Left Lane

Prepare for third-person mode. Engage.

About the site

Left Lane is a web journal dedicated to whatever musings Pat Collins likes to express. It’s all about writing what’s on his mind. His thoughts can vary: from web design to travel, from poetry to personal experiences, all words you see here have most likely been thought up while drinking beverages with caffeine. He has a history of writing on the web, so he will be adding some classics to Left Lane that would be lost in cyberspace otherwise.

Other sites to keep an eye on:

• Burned Media. The web studio. Offering web design and consulting to the Pittsburgh area and beyond.
• patcollins.net. The portal to my résumé and professional development.

About the guy

Pat Collins is a native New Englander, now located in Pittsburgh, PA. He recently ended an educational stint at Duquesne University, earning a few degrees with concentrations in computer science and web design and development.

In 2003, he became very interested in the mission of the web standards movement. He ditched the dark world of nested HTML tables and now builds web sites with semantic HTML, CSS and a strong eye for usability. Pat believes by using these technologies and theories properly the web will be a better place to work and play for all. He’s optimistic like that.

Pat has wanted to have his own business ever since he knew what a computer was. Since he believes in the web and the potential it has to change our lives, starting his own web business is the best place to start. Enter Burned Media. Pat knows that using his skills and sharing his passion for the web can only lead to bigger and better things.

Colophon

Hosted by the poor gnomes I’ve enslaved in the basement. Or Dreamhost. Whichever doesn’t get me arrested.

Powered by Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. I took WordPress 1.5 with K2 beta and ran with it, slapping on a custom design and messing with the PHP code.

My equipment:

• IBM ThinkPad T42 14″ laptop
• HP zd7000 series 17″ widescreen laptop
• PowerMac G4 400 MHz
• Adobe Creative Suite 2
• Macromedia Studio 8 Pro