He’s saying that the spreadsheet represents the “picture” of the cat in terms of pixels and RGB values etc.
The algorithm/workers are not really “looking” at a picture of a cat, they are analysing and looking for patterns in the data that defines the picture of the cat.
What did you use to write the installer, and how do you determine if the targeted version of Excel is 32 or 64 bit?
I've built an Excel-DNA based Add-in (https://www.excelpricefeed.com/) and distribute it via an installer built using Advanced Installer. It works well, the only real pain point is the the user has to find out which version of Excel they have installed in order to choose the correct download (32 or 64 bit).
I use Wix for the installer. Can't remember how I dealt with that particular issue, but ping me at antonio [at] querystorm.com in a day or two, if you're interested, and I'll have a look at how exactly I dealt with it.
No idea, haven't seen this until now. Hopefully they provide a mechanism for allowing legitimate addins to get around it. Perhaps using a code signing cert (which I do) or an EV certificate would be appropriate. Security has been a bit of nightmare with Excel addins. I've had to deal with false positives on and off again a bunch of times already. First it was windows smart screen, then antivirus vendors every so often. It's a slog...
Cool. How can I turn off the animated cursor movement in Excel? And Outlook? Drives me crazy. I keep submitting feedback. Even a registry hack is fine.
Looks great, will give it a try (as a fellow Excel developer).
One small point: on your webpage the "Try QueryStorm out" button on the "Start a free trial" panel just points to: https://querystorm.com/csharp-in-excel/ rather than the generate key page.
What is your revenue split, tip vs non tips? I've always wondered if putting a tip button on a free app could generate significant income.