Sterling Ball is a straight-shooting, BBQ enthusiat with a love of cooking, an exciting sense of humor and two successful businesses. HATHWAY visited him at San Luis Obispo-based, Ernie Ball, Music Man to check in on how things we going with his newest venture, Big Poppa Smokers.

In the world of CMS solutions there are three Open-Source giants: Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal. I have worked with all three solutions over the past eight years and although all three have their own redeeming qualities, only one of them stands alone with overall superiority.

Proper server configuration is critical to maintaining a functional and secure Joomla website. This post goes over some of the common requirements when setting up a new server or choosing a commercial web host.

If you’re like me, you’ve picked up a copy of a web design magazine, thinking you are so cool and so pro (“Look at me, fellow book store patrons, I’m a real web designer. I read web design magazines.”) and eventually find yourself lost, confused, and feeling like an amateur. What the hell is jQref? I’m supposed to already be fluent in HTML5? I can’t design for iPad, I don’t even have an iPad yet! Who am I? ...these may be thoughts that cross your mind.

Does this sound familiar? You’re sitting in the office, taking a short “break” to do some important Google research. You find the site you’re looking for and are greeted by an obnoxiously loud classical piece, causing you to search frantically for the tiny mute button buried at the bottom of the page. You have just become the victim to one of many site fads, the digital equivalent of Uggs and velour pantsuits. Everybody’s sick of them, but maybe you just can’t let go? Here are 3 trends you’ve got to ditch, and why you should do it now.