• To offer computer and Internet help to all.
• To promote my services as a webmaster, and as a home computer help specialist in the local Pittsburgh, PA, area.
• To offer a membership to this site where people can sign up, become part of a group that isn't open to everyone, and have access to special files I don't just give away for nothing.
• To offer my time and experience that I've spent working on computers and surfing the web in the way of listing links that I feel are good quality sites on the Internet.  Some for fun, others for work, and many that are good resources for finding what you need on the Internet quickly.

Beyond those goals, I also use web-friend as my place on the Internet to voice my personal enjoyments.

• I like to render 3D wallpaper.  I enjoy creating scenes, and watching them come to life in the 3d world.
• I enjoy NASCAR auto racing, and post a few items on that topic.
• I used to be part of a chat community, and learned how to use java applications to create those special kind of pages where the water moves, and music plays in the background.  Those java rooms are still something I'm proud of, and happy to share with folks.

As far as the "who, what, when, where, how" questions ...

Who:
This site is owned and operated by one person:  Charles H. Davis, (nick-name "Ched").  I am not a major company with many employees creating tons of new pages every day.  I work hard to provide the best site I can, ... when I can.  

What:  [site map]
This site is an effort to provide surfers with valuable resources in the computer and Internet fields.  I also offer the best entertainment I can in the form of original 3D wallpaper, Java Rooms, and NASCAR related information.

"web-friend" is a repository for:

This is a site where you can find some quality help, graphics, 'java' pages, flash movies, and links to the webs best sites. This site is my attempt to give back a little helpful insight to the computer industry;  from someone who has been involved with the 'technology' since the early 1980s. While I do offer free samples of everything the site has to offer, hopefully, in time the member section will actually produce enough income to help off-set the costs of maintaining such a complex web site.

What visiting web-friend.com is: Hopefully a pleasant experience.  

What "web-friend" is NOT - You will NOT find pop-up adds here, you will NOT get cookies downloaded to your computer from here, you will NOT get spam mail from here.  You will NOT get spyware downloaded from here by any type of harvesting companies like fastclick, or doubleclick.  I would like to keep the site that way, and with donations and memberships I'll continue to be able to provide a top quality site with no adds, pop-ups, or cookie type of infestations.

web-friend.com It is not an Internet dating service.  I don't provide a "connection" for people to meet other "friends" here, I'm sorry, I just don't have the time or resources for that. (I have some of those sites listed on the "Friends" page.)  I chose the name web-friend, because I wanted to be a surfers "friend" on the Internet.
 

When:
The domain name web-friend.com was registered through Network Solutions, as an  international entity through InterNIC in September 26, 1998. The web site name is currently registered through October 2003. 

Where:
Both City-Net and your webmaster are located in the Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA area. 

All "web-friend" related addresses (links - web-friend.com/???anything) are directed to the my personal account and directory on the City-Net server(s).  There is room for approximately 50 Meg. of files on the city-net.com servers. 
For more information about City-Net and the services they provide, visit  their web-site at http://www.city-net.com

Why:
I got into the computer field in the mid-1980s, and fell in love with computers and the Internet. 

I worked on several  mid-sized networks, and have had many folks asking me the same questions over and over.  The easiest way to provide them answers was to create some "Help" files they could look up at anytime, to that end - I started creating helpful "HTML" or web-site files, and posting them on the local network.

How:
The site was created with many tools:
web pages were/are designed with:  Dreamweaver, Netscape Composer, Front Page, SoThink DHTML, Macromedia Flash,   - pages are tweaked with a text editor, and graphics designed with:  Poser, Bryce, Vue d'Esprit, 3D Font Creator, Irfan View, Paint Shop Pro, ULead Suite 3.5,  Smart Saver Pro, and the Corel suite (3-8). 
Misc. Tools: WS_FTP, ThumbsPlus 3, and a FANTASTIC ISP.

The first pages were created on a home built computer, and a 14" monitor.  The site was tested and reviewed with 19", 17" and 15" monitors; with Windows 3.1 - 2000, and Linux.  Browsers: Netscape (3 - 6x), IE (3.x - 6x). I did this type of testing for many years, and sources say the site has been pulled up in the Macs' Apple, OS/2, AIX, Solaris, Compuserve, NT, Banyan, AOL's proprietary browser, Winweb, etc. - with no compatability complaints yet.  At present, I primarily use a Dell Dimension 4400 (P4 1.6 Ghz, 256 RAM) and a 17" and 19"Monitor. with 256 DSL

History:
This site started out as a 5 Meg. personal home page web site on my providers server in early 1998.  I actually signed up with City-Net in late 95 or early 96 to "surf" the web, and posted a page in the fall of 1997.  Prior to that I had accounts with AOL and CompuServe. I outgrew my 5 Meg. of personal space - I expanded into web-friend in 1998, and the site went through a 2nd major overhaul.  The site has gone through many changes, so I guess you could say that you are currently experiencing web-friend.com version 2K3.  The reason I started the site was to learn a little bit about HTML, increase my "computer" abilities (and hopefully my income), and provide a little information to the Internet community.  For more site history, click on the "History" tab.