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Not getting performance with MapReduce

2012-11-28T10:31:44-08:00

I am working on hadoop mapreduce to get performance benefit but when I run my program on hadoop it takes about 37 minutes where as it takes only about 5 minutes for simple C++ program for doing the same task. I am new to Mapreduce and I am using Hadoop Pipes for that. I have an input file which contains the number of records, one per line. I have written one simple program to print those l...

Sort by 11th character in SKU field in Access 2010

2012-11-27T10:32:44-08:00

Is there a way to do this so it acts upon our T-ShirtFrenzy report instead of the Amazon order reports (tables) we download each day. The formula I was told to use only acts on the day's table I pur the query into.

How to receive and parse XML requests at my server using Classic ASP

2012-11-27T10:33:44-08:00

To any XML pros out there,,, I am new to XML and need some guidance for anyone who can help! My problem is that I am unsure how to RECEIVE the xml request. I have the request and response built in basic form displayed below. The problem is HOW TO RECEIVE & PARSE. It may be as simple as a dozen lines of code, but I have not seen anywhere I've searched. <code> <% ' My Samp...

Why my PC CAN'T play Spider Man?

2012-11-27T10:34:44-08:00

I bought the Spider Man BD, but when I insert into the BD drive it has no response. Lenovo Y 500NT ISE, where's the problem?

Using of div tag to a paragraph

2012-11-27T10:35:44-08:00

<div style="color: red"> <p> Class A template that describes the kinds of state and behavior that objects of its type support </P> </div> when i refresh the web browser this div tag was not work thanks

How do I buy one of your ebooks as a gift for someone?

2012-11-27T10:36:44-08:00

When I buy ebooks for myself, they're stored in my account and I log in with an email address. What if I don't know which email address my friend uses on her account with B&N, Amazon, etc., where she gets other content? Is it possible to buy a voucher or something that will let the recipient register the ebook as they prefer?

SAMPLE FILES ISBN 978-0-7356-4336-9 and Voucher?

2012-11-25T18:50:13-08:00

1) I cant find the link with the books sample files indicated in ERRATA: " To access the companion content files, type http://go.microsoft.com/FWLink/?Linkid=207235 into your browser, then click on the Companion Content link on the left sde of the browser window (just below the cover thumbnail" 2) No voucher is bound to the back of the book!

Where is my Kindle manual upgrade hiding?

2012-11-25T13:02:56-08:00

I bought the Missing Kindle UserGuide upgrade. Where is it and how do I tell if it upgrades it?

is there a subsciption for Oreilly?

2012-11-25T00:51:57-08:00

Hi all, Is there subscription method on Oreilly? I means if you pay some money for a yer and you get access to a numbers of books?

want either a free Daisy reader or my money back

2012-11-24T11:57:22-08:00

Hi I bought 4 books yesterday and one of them is only available in Daisy format. I spend 2 hours looking for a fee reader and the only one I found, Emerson reader, could not read the downloaded book(actually a whole directory). I am tired of wasting my time just to open the book. I spent another hour going through your FAQ and it looks like other people had thesame pproblem and no answers worked...

Upgrade. Unregistered ebook?

2012-11-24T11:58:22-08:00

I bought the Missing Manual for File Maker Pro 12 ebook in Amazon. In the table of contents it tells me that i can upgrade it at O'Reilly today, but since it was not registered at O'reilly, it does not appear as one of my options in this site.

Surface supported video-How to transfer videos into Surface?

2012-11-23T00:56:24-08:00

I have confirmed that all my videos are Surface supported like .mp4, but I don’t know how to transfer them into our Surface, call me newbie. Really need some help.

Creating custom widget into Amazon Webstore, Is it possible?

2012-11-22T00:57:00-08:00

I need to create a form, which on submission, filters search results based on certain keywords. The keywords I'm working with a year, make, model (it's a car part site). If I use Amazon's webstore search function. Make and Model are parameters that are able to be used because most of the products have make and model in the product name, which isn't really the most efficient to say...

Find Fuerstein book Codes

2012-11-21T10:58:27-08:00

Hello I need codes from Oracle PL/SQL Programming Or OraclePL/SQL Guide de programmation book . Thanks for your help JeanF

Lorentz LA20-12S 20W solar panel

2012-11-21T03:00:23-08:00

Hi all, I was planning to buy and install one of these 20w solar panel but reading the instructions made me worry and I am now making second thoughts. They somewhere say:"...LA series use all-back contact solar cells for high efficiency. This technology leads to possibly suffering from a temporary decrease in performance if installed according to common methods without grounding or with nega...