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Time-Lapse: Observing the Thriving Ivy on the Opposite Wall

Have you ever wondered how nature changes over time? One fascinating way to witness this transformation is through time-lapse photography.

For three weeks in April 2014, I've been taking photo shoots of the wall opposite to me and observing the leaps of ivy as it thrives. Now, after capturing the growth of this plant over a period of time, I am excited to share the finale of this time-lapse experiment with you.

Time-lapse photography allows us…

Drupal & Servers

Adding CAPTCHA to Drupal 7 Webform

CAPTCHA is an essential tool for preventing spam and malicious attacks on your website. Adding CAPTCHA to your Drupal 7 Webform is a straightforward process that can be completed in a few easy steps.

In this article, we will show you how to add CAPTCHA to your Drupal 7 Webform to protect your website and improve the user experience.

Step 1: Install the CAPTCHA module The first step is to install the CAPTCHA module on your Drupal 7 website. To…

Drupal & Servers

Inject Block In Drupal 7 Node With Block Inject module

I was looking for options to inject Google Adsense ads into my Drupal blog. There are a few modules and tactics available. But today I found an excellent module - Block Inject.

The Block Inject module allows for regions to be created and injected in the middle of chosen node types.

You can create any number of regions to inject as well as select as many node types you would like these regions to be injected in. The blocks you assign to these…

Drupal & Servers

Some magic with Drupal, Flickr and Georgia

Update: Further developments of both tourgeorgia.eu and instagram wall have been stopped. I have created a new Travel Map section instead.

Since I bought my first Android phone so many new thoughts and ideas has run through my head - I mean in opportunities of development. One of them I already realized - I created my custom Instagram wall, where I'm syncing all my photos taken by phone, and putting them on map. I really like this approach.…

Drupal & Servers

Import your Instagram photos to your blog using Flickr + Flickstagram

Recently I bought my first Android phone, and I found Instagram app really useful. What I like the most is it's mapping options, so you can add latitude/longitude auto, if your GPS is turned on.

Then I wanted to import my Instagram photos to my blog and found some problems with it. As I'm using Drupal as my blogs CMS, at first I headed to Drupal.org to search for some ready built modules, to import my Instagram photos, so I could later use…

Georgia

Gremi monastery complex in Georgia

Another very interesting tourist attraction in Kakheti close to Kvareli - Meet the Gremi Monastery complex. Features rich history and very spectacular views. For the first time I visited Gremi monastery complex back in 2014, when we booked a private tour from Hotel Royal Batoni. Next time I was here was during another short one day trip around region Kakheti together with my mom. This definitely means there are places in Georgia where…

Travel

Lisi Lake in Tbilisi (Georgia)

Lisi lake is a popular recreational area in Tbilisi. Some will find a lazy walk around lake while others will enjoy a mountain biking here. I prefer both. As well I like here capturing spectacular views using my DSLR camera.

You can get to Lisi lake by using public bus #29, taxi (costs around 6 GEL from the city center) or by a car. There is a large parking lot in front of the lake.

Recently Lisi lake has undergone through major…

Georgia

Nekresi Monastery Complex in Georgia

Nekresi once was a town in Kakheti, Georgia. Nowadays Nekresi is a monastery complex located high up in the hill offering breathtaking views to surrounding plateau, not to mention that monastery complex is really interesting by it self. Located close to Kvareli town.

The church was recently restored, stone masonry repaired, roof rebuilt, windows put in place.

For the first time I visited this place back in the Spring of 2014, during…

Living in Georgia

Boris Grebenshchikov and Aquarium @ Tbilisi Concert Hall

Yesterday Boris Grebenshchikov and his band Aqurium performed at Tbilisi Concert Hall. Although I'm not huge fan of him I must admit, he is so called Russian Rock Grandfather and it would be a crime to waste an opportunity to visit his concert right next door, here in Tbilisi.About concert:Since I was not very familiar with his creation, first part of concert I just listened, to determine, do I like him or not. His music is really eclectic…

Drupal & Servers

Drupal 7 Archive Drop Down Menu

In this tutorial I will show how to create Drop-down menu for your monthly archives using Drupal 7 and views.

