The Microsoft "data streamer" app seems to have been developed within the last year or so. It provides a very easy method of reading serial data from an Arduino/PIC/Atmel.
If you have Office 365 you can find it by opening an Office application:
File->Options->Add-ins-> Manage COM Add-Ins
If the program isn't listed, you can download it from MSFT.
There are some youtube videos demonstrating use of the add-in
If you have Office 365 you can find it by opening an Office application:
File->Options->Add-ins-> Manage COM Add-Ins
If the program isn't listed, you can download it from MSFT.
There are some youtube videos demonstrating use of the add-in