How good is ‘good enough’ for research software

There are two linked problems which seem to face me with every piece of software I write for research use: When is the software complete enough to write a paper on it How to manage the versions and project description I think that although similar questions arise within software written for general use, their answers…

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Published:September 12, 2010 View Post

Bioinformatics Computing

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Where do you analyse next gen sequence data?

We had an interesting discussion at the Bioinfo-core workshop at ISMB2010.  The discussion centred around the best way to handle the logistics of making sequence data available to using a sequencing service.  The problem is that the data is so big that even if you have a large central store you run the risk of…

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Published:July 13, 2010 View Post

Bioinformatics Computing

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First impressions of iOS4 on new iPod touch

My original first gen iPod touch has been, without doubt, the best gadget I’ve ever purchased.  It’s been used daily for almost 3 years now as an MP3 player, email client, TV, photo album, and PDA.  However the headphone socket has only played out of one ear for about 6 months, and about a month…

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Published:July 4, 2010 View Post

Computing Technology

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Copying OpenOffice formulas to a whole column

In my entire working life the single biggest increase to my productivity came the day that I found out that double clicking on the little box at the bottom right of a cell containing a formula would copy that formula to the entire column.  Prior to that, on a bad day, I could spend half…

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Published:January 29, 2010 View Post

Computing

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