Hi! My name is Reinis Fischer (39), a proud dad and devoted husband. CEO and Founder of Terramatris crypto hedge fund, stock analyst, quantitative options trader, drone enthusiast, world traveler, photographer, and passionate lover of Georgian cuisine (vegetarian). An ex-pat living in Georgia since 2011, I trade stocks, take photographs & make video's, work out at the gym, and many more. Contact me

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How to automatically add watermarks to uploaded images in Drupal

Drupal is a powerful content management system (CMS) that allows users to create and manage websites with ease. One of the features that make Drupal popular among users is its flexibility and extensibility. Drupal's module system allows users to add functionalities to their websites, including automatic watermarking of uploaded images. If you are making…

in Blogging

Facebook advertising: How to promote your page and reach a wider audience

Facebook advertising is a powerful tool for promoting your Facebook page and reaching a wider audience. With more than 2 billion monthly active users, Facebook provides businesses and organizations with an unparalleled opportunity to connect with potential customers and promote their brand. In this article, we'll explore the basics of Facebook advertising…

in Living in Georgia

Tbilisi First Snow

First snow appeared today on Tbilisi streets. Made some random photography of it. Update: I have created much better quality Tbilisi winter photos. Read more: Tbilisi - Fairyland in Winter Snow in Tbilisi Its snowing on Tamar Mephe street Police patrol in Tbilisi streets Tbilisi Railway Station

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How to configure postmarkapp to work with Drupal webform

If you are running your site under Apache then most probably your server will be auto configured with mail send module. But if you are running, lets say Ngnix without mail send function enabled, then you might consider some options to send e-mails from your site. And one of this options is to use Postmarkapp.com service. Today I'll show how to configure…

in Living in Georgia

Most visited Georgian websites (2013)

After living in Georgia for almost 2 and a half years I still haven't found any reliable website traffic analyzer, except Alexa and local top.ge statistics. Today I'll try to put both of them in one pot, and make some analysis. According to Alexa: Rank Name Alexa rank 1 forum.ge 9 2 ambebi.ge 12 3 myvideo.ge 14 4 myauto…

in Worth to Watch

The Mentalist

The Mentalist is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. The show was created by Bruno Heller, who is also its executive producer. The show follows former "psychic" Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), who is a consultant to the California Bureau of…

in Drupal Development

Image hover effects - how to change background on mouse over

Today I faced again some interesting thing to create - on hover image to change the background and display text over it Here is how it looks: On the left side, you can see the default image, while on the right side with mouse over. To achieve such behavior in Drupal is pretty simple, a little bit CSS and you are done. Here is my view with div tags and…

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Drupal pathauto + transliteration

Are you writing in different language than English, languages like Russian, Greek, Georgian, Hebrew or maybe Latvian? You find it's not attractive URL generated? In this article you will learn how to fix this using Drupal CMS and a neat module - Transliteration. Take a look at these screenshots: Here is Latvian URL in Chrome: Chrome handles special…

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Building a Drupal site from scratch - Complete series

<p>Some time has passed away, since I started my tutorial how to build a Drupal site from scratch. I'm making this post to list all series</p><ul><li><a href="http://www.reinisfischer.com/building-drupal-site-scratch-part-1-planin… a Drupal site from scratch - part 1 - planing</a>&nbsp;</li><li><…

in Blogging

Blog statistics November 2013

Second month, since I started this blog has passed away. As started on November, I'm sharing results of my blog statistics in month of November.Top 10 posts according to Google Analytics:Estonia to catch up Scandinavia in next 10-15 years Armenia, then, now - future CIS, Baltics and Georgia GDP 2018 Ukraine vs Poland by GDP 1990-2012 Views lode more pager…

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Drupal: Sending Confirmation Emails from Your Webform

Today, I encountered a problem that at first seemed like a pain, but in the end, turned out to be simpler than I thought. I needed to send a confirmation email to the submitter of a webform, letting them know that their email had been received, along with some plain text instructions. A while back, I wrote about how to add a contact form to Drupal, and…

in Emerging Markets

The Eastern Partnership Summit and Ukraine's Decision to Not Sign the Association Agreement with the EU (2013)

As I previously wrote, Ukraine has made the controversial decision to not sign the association agreement with the European Union (EU) at the Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius. The issue of signing the agreement had been a topic of much speculation and intrigue, with Ukrainian representatives giving mixed signals about their stance on European…

in Drupal Development

Simplifying Drupal View Editing with Contextual Links

I have been working with Drupal since its 6th release, and one of the reasons I love it is due to Views. In all the websites I've built using Drupal, Views make up 80% of the site structure. I am familiar with what each View does and where to find it. However, I have always been puzzled by the presence of direct edit links for both Views and blocks in the…

in Documentaries

Europe, What's Next? - A Journey to Estonia (2014)

I had the pleasure of watching a captivating documentary by Deutsche Welle about Estonia, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in the Baltic states. The film takes us on a journey through Estonia, exploring its diverse landscape and meeting the people who call it home. From the former fisherwoman who has turned her passion into a thriving…

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How To Upgrade Drupal 6 to Drupal 7: Step by Step

Before proceeding with the upgrade, it's important to make a backup of your Drupal 6 site. This includes both the database and the files. This will ensure that you have a restore point in case anything goes wrong during the upgrade process. Once you have made a backup, it's time to put your Drupal 6 site into maintenance mode. This will ensure that no…