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.

We the publishers

BitDepth#939 for June 03 Normally, I’ve got just one answer. Wordpress. The question tends to be some variation of “I really have to get my stuff on...

TSTT posts $.5 billion loss

The Trinidad Express reports on TSTT's very red 2013 balance sheet. From the story... “The higher gross revenues and lower operating costs were eclipsed, though...

Are you sitting down?

Above: Steelcase’s Matt Williams (centre) demonstrates the consolidated controls of the company’s new adjustable office chair, the Gesture. Photo by Mark Lyndersay. BitDepth#938 for May 27 It’s...

T&T a key market for Microsoft

Originally published in the Business Guardian on May 22, 2014. “Cloud first, mobile first,” Barry Ridgway says emphatically when I ask what Microsoft’s priority strategy...

GORTT to team up with Coursera

From the BBC's news story... The challenge for countries such as Trinidad and Tobago was "how do we move from low skills and low wages...

The Finn’s finale

BitDepth#937 for May 20 I’m quite fond of that very old Trini saying, “time is longer than twine.” You’ve got to be of a certain vintage...

Data wrangling for dummies

BitDepth#936 for May 13 By the time you read this I’ll be hip deep in hard drives, wading my way through terabytes of data again,...

Yooz seeks more for its users

Originally published in the Business Guardian on February 13, 2014. Eddy Devisse is enthusiastic. But he’s also wary. We’re in a spacious and mostly empty room...

The 2014 IADB report on broadband development

From the abstract of the paper... "This discussion paper describes the methodology used to compute the Broadband Development Index (IDBA, Indice de Desarrollo de la...

Caribbean Internet cost – 2014

ICT Pulse reports on the affordability of Internet service in the Caribbean.    

Young USC developers win app challenge

BitDepth#935 for May 06 The four young men huddle in the small room nervously. It’s startling how young they all seem in the tiny meeting...

The Young Innovators Programme 2014

From the website for the project: "The Young Innovators Programme works with innovative young people from all over the world who are using technology...
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“I built Zuko because everyday matters could become conflict when communication was scattered or misunderstood.”

In a US university film lab, a Trini is working and learning

Most people are pressing buttons. The work is in defining what the buttons do.

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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Most modern smartphones, even those with a physical SIM tray, will also accept an e-SIM.

Intellico introduces AI agency service with 150 agents

The proper use of AI can help flatten the world and make opportunities available to small nations that they could not achieve previously.