Xcelsius supports the ability to import a visualization created with Xcelsius 4.5. This import ability lets Xcelsius 4.5 customers upgrade their existing visualizations to take advantage of the new features of Xcelsius 2008. Backup your current XLF, JPEG, and external SWF files before upgrading your visualization. Xcelsius 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 files cannot be imported [...]
Date: September, 2008
Xcelsius 2008 issue: “Problem Accessing Excel: Exiting”
Problem: Off late Xcelsius 2008 users were complaining about an issue which does not allow them to launch the application. The system returns with the Dialog box which says “Problem Accessing Excel: Exiting”. Below is a Screenshot of the same: This issue occurs when Xcelsius is not shut down properly. Sometimes Xcelsius does not respond for a [...]
Piracy Alert: soft-buy.net is Fake!
In one of recent posts about buying Xcelsius 2008 for cheap, i mentioned about a software site that is offering Xcelsius 4.5 for cheap. I eventually figured out that it is a site that deals in sofware piracy and are often home to other parts of this operation. Please ignore my advice on getting the software for cheap. [...]
Widgenie: Plugin, Create and Share Data Visualization Widgets
Widgenie is a powerful online tool to create interactive data visualization widgets using the most common data sources like Excel, CSV and Google docs. Widgenie is a division of LogiXML, a company which specializes in Business Intelligence solutions. Over the weekend i was searching for online widgets for data visualization and i bumped into this [...]
2008 Electoral College Calculator using Crystal Xcelsius
The Presidential Fight is heating up in the Swing states like Florida, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Experts are coming up with their own predictions and analysis. The other day i was on the Wall Street Journal website checking out the headlines. Like all other Xcelsius users, my attention was drawn to a nice looking graphic of [...]
