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 caused the Internet failure of December seventh?

In Curacao, a nationwide power outage shut the country down on the morning of December 07, while the EC Link cable route was still under repair.

How Teams flourished

Microsoft shuttered Classroom in favour of Teams in 2017, and now reports 183,000 Microsoft Teams for Education deployments in 175 countries.

Flow breaks the TT Internet

What Flow described as "degraded services such as slower internet speeds and intermittent buffering when using broadband services" was an unusable Internet experience for most users.

The burning dock

Media houses aren’t in competition with each other, they are in competition with disinterest, sketchy reading habits and a world of distracting, often contradictory quasi-information.

A new commitment for Honor

The asset divestment was necessary to give the Honor business a chance for survival and was a response to a proposal by more than 30 agents and dealers.

Taxes won’t solve the journalism problem

Time spent trying to tax tech giants is wasted time. Media managers need to learn the lessons that their business models offer and adjust strategy accordingly.

Printree wins TSTT business tech award

Printree will benefit from a bmobile Business Solutions package, valued at $10,000, that will be customised.

Are you ready for Apple’s M1 Macs?

Smaller tolerances in chip manufacturing increase transistor density, reduce power draw and deliver smaller, longer lasting mobile and portable devices.

A Kindle for the online classroom

To get Google's apps like Classroom and Meet on an Amazon Kindle, you need to do some hacky stuff to get things going.

The cybersecurity threat

"The best way to combat a ransomware attack is to perform regular full backups of your servers, have the latest and latest upated antivirus and anti-malware software."

TTIFC announces call for FinTech proposals

The 11 winning startups will be part of the acceleration programs of Google for Startups, Endeavor or Seedstars. All proposals will be eligible for financing from the main private banks and investment funds.

Microsoft takes point on cybersecurity

“There is a common need for cybersecurity, and the circumstances of the pandemic have brought a heightened understanding of the need to be careful."
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