Mike,
Just a thought, but why not create a place to share web development, design and general computer know-how through insidelongbeach.com? After speaking with you in our, uh, lobby, I really got to thinking about some of the things...PHP, Photoshop, Hosting, etc... I know one of the I.S. guys that I work with also lives in Long Beach (though he's an East ender
) and he'd have a different 'bag', as you and I do. Maybe just as a way to ask questions or to network ourselves if we get side work that we could utilize each other's skills for.
Again, just a thought. Keep up the good work. And for god's sake where do I begin learning PHP, ASP, J2EE, ABCD, EFG, LMNOP, etc...!