MEET THE FOUNDER: 

(Updated June 1st, 2006) I am currently living in USA with my American wife and American son (he's my biological son, he was born and registered in USA, he's 22 months old), but we are making plans to get back to Canada by 2010 so I can start my AIDS organization and get back on Canadian disability (my wife and son will become Canadian citizens and give up their American status if necessary). Why start my own AIDS organization? Well I have AIDS and I want to help others with HIV or AIDS too (help others meet other POZ, either for chat support to possible romantic relationships), plus I can get grants and stuff to make my sites better (hire some help, hire graphic design to overhaul looks, get better services, get better hardware, etc). Yes, I am a Canuck (born and raised in Ontario, Canada)!

My wife and I had a baby even though we both knew we had AIDS (our son does not have HIV or AIDS, he is HIV negative). I suffered many attacks online due to this choice, but we took all precautions that brought the chance of our baby catching HIV to less than one percent. We cannot help that nature makes us want to propagate offspring, why blame us?

I do not have a job (I am just a visitor to USA, I don't think I am entitled to get a job as then I would be stealing from Americans), our income relies on my wife's job and my internet earnings, this is a struggle and we both thank those who have helped in some way in the past :)

HOBBIES: I am the founder, creator, server admin, network admin, chat server operator, public relations rep, promotions department, etc. It is a lot of work and I sometimes may be working, but I come back every 5-10 minutes to see what was said. I have/own 12 HIV/AIDS web sites and 4 non HIV sites to manage. I basically do the job of 5 people here! This network has been created by one single person without any financial contributions!  Hi, my name is Dave Brown. I have been HIV+ for 11 years, which I got from open heart surgery in 1989 (I was 18 years old, 29 now) , and my only current source of income is affiliate programs.  I created everything from my 1 bedroom basement apartment (now living in a house with my wife, not enough room for all my computer stuff though, but we manage). This network, and spreading HIV awareness has become my life's passion, however I am finding it difficult to continue all this alone.  I used to work 70 hours or more every week (from 1998 to 2004, but health has caused me to not work as much, plus I have a son now), I am the main financial contributor, and am responsible for promotion, graphic design, web design, database applications, server (chat, mail, web, database, FTP, domain names, application, etc) administrations, HTML coding, JavaScript coding, network operations center (NOC), CGI programming, ASP programming, updating, upgrading software and hardware, communications, server/backup maintenance, fixing constant glitches, resetting domain names, public relations, chat rooms moderation (watch for trouble makers and bashers plus chat with, and help direct new comers to information), search engine editing, guest book moderation, dating service moderation, forum moderation, banner creation, link checking, faxing, research, email responding, call center, system analysis, accountant, etc...

I am an aggressive worker! In the last 2 years, I have had 2 days off (sick I was). I WORK ABOUT 8-12 HOURS A DAY, seven days a week! I have over 16,000 web pages on my 12+ HIV/AIDS web sites. There are over 16,000 files on my web server mostly made by me (graphics, includes, databases, readme.txt, etc). I do not take holidays, travel or have fun (little time off for illness). These are out of my price league as I spend all money on my sites! Some as why I have made so many sites, why not just one or 2? Well, I am trying to offer everything in one network, anything I can think to add will be added, until there is nothing else to add. I think I may have bit off more than I can chew as there is so much about HIV and so many ways I can create support and educational online tools.

I had learned many skills by working at a telecommunications company, I was in charge of almost everything by the end of my run there (quit as HIV symptoms got in the way).  I also went to school for electronics engineering, but quit when I found out I was POZ and now they will not let me back until I pay my loans). But majority of the web based applications and designing I taught myself from books, and the internet, as I had the extra time to kill while on disability. My job at the telecommunications place gave me a computer and some software as a going away gift, this is what started my HIV/AIDS network back in 1998 (although it took 2 years before I had anything decent on the internet).

  I have calculated that if I had hired all the programmers and IT technicians to get me this far, it would have cost me about $50,000+. To have the HIV/AIDS Search Engine constructed would have cost $15,000 just for the Database Administrator/programmer, plus I would still have needed to hire a web designer and graphic designer. Since I defiantly could not afford all that on my income,  I learned how to program and do everything involved with online services myself. It took me 2 years to learn everything, 3 years to gather all the computer parts and software.

  There are so many more services I would like to set up, but I am finding that keeping everything going is taking up all of my time, as I have outdated computers running my servers and cheap, out of date, software that has many glitches. If I could afford upgrades and a better internet connection, then I could easily continue to grow and spread awareness. If I could afford to hire help, I am sure I could create the largest, and most comprehensive HIV/AIDS Network EVER.  The first step however is to register as a Not For Profit Incorporated Organization in Canada or USA, so that I may try and raise funds through charity.

 I feel good about my network and I have many people come into my chat rooms telling me what a good person I am to have set this up for those who need it.  I am most proud of my HIV/AIDS Search Engine (HASE) and I use it all the time myself.  I created my sites to give support for those infected with HIV/AIDS looking for friends, dating, talk therapy or asking me and other people questions. I even get many HIV negative people come in and ask about risks, symptoms and facts. I help everyone equally (any sexual preference) in my chats, forums, emails, guest books, etc. Right now my sites are not very established as I cannot afford advertising. But word of mouth and free search engines are at least bringing about 50 new people to my chats a day now, but they leave as I do not have many people hanging around to chat with so they leave or ask for an established chat, so I send them to ones better than me knowing they will never return.

  See my main projects here or see some of my side (non HIV/AIDS) projects here. Not all 100% finished, but they are running and working.

I miss Canada so much (plus I wouldn't loose almost $30,000 a year anymore), I don't feel free in USA. I cannot just speak my mind in this country without someone trying to sue me or bash me. Everyone in USA is quick to threaten lawyers on BS stuff or threaten to turn you in to the FEDs as a terrorist (LOL). Even if I complain that a 500ML chocolate milk is $2.50 (for a half liter, this is an insane price, plus there were no prices marked to let you know the price until the guy rang it in, it was almost 3 bucks with tax) at a convenience store, they threaten to call the police because I am supposedly threatening or harassing them (you have no say in America), wasn't like I reenacted a scene from the movie "Falling Down" or anything crazy (didn't even raise my voice). I have hundreds of other samples, but I will save them for my autobiography... SO many benefits I have lost not being in Canada, even grant waiting for me for my POZ sites.