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.

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

About that new 5G network…

"The scenario is fully portable and will work anywhere that has 5G coverage. At this time the unrestricted movement is allowed.” - Hassel Bacchus

The default to cynicism

Madoff’s patrician old-world charm won him billions in investments for a Ponzi scheme while Amanda Knox’s quirky response at a murder put her in jail for four years.

John Prince resigns as TATT CEO

John Prince, CEO of TATT resigns

Chrome, I’m gonna quit you, baby

It was once considered good form to build these bits of code to expire after the user left the website, but many cookies in use today are persistent, sticking around in your browser.

The triage on TSTT’s financial heart

The software ran on hardware that was no longer made, and the model of telecoms it had been designed to manage had begun to change.

We mindf***ed ourselves

In Wylie’s book, all his youthful techy friends are misled heroes and the old people are the villains, even when they are painted as charming rogues.

Hassel Bacchus on TSTT’s core office software migration

That concert of alignment that we have now, I don’t think existed in that detail and was as understood ten years ago. I think as a result of that (the approach) was a bit more fragmented.

A Digicel triumphant

Chandrika Samaroo announced that the company had been awarded frequency in the 850MHZ spectrum on the AWS (Advanced Wireless Services) carrier band in July and licensed it in August.
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The Global Lense – The one about data and tech stack sovereignty

Most recent technology development appears to be companies outside the region tapping the market within the region.

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