• All in the Memory -- bookkeeping services
• Arabella -- a dynamic musical duo
• Bytesmiths Editions -- large, archival, fine-art photography on unusual materials
• Bytesmiths Press -- artists' services: web design/hosting, jury slides, giclee reproductions, opening announcements, brochures, etc.
• Champagne Beadworks -- handcrafted jewelry and beadwork
• Crafted By Carol -- handcrafted jewelry and beadwork
• Dana Fontaine -- unique photography-derived art
• Dymond Graphics -- note cards, pet/people photography
• Fountains & Funktini -- glass art and more from Beth Keenan and JoAnn Rawley
• Gemini Gypsy -- Carole Good-Hanson's fused glass frames
• Mary Kollman Fine Art -- lovely floral watercolor originals
• Primrose Studio -- terra cotta switch plate covers and wall art
• Ratso's Studio -- astoundingly realistic bronze sculpture
• The Spiral Gallery -- local artists exhibit in the Oregon Cascades foothills
• The Roaming Artist -- info and resources for artists "on the road"
• Van Dyke Sepias -- Jan Van Dyke's nostalgic sepia toned photography
• Veggiemog -- life and times of Kelly O'Toole's Unimog, running on biodiesel
• Village of Willamette Arts Festival -- annual visual/performing arts festival, third weekend of September
• Whitehorse Designs -- Gwen Miller's beadwork and fused glass
• West Linn Arts Commission -- city support for the arts

Cultural Needs

Better procedures and code management tools do not replace good communication. In fact OO increases, not decreases the need for effective group dynamics.

Re-use must be rewarded; massive volumes of new code should be discouraged. Incentives can be monetary, emotional, social. One shot monetary rewards ("Reuser of the Month" bonus) are more effective -- and more easily justified to upper management -- than salary increases. Peer praise is more effective than peer pressure.

"Play time" -- time spent exploring the system -- should be tolerated or even encouraged. Monthly "brown bag" sessions should be held to propagate serendipitous discoveries. "Browsing for re-use" is fundamentally different than "play time": the former tends to find methods, the latter tends to find solution patterns.

Adopt "expand contract" development cycle, which rewards developers for conceptual integrity and craftsmanship as well as productivity.

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