At first, please read this Drupal 7 tutorial on how to create Drupal archive page. By following this guide, you will learn how to create monthly archive page using views, and we go to add one minor change to change it to drop down menu.

Open that views page, select contextual filters, and change settings from unformatted to jump menu…

Drupal & Servers

Add Menu Classes In Drupal 7

In this Drupal tutorial I'll show how to add menu classes to your Drupal 7 website using template.php file.

Original of this tutorial has been found here.

Add this function to your template.php file:


<?php
/**
* theme_menu_link()
*/
function THEMENAME_menu_link(array $variables) {
//add class for li
$variables['element']['#attributes']['class'][] = 'menu-' . $variables['element']['#original_link']['mlid'];
//add class for a…

Living in Georgia

A Time Lapse of green wall - Day 1

There is a one really nice looking wall located in Tbilisi, I would like to show it to you, that building is left from the brick wall building opposite to me, and I'm seeing it every day, for the last one year. 

The wall is grown with some greens, and in Summer it looks cool green, in Autumn it turns red, in Winter it's naked, and now I'm looking to make a time-lapse of this wall turning from naked into the green.

Here is a Day 1 photo…

Drupal & Servers

Performing Joomla 1.5 convert to Drupal 7

Over past couple of years, I have many times seen a bad Joomla site, which either is hacked or is not working as it should, and I have converted those sites to Drupal.

The most strange things is, there is always some Joomla developer, who has created that site, but when problems occur, that Joomla developer is gone.. Strange right? How can one call himself a Joomla developer, when first problems occur, he is gone?

So I got another Joomla site…

Travel

Experience Tbilisi in March: Top Things to Do and See

Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city that offers a wealth of cultural, historical, and culinary experiences. March is a great time to visit Tbilisi, as the weather starts to warm up and the city comes alive with festivals, events, and activities.

In this article, we'll take a look at some of the top places to visit in Tbilisi in March.

Old Town: The old town of Tbilisi is a must-visit destination for anyone…

Drupal & Servers

Node reference views display using relationships

I started doing some Drupal powered site rebuilding.

By first of all I deleted all views and un-installed and deleted modules that are not must-have. 

Then I started from scratch building with views:

It took me some time (about 5 minutes) to remember how to display referenced nodes on other node page.



 

Here is what you will need to achieve such behavior: 

Create a new view, add Contextual filter nid, and add…

Building & Renovation

New hinges added to my HP Compaq 6510b

Today, finally my new used hinges arrived, and I had an opportunity to change the broken ones with new ones. Hinges traveled to me from China to US and the to Georgia, pretty impressive route, right?

Anyway I'm happy with my new hinges, and hope that my beloved laptop HP Compaq 6510b will please me for few more years. 

Update: The good old HP Compaq 6510b still pleases me, but I have finally bought a new ASUS laptop (September,…

Living in Georgia

Cycling in Tbilisi: Left Embankment of Mtkvari

Left Embankment of Mtkvari is one of the longest asphalt pavement cycling distances in city of Tbilisi - it stretches from Didube to Ortochala (passing Tbilisi Old Town). It is among the easiest routes as well. For today's cycling assignment I decided to use section Marjinashvili - Didube - Marjinashivli from Left Embankment of MtkvariEmbankment of Mtkvari in Tbilisi is really cool place for riders (and not only), except…

Travel

Tbilisi Botanical Garden

Tbilisi Botanical garden is located at the foothills of the Narikala fortress in the city center of Tbilisi. The National Botanical Garden of Georgia occupies the area of 161 hectares and possesses a collection of over 4,500 taxonomic groups.

There are at least to entrances at the garden - one is from the top of Narikala fortress (You can get there by using Aerial tram from Rike Park) and other entrance is…

Living in Georgia

My Journey to a Fitter Lifestyle - From Aspria to Champions Academy

Starting a fitness journey is never easy, but finding the right gym can make all the difference.

After searching for a while, I found Aspria, a gym with several branches throughout the city. Initially, I was impressed by the reasonable pricing of 99GEL (~$57) for 24/7 access to the Dinamo Stadium branch. However, as time went on, I found that the best choice for me was actually Champions Academy.

Back in 2014, I had set a goal to lose 17 kilos…

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