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Dashboards, formerly known as Xcelsius

Thoughts on Xcelsius
Dashboards, Mobile BI

Thoughts on Xcelsius

Dallas MarksJanuary 11, 2012March 4, 2026

Is Xcelsius dead?

Freaky Error Message from Dashboards 4.0
Dashboards

Freaky Error Message from Dashboards 4.0

Dallas MarksDecember 6, 2011May 1, 2017

FWM 01014 = Freaky Whack Message?

End of the Road for Dashboards?
Dashboards

End of the Road for Dashboards?

Dallas MarksAugust 3, 2011February 23, 2026

Are we at the end of the road for dashboards?

Visualizing the Perfect American Diet
Dashboards

Visualizing the Perfect American Diet

Dallas MarksJune 8, 2011March 2, 2026

Pie charts, in. Pyramids, out.

Performance Dashboards, Second Edition by Wayne Eckerson
Book Review, Dashboards

Performance Dashboards, Second Edition by Wayne Eckerson

Dallas MarksJanuary 5, 2011February 24, 2026

If you’re looking for your first book on business intelligence, dashboards and performance management, this is it. And if you own the first edition, you’ll appreciate the new chapters, case studies, and reorganization of the material.

Xcelsius 2008 version numbers
Dashboards

Xcelsius 2008 version numbers

Dallas MarksNovember 1, 2010April 28, 2017

You need a secret decoder ring to determine your Xcelsius version.

Xcelsius 2008 and Windows 7 (FixPack 3.3)
Dashboards

Xcelsius 2008 and Windows 7 (FixPack 3.3)

Dallas MarksOctober 19, 2010July 20, 2017

Today I installed Xcelsius 2008 SP3 + Fix Pack 3.3 on my Microsoft Windows 7 Professional laptop.  FixPack 3.3 adds…

Xcelsius 2008 SP3
Dashboards

Xcelsius 2008 SP3

Dallas MarksDecember 15, 2009July 20, 2017

Xcelsius 2008 SP3 is here!

Excel Fix After Installing Xcelsius
Dashboards

Excel Fix After Installing Xcelsius

Dallas MarksJuly 20, 2009April 4, 2026

After installing Xcelsius 2008, Microsoft Excel stops opening documents properly.

Xcelsius 2008 Dashboard Best Practices
Book Review, Dashboards

Xcelsius 2008 Dashboard Best Practices

Dallas MarksMay 13, 2009December 17, 2025

The bottom line? If you’re an Xcelsius 2008 user, this book belongs on your shelf.

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Dallas Marks

Dallas Marks

As a cloud and analytics practitioner, author, instructional designer, and trainer, I help organizations harness the power of analytics in the cloud, on-premise, or hybrid. I prefer piano keyboards over computer keyboards when not blogging or tweeting about analytics.

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