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.

The media advertising problem

Since the MediaTrak surveys stopped in 2015, there has been no public unveiling of any metrics for the media industry and the advertising that supports it.

2019 – The Annual Report to Readers

The site’s emphasis will increasingly be on projects, opportunities and stories that offer the potential to bring deeper understanding of underreported events and to break news that is being missed.

The to-do list, redux

Rewriting tasks to a refreshed priority refocuses the importance of looming deadlines.

Digicel launches Carnival campaign, new brand ambassadors

It’s a daring shift in approach for the company, which has previously tended to pluck its ambassadors near the peak of their careers.

To the Edge and beyond

As many as 36 per cent of Microsoft's corporate users are still using Windows 7 and are bouncing between a modern browser and IE 11. Nothing less than full, flawless backward compatibility is going to get any of those customers to upgrade.

Point Fortin goes cashless

WiPay will deliver 50 more terminals next week and plans to deploy 100 in total in Point Fortin at no charge. The pilot project targets small and micro-businesses.

Lead pencilling

Good pencils remain rare in stores even today, and truly horrible mass-market editions are the pencils most of us will end up using.

The pointless press conference

If the highlight of your event is to cut a ribbon, hold up an oversized cheque or to press a big button, it might be time to rethink strategy.

My favorite things

The first time I saw a scratch removed using Photoshop's clone tool, I knew the old ways were over. To say that I was sold would be an understatement.

Christmas presence: TSTT wraps Savannah with free WiFi

"We are about moving Trinidad and Tobago into the fourth Industrial revolution and connectivity is the new world order." - Dr Ronald Walcott

Presents of Christmas past

The best gift just disappears into your life, papered over by time, not fancy wrapping, immersing itself into the flow of your daily routine.

Fiber is best, says Digicel

"TATT did a great job. This is one of the more operational regulators I've ever worked with." - Jabbor Kayumov
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