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Thank you for dropping-by, I hope you enjoy your visit. The main content is to be found in the blog, where I discuss everything and anything, but, topics including: photography, nature, technology, food, movies, music, politics, and life in the Highlands of Scotland, make regular appearances.
I commonly write reviews of movies (or films, if you prefer). Some movie reviews are short, others will be discussed in more detail. The scope covered will be mainly mainstream English language movies from the 1930s until the present day.
About me
My name is Iain MacDonald and I live in the Highlands of Scotland (although I have lived elsewhere in the past). I use Fitheach as my online pseudonym, on this website, on Mastodon, and on Matrix. I am a big fan of Free & Open Source Software, which I use both professionally and at home.
Computing and technology tend to infuse themselves into my other interests, as once you learn some skills in one area it is convenient to use them to solve problems in other spheres.
When not tinkering with computers, I am likely to be found repairing things because living in the countryside you learn to be resourceful.
Of course, man doesn't live by SSH tunnels and kerosene vapour burners alone, so, food, as a subject, makes regular appearances, too.
My latest Life articles
My most recent ramblings can be found in the Life section.
My latest Mastodon posts
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Fitheach
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:42:57 +0000
Sheep worrying.
No-one has explained to #Gruoch that her breed (Akbash) were meant to protect sheep. She thinks sheep would be very, very tasty.
#Highlands #Scotland #dogs #DogsOfMastodon
Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:50:32 +0000
I've just noticed that Chromium has a built-in "create a QR code for this page" feature. Firefox doesn't have this feature,, although there is an available add-on. Surprisingly, the add-on doesn't look very active.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/addon/share-qr-code/
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:20:00 +0000
Talking of Bond numbers, it did make me smile that the last six digits of the NS&I telephone number are:
007 007
😃
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:12:27 +0000
Thank goodness for bank transfer and email. 👍
Wed, 18 Jun 2025 10:38:50 +0000
I eventually got access to the NS&I website, but, only after changing my 'phone number. There seems to be a problem with Vodafone. EE worked.
However, once into the website I found that clicking any link caused me to get logged-out. The website accused me of using my back-button. I contacted NS&I again. They admitted it is a recognised problem they are trying to fix. They suggested I use Google Chrome. I explained I don't use spyware.
It is like the days of Internet Explorer 6, all over again.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:19:41 +0000
Text message arrives, enter it into the webpage, and....
Grrrr!