Creating Compound Views on Android

Ruby on Medicine: Handling Large Files

There I was, visiting the Sequence and Annotation Downloads page on the UCSC Genome Bioinformatics website. That page contains links to sequences and annotation data downloads for the genome assemblies that are featured in the UCSC Genome Browser. There were so many files to choose from, but I was interested in downloading the following file in the assembly of the human genome data set:

hg38.fa.gz - "Soft-masked" assembly sequence in one file. Repeats from RepeatMasker and Tandem Repeats Finder (with period of 12 or less) are shown in lower case; non-repeating sequence is shown in upper case.

Guess what? That file is greater than 3GB in size! No worries, you may say. Text editors today can handle massive files, right?? I am using Windows, so we're talking about Notepad, WordPad, and Microsoft Office Word, just to name a few.

Well, it seems we have overestimated the abilities of these editors. When I tried the text editors mentioned above, they screamed in agony. Check it out:

Notepad

WordPad

Microsoft Office Word

Yikes.

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Immersive Garden

Long One Page portfolio for multi-award winning digital agency 'Immersive Garden' featuring a unique draggable left project navigation.

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Course

Responsive One Pager for Denver-based design studio 'Course' featuring a super clean layout and good use of whitespace.

by Rob Hope via One Page Love

How To Develop An Effective #ContentMarketing Strategy - #infographic

"Content marketing is one of the fastest growing marketing strategies. Fueled by an increasingly media-rich and capable web technology, your customers are craving compelling and engaging content. Are you prepared? Will your capture their attention? Or simply be left behind."



Take a look this infographic, created by kaleidico, that illustrates why you need a content marketing strategy.

by Dave Schneider via Digital Information World

15 Types of Facebook Apps to Enhance Your Facebook Page

Want to do more with your Facebook page? Have you considered using Facebook apps? Facebook apps let you customize your Facebook page in many ways. In this article I’ll share 15 ways Facebook apps can enhance and customize your Facebook page. Note: Many of the apps listed here have some free options and some paid […]

by Andrea Vahl via Social Media Examiner

Nixon eCommerce Platform

The new Nixon.com is a globally adaptive and responsive platform that is commerce-led and culture driven. In an effort to help them convert "browsers" into "buyers" we bridged the gap between brand engagement and the checkout experience by creating browsing and shopping interfaces that are both intuitive and informative. The site now features multiple paths to purchase, leveraging recommendation engines that enable customized content for each individual user and interactions that bring delight, much like the details found in their watches.

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