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101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #21 – MacVector Free
Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #21 – MacVector FreeMacVector Free is a version on MacVector that provides many of MacVector’s most popular functions completely free of charge. This is a new feature of MacVector that we introduced with the latest MacVector 12.7 version. Here’s how to get it – simply register for the fully functional 21-day time-limited trial version and install the trial…
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101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #20 – Customizable Toolbars
Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #20 – Customizable ToolbarsThis is more of a Mac OS X tip than anything specific to MacVector. However, it does come up again and again and it illustrates just one way that MacVector is tightly integrated into the Apple operating system. If you right-click on the toolbar of any MacVector window, a drop down menu will appear (ctrl-click…
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101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #19 – Preview Releases and Beta Testing
Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #19 – Preview Releases and Beta TestingHere at MacVector we do try to listen to our users and love getting feedback and suggestions for features to add to future versions. We also like to have “real world users” test each version before we finally release it as an upgrade. No matter how much internal testing we perform, there always seems to…
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MacVector 12.7 preview release
Read more: MacVector 12.7 preview releaseOur next release is MacVector 12.7 and it will be out very soon. However, if don’t want to wait then you can download a preview before the real release in November. MacVector 12.7 has a new Cloning Clipboard tool that dramatically simplifies the creation of new DNA constructs. The new functionality not only lets you…
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Workshop series in Boston – November, 6th to 9th
Read more: Workshop series in Boston – November, 6th to 9thIf you are a user of MacVector and work in Boston, then you may be interested to know that MacVector are heading your way! Our trainer, Kevin Kendall, will be presenting a series of workshops on MacVector aimed at both beginners and advanced users. He will review basic and advanced functionality within MacVector, focusing on…
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101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #18 – Aligning Chromatogram (ABI) Sequences
Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #18 – Aligning Chromatogram (ABI) SequencesI blogged about this a few years ago, but its something that still comes up on a regular basis. The blog link discusses the 6 main alignment algorithms in MacVector and how to decide which is the most appropriate for accomplishing different tasks. One common request we get is “I want to see my chromatograms/traces…
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101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #17 – Creating A Primer Database From An Excel File
Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #17 – Creating A Primer Database From An Excel FileFollowing on from my last post, and Nick’s comment that if you already have a primer collection, its not really practical to re-type them all into MacVector, one-by-one, here’s a useful tip to simplify that process. We have a utility called PrimerConverter.app that you can download from our website. You do need to be using…
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BLAST is Fixed!
Read more: BLAST is Fixed!Thanks to our friends at the NCBI, BLAST is now working again!
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Subcloning using the Cloning Clipboard
Read more: Subcloning using the Cloning ClipboardCloning on MacVector has always been an easy procedure. Every digestion places a fragment on the cloning clipboard which then allows you to ligate that fragment into a vector. However, this limitation has now gone with the Cloning Clipboard. The Cloning Clipboard allows you to store a history containing fragments from previous digestions. Not only…
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BLAST is broken right now!
Read more: BLAST is broken right now!As of 7pm EST in the US, MacVector cannot connect to the NCBI BLAST server. We are working to resolve the problem and will let you know when the problem is fixed.
