From anjw at ceh.ac.uk Tue Dec 6 04:59:57 2005 From: anjw at ceh.ac.uk (Joe Wood) Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:59:57 +0000 Subject: [Bio-Linux] maxdLoad2 updated Message-ID: <4395611D.8060600@ceh.ac.uk> Dear All, A new version of maxdLoad2 has just been released (version 2.2.2). For those of you running Bio-Linux, maxdLoad2 will have updated automatically overnight as part of your usual updates. Otherwise please see below for how to upgrade - it basically requires replacing the maxdLoad2.jar file. You may find the initial caching of the attribute etc. xml files a bit slow but maxdLoad2 should run as normal once this has been done. Please see below for more information. If you experience any problems please contact helpdesk at envgen.nox.ac.uk. regards Joe Wood NEBC Data Manager ----------------------------------------------------------------------- We are pleased to announce the release of maxdLoad2 version 2.2.2 Some of the most notable new features: - Greatly reduced memory requirements for data loading - Improved data export options - Enhanced validation during data import - Support for exporting MAGE-ML data directly from CEL files - Innumerable minor interface tweaks and bug fixes Further information can be found in the "What's New?" section of the online documentation at: http://www.bioinf.man.ac.uk/microarray/maxd/maxdLoad2/docs/Contents.html Please update to this new version as soon as possible as previous versions will no longer operate correctly. Your existing databases do not need to be changed and no data will be lost as a result of upgrading; simply replace your current maxdLoad2.jar with the new one (or use the maxdSetup utility to install the new version for you): http://www.bioinf.man.ac.uk/microarray/maxd/download.html Bio-Linux users please note that your system will be automatically updated overnight, you do not need to do anything. We will be pleased to answer any enquiries regarding the software; contact us at 'maxd_info at cs.man.ac.uk' Thank you for your continued interest in 'maxd'. regards, The maxd developers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- From NEBC at wpo.nerc.ac.uk Fri Dec 9 10:12:04 2005 From: NEBC at wpo.nerc.ac.uk (NEBC) Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 15:12:04 +0000 Subject: [Bio-Linux] Dear Colleagues, Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, The NEBC is pleased to announce, Bio-Linux Live on DVD! Bio-Linux Live is a GNU/Linux distribution, based upon KNOPPIX, that runs entirely off the DVD (ie. no installation required). It is designed to be used for demonstration purposes and/or as a portable Bio-Linux system that emulates, as closely as possible, the experience of running Bio-Linux. Bio-Linux Live is a great solution for working at home or anywhere you don't have access to bioinformatics applications like those on a Bio-Linux machine. As Live Linux systems run entirely in the memory of your machine, nothing is written to the hard disk, so results files should be saved to a memory stick or floppy disk before logging out. Bio-Linux Live DVD will be available at the PG&P workshop in December for those attending, and further details can be found on our website at http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/live_dvd.html Kind Regards NEBC NERC Environmental Bioinformatics Centre, (formerly EGTDC), Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3SR UK Tel: +44 (0) 1865 281976 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 281 696 http://nebc.nox.ac.uk/ Email: admin at nebc.ac.uk This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do not represent the views of NERC unless otherwise explicitly stated. The information contained in this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from disclosure, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed.