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Changes to isoelectric point calculation in MacVector
Read more: Changes to isoelectric point calculation in MacVectorWe have a policy of constant improvement in all areas of MacVector, even with algorithms and analyses that have been the same for many years. Recently we changed the way that the isoelectric point of a protein was calculated. The previous version of the algorithm was accurate for short proteins, however for longer amino acid…
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Roaming Network Licenses
Read more: Roaming Network LicensesWe’ve recently introduced a new feature to make using a network license much more flexible. Network licenses are great for sharing licenses amongst a large number of users. However, if you are not physically located in the same building (i.e. connected to the LAN) then it’s not straightforward. For example if you want peace and…
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ASM 2011 in New Orleans
Read more: ASM 2011 in New OrleansThe ASM2011 was a great show. We had a busy booth with some old friends and some new faces. We learnt more about what users need and some of that feedback has already gone into our next release, MacVector 12.5, that will be out towards the end of the Summer. We had fun outside the…
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MacVector at the ASM2011 in New Orleans
Read more: MacVector at the ASM2011 in New OrleansIt looks like the flood waters will not be a problem for this year’s American Society of Microbiologists 2011 conference In New Orleans. So we’re brushing up our Yat and looking forward to some creole and cajun cooking. If you are also in New Orleans, please do come by and visit us on Booth #1128.…
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New, personal, single-machine licenses now available
Read more: New, personal, single-machine licenses now availableWe would like to announce a new license type that is now available – a personal license. This license is perfect for the user who only needs MacVector on one computer. It is perpetual (lifetime), will be node-locked to run only on one machine, and is less than half the cost of a standard license.…
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Label customisation using metatags in the Map View
Read more: Label customisation using metatags in the Map ViewMacVector has always given the user great control in being able to customise the map’s appearance. By default the label will show the full text description of a feature and all its qualifiers (see the first metatag in the list below). However, the label can contain whatever text you want it to display. Obviously you…
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Displaying your sequence how you want to display it.
Read more: Displaying your sequence how you want to display it.We’re all different and one researcher’s preferred way of viewing their sequence may be the opposite of their lab mate’s. With MacVector we try to give you the flexibility of viewing a sequence how you want you view it. With the replica button it’s easy to show multiple views of the same sequence. With a…
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MacVector 12: Annotating the sequence in the Editor View.
Read more: MacVector 12: Annotating the sequence in the Editor View.This is in a series of blog posts on interesting highlights of new features added to MacVector 12 In the last survey a popular request was to be able to change the case, alter the colour, or otherwise being able to annotate sequence directly in the Editor view. You’ve been able to use the Map…
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Renumbering a sequence
Read more: Renumbering a sequenceTo change the numbering of a MacVector sequence hover the mouse over the ‘red’ cross (or number) that appears at the beginning of a sequence. This will change to a hand. Double click and enter the new start number in the dialog that appears. You may also drag the red cross to a place in…
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MacVector 12: Changes to the Find dialogue
Read more: MacVector 12: Changes to the Find dialogueThis is in a series of blog posts on interesting highlights of new features added to MacVector 12 The find dialogue is a nondescript but fairly essential tool of any sequence analysis application. With uses such as finding short sections in your sequence to quickly searching for a primer it is probably one of the…
