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.

A tablet for a child, redux

BitDepth#968 originally published on December 23, 2014 One year ago, an exploration into how to make use of a tablet for a preschool child suggested that...

Regulators consider Columbus buyout

BitDepth#967 for December 16, 2014 Over the course of two days, specifically last Wednesday and Thursday, regional telecommunications regulators met at the Cascadia Hotel to...

Managing large image datasets

BitDepth#966 originally published on December 09, 2014 Nobody like to talk about backup much, I’ve found, and quite recently, I discovered that nobody likes to...

How is Digicel making Wikipedia free?

Originally published in the Trinidad Guardian on December 11, 2014 On Tuesday, Digicel announced that it would be making access to the Wikipedia database of...

Creating our own narratives

BitDepth#965, originally published on December 02, 2014 Whenever I attend a PhotoPlus Expo, I nose around a bit trying to find out what the show’s...

On Microsoft’s M4 Roadshow

BitDepth#964, originally published on November 24 On Thursday (November 18), Microsoft T&T hosted a major local conference at the Hyatt Regency, with a strong slate...

T&T Government reports on ICT development to UN

Trinidad and Tobago's statement to the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CTSD) has been posted publicly. The 30 page document,...

A sensor story

BitDepth#963 for November 18 Professor Eric R Fossum is probably the most important man in the world of modern photography, but he almost walked right...

CWC rising

BitDepth#962 for November 11, 2014 On Thursday, Cable and Wireless Communications (CWC) announced that it would be buying Columbus International, the quadplay, broadband backhaul upstart...

A day without the news

BitDepth#961 for November 04 Increased danger in field reporting has grown troubling enough that it’s not only captured the attention of the United Nations, it...

Webcams gone wild

The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) has posted a warning about unsecured webcams and IP cameras whose transmissions are viewable on the public...

Are local Instagram users being hacked?

Information security specialist Shiva Bissessar warns of a possible new outbreak of hacked photos on Instagram affecting local users of the service. He warns... The increasing...
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