepersad.

A strategy for regional 5G

“Investing in 4G is the best way to lower investment barriers to adopting 5G, that way in two to three years you can just turn on the 5g switch.” - Dr Mohammed Madkour
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