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Transfer Amazon S3 data to MySql Database
I have about 350000 files in my Amazon S3.
I need to transfer them to a MySql database running in my server..
Which is the best way to do this?
I saw this post which uses Pipeline, but Pipeline is ...
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UPC / Excel price comparison tools [closed]
I am looking for a tool (specifically a website or Excel script) that will offer bulk price comparison by UPC code. For example, I have a XLS/CSV with products and UPCs from Amazon and I would like to ...
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How sync files with s3cmd to Amazon S3, check if sent and remove locally?
I'm trying to use Amazon S3 service to store logs from my applications.
Given /user/bin/s3cmd --help tells me what I need to know how send the files:
s3cmd --help
usage: s3cmd [options] COMMAND ...
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How Do I Edit The Keywords on an Amazon.com Search Without Affecting the Other Search Filters? [closed]
On Amazon.com, if you start a search by putting in keywords in the search bar and then proceed to add some filters using the left sidebar (e.g. prime only, 4 stars or more), there is no obvious way to ...
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how to correct sudo permission
I'm running AWS EC2 Micro instance and had issues getting permission to the root access with EC2-user.
Followed a tutorial online and ran the following commands:
sudo chgrp ec2-user /etc
sudo chmod ...
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Offline search of books in Amazon Cloud Reader
I want to search the contents of my books in Amazon Read.
The Kindle offline program does not support it in OSX.
Is there any way to search your amazon books while offline?
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Amazon Cloud Reader – Download or Print
I purchased a book in Amazon and it added it to the kindle cloud. The cloud reader application was installed in Chrome running on Ubuntu. I downloaded the book for offline reading. My questions are
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AWS Ubuntu Server Causes Download PHP file
While development i have uploaded index.php.bak and tried to access the index.php from browser it was downloading the complete PHP file from server. I immediately deleted index.php.bak , but still ...
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How can I configure FTP on an Amazon EC2 instance for use with Dreamweaver?
I'm setting up a web server on EC2 running Debian GNU/Linux 6.0. For simplicity's sake I'd like to use FTP. I realize this is insecure but I'm using Dreamweaver which doesn't support SFTP (see this ...
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Backup Dropbox to Amazon Glacier
i'm using Dropbox for Backup which means i keep all my files in my Dropbox folder (encrypted using encfs but that should not be relevant). I like this solution because it is automatic and keeps copies ...
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Why should computer and TV be turned off before plugging in an HDMI cable? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is HDMI hot pluggable?
I just bought an Amazon HDMI+Ethernet cable. Enclosed was the following friendly node on yellow paper in various languages:
So far, I assumed ...
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What is the precise definition of a “location” in Amazon Kindle? [closed]
Amazon Kindle shows your location in the book using pages, locations, and percentages. For example Page 32, Location 314, 14%.
What is the precise definition of a "location" in Amazon Kindle?
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How can I tell where an OpenOffice Writer document extends beyond set margins?
I am using OpenOffice.org Writer to create a PDF, and have explicitly set margins of 1" all around. CreateSpace, which I am creating the PDF for, has rejected my PDF on the claim that it does not have ...
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vsftp client disconnected frequently
I've got this cheap network cam that never gets hung up when it's uploading to another server but does with vsftp. I can't change the cam firmware so I'm hoping I can fix a vsftp setting that might ...
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How can I lock the Kindle Fire's app-store to require a pin number for purchases?
I'm sure this is a duplicate, but I can't find an answer on SuperUser with these words and it seems useful to at least provide a redirect.
On the Amazon Kindle Fire, how can I require that a pin ...
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Is there a way to send personal documents on Kindle for Mac app?
I have the Kindle App on my Mac, and an android phone. When I email documents to my username@kindle.com id, I am able to see it in my library, and subsequently send it to my Android device. However, ...
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Where can I find Amazon Linux AMI Image for VirtualBox?
I'm trying to learn AWS and because I'm some familiar with Linux, I think the best way to learn is to get Amazon Linux AMI right into VirtualBox software and play with it.
I see the latest Amazon ...
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How to install Amazon MP3 Downloader on ubuntu?
Looks like some dependencies are missing from Amazon MP3 Downloader. I Googled, but couldn't find a working solution (there are a few blog posts, but they are old).
What steps do I need to follow to ...
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Any APIs that I can use to get or retrieve product information from Amazon? [closed]
I want to know if is there any API that I can be use to get products from Amazon? Not only amazon.com but like also amazon.co.jp, amazon.co.uk, etc.
I tried to use Amazon Web Services API but I ...
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How can I tell my dd-wrt router to use someone's Amazon Affiliates link when I point my browser to amazon.com?
Here's what I'd like to do. Instead of a one-time donation to one of my favorite free tools (junecloud.com) I'd like to do what they suggest here and use their Amazon Affiliates link to do all my ...
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Automating backup of Amazon S3 data - Alternatives to Bucket Commander?
I need to back up an entire Amazon S3 110 GB bucket on an automatic basis, to a location only accessible to me. We do not store data physically, all our data is in the cloud, so what I am looking for ...
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Amazon Glacier clients [closed]
Do you know about any affordable client software to upload/retrieve archives from Amazon Glacier? A big plus would be the ability to migrate data from Amazon S3 to Amazon Glacier directly from the ...
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Reactivating Outlook on an EC2 Instance
I have Outlook 2010 installed on a Win 2008r2 instance on Amazon EC2. Everytime I reboot or shutdown the instance and then start it up again, Outlook asks me to reactivate due to a "hardware change". ...
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What does Amazon's MP3 downloader do that can't be done with a normal download?
I just bought a new album from Amazon and found out they want me to download and install some custom program just to download some mp3's. This does not make sense to me from a technical standpoint - ...
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Unable to connect to thin server on ubuntu
I'm unable to connect to my webserver over the web.
I've got an ec2 instance running with ubuntu 11.10 on it. It's running a thin server on port 9292. I can ssh into the ec2 box, and do curl ...
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how to remote desktop in amazon aws Ubuntu Server Cloud Guest 11.10 (Ocelot)
How can I connect remotely desktop or Gui to an Ubuntu Server Cloud Guest 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) server in Amazon AWS from a Windows Seven machine?
Can some one give me a link to a complete tutorial?
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Can I Change the PC File Location for Kindle For PC?
When I install Kindle for PC, a content folder (My Kindle Content) is created in the My Documents folder. At work, My Documents maps to a home drive and I can only keep quite a small quantity of data ...
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How do i get bibtex entries from amazon.com
Has anyone written an interface through which i can get a citation of a book/paper from amazon.com
Thanks for the suggestions from fellow users. I'm updating the questions to detail in more ...
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How to reset the furthest page read on kindle devices
I was navigating through a kindle book on my mac, and flipped to one of the last pages by mistake. I have an iPad, an actual Kindle, and a Mac that all want to sync to the acknowledgements section of ...
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How can I remove the Kindle ad on the frontpage of amazon.com using Google Chrome?
When I open the amazon.com webpage, they always display this huge add for the Kindle device. It literally takes half of the page and I don't want it.
I wonder if there is some kind of extension that ...
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Why can't we play a .MP3 file downloaded from Amazon?
My daughter downloaded a .MP3 file from Amazon a few weeks ago. Now, for some reason, she can't play it in any media player we've got. I've even tried VLC, and it stops cold.
Why?
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Matlab user guides in Kindle format
I want to read the Matlab user guides and getting started guides in Kindle format, but I can not find them in Amazon. Someone could show me how to convert a special section in the Help file into the ...
