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Last year (actually in 2005), I was at Linux World in San Francisco with the Joomla crew helping on the booth. An editor was introduced to me from Prentice Hall and asked if I was interested in writing a book about Joomla.

"Sure" I thought... how hard can it be?

Last year we asked ourselves, "what can we do to support important organizations that do good work to make the world a better place?" The answer was our first Joomlashack Charity Contest. An opportunity for 5 charities to be showcased on Joomlashack (and get donations!).

Announcing our 2nd Annual Joomlashack Charity Contest - where our community nominates and chooses a deserving charity to win a 1,000 USD cash donation.

If you have been following the blog, and things like the release of a sample chapter about Creating a Pure CSS Joomla 1.5 Template you will know that my new book about Joomla 1.5 is complete.

The Book - Joomla 1.5 - A User's Guide

This book is about Joomla!, the popular and award-winning open source Content Management System (CMS). It will take you step-by-step through everything you need to develop a successful website powered by Joomla. The book gives a general overview of management of a CMS and teaches you key concepts regarding content organization, editing, and templates.