Balthisar Software is a technology company that offers “anything technological.” Our key emphasis is on great freeware and shareware applications for users all over the world. We also dabble in some consulting work related to custom Windows/Macintosh applications, hardware, database applications, resistance welding systems, programmable logic controls, and industrial robots. Please see our consulting page for all non-commercial software related offerings that are available at this time.
Balthisar Software is located in southeastern Michigan, in Clinton Township. Its location within a recognized Automation Alley county allows us very quick response time for our various consulting customers spread throughout this important region of Michigan.
Balthisar Software was founded with the desire to release the greatest Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) editor in the world. This initial offering, WebWarrior Cascade (now obsolete), allowed early Web programmers to implement stylesheets sitewide with a minimum amount of effort. No sooner had the product been released, however, the working draft of CSS2 was released! Hence was born the current incarnation of Balthisar Cascade.
From that early time Balthisar Software has surpassed that tunnel vision to the degree that our tagline, “freeware • shareware • knowledge • applications” reflects better what we now do.
Well, we did want to include the 5 w’s and h, so we’re going to have to use an old cliché to fill in this answer: we’re whenever you want us. Another perfectly suitable answer to this question is, “we’ve been around semi-formally since October of 1998, and we hope to be around for many, many years to come.”
Feeling pretty good, thank you! An alternate interpretation of the question could mean, “how are you financially?” If you’re a VC, please feel free to get a hold of us for an answer to that! Another: “How do you do things?” Well, most of our productivity is done on a Mac or two, including the web site and all content development. Yes, even for the Windows stuff.
Balthisar Software is a sole proprietorship operated in Clinton Township, Michigan, USA, owned and operated by Jim Derry. His wife, Margarita, is known to help out every once in a while.