Taran Rampersad

Opinion

“I just wanted to buy a car…”

Above: Press release photo for the 1969 American Motors Javelin SST. I started shopping for a vehicle last weekend, doing my research on the Internet...
Technology Reporting

Recovering from a failed Windows April 2018 update

What follows is Taran Rampersad's personal experience with applying the recent Windows 10 April Update which did not go well for his computer. It...
Opinion

Detesting the untested

Illustration by AlienCat/DepositPhotos “It’s an untested technology, so it’s an untested business, and we can’t give a loan based on that.” The words fell from the...
Opinion

Beyond CA: The Elephant On Your Desk and In Your Pocket

Illustration by Kentoh/DepositPhotos. When the Cambridge Analytica scandal planted its flag on the shores of Trinidad and Tobago, the Attorney General was quick to respond...
Opinion

The Chromebook that will not die

Above: The Acer Chromebook Model Q1VC I can't recall when exactly I got it - I think it was in 2013 - but the Acer...
Opinion

Surveillance isn’t seeing

Surveillance cameras. Image from DepositPhotos/Wavebreakmedia Not too long ago, the Beetham highway was the scene of protest. I listened to some people in a local...
Opinion

The future is not purchased, it is earned

Above: Image by sakkmesterke/DepositPhotos. Some might argue the semantic here. Purchase requires earning, some might say, but in this day and age where you can get...
Opinion

Beyond disaster to preparedness

Above: Tropical weather systems Hurricane Norma, left, on the Pacific Ocean side of Mexico; Jose, center, east of Florida; Tropical Storm Maria, second from...
Opinion

Broad strokes: Flaws in fastforward II

Above: When you grade your own report card, it's easy to come put looking good. Photo by OlyPhotoStories/DepositPhotos. The Draft National ICT Plan, fastforward II, is...
Opinion

The Fight For Relevance: Beyond CIGF and the NICT Plan

Above: Usable information rarely pierces the speech bubble to enable understanding. Illustration by cienpies/DepositPhotos People need to get involved. I attended 2 of the 3 days at...
Opinion

Technology vs. Bureaucracy: a T&TEC Connection

Bureaucracies involving light poles take different forms. Photo by Mark Lyndersay. One of the less fun things I get to do in dealing with land...
Opinion

The Labyrinth of Nuance, the Desert of Fact

Illustration by Mindscanner/DepositPhotos. When I read, “Journalism 2017: The Lost Visual History”, I sighed. It’s always been difficult for me to look around and see all...
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