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Joomla! 2.5 stable is now available. Version 2.5 is packed with multi-database support, automatic core update notifications, enhanced searched, and many more features. But don't take our word for it: a full list of all the new features is available at http://joom.la/25features. Jeremy Wilken will be giving a presentation to…

I am pleased to announce that Jeremy Wilken has officially joined the Cory Webb Media team. Jeremy has been working with the web since the late 90's using numerous technologies. Most recently, he has focused significantly with Joomla driven websites, building full websites, custom applications, templates, and just about anything…

Cory Webb Media is growing, and we're looking for an experienced developer to join our team. If you think you have what it takes to join the CWM team or know someone who does, get more information and apply now!

I am pleased to announce that Joe LeBlanc has officially joined the Cory Webb Media team. Joe has been an active part of the Joomla community since back in the Mambo days, and many in the Joomla community already know him well. He has authored the book Learning Joomla! 1.5…

We are pleased to announce the launch of the new ImagineSolutions.com. Imagine Solutions is a provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions, with their Encapture® enterprise capture platform and a complete range of ECM services and consulting. When Imagine Solutions needed to update their web presence, they came to Cory…

I met James Hafner a little over 2 years ago on, of all places, Twitter. Score 1 for social media. At that time, my Beginning Joomla book had just been published, and my business was really starting to take off. As a one-man-show, I was beginning to get a little…

Our friends at Pixel Praise build great products for Joomla. They are the ones who made it cool to build Joomla admin templates. Before them, no one was really doing that, but now it seems like everyone is doing it. They are innovators and pioneers, helping to drive Joomla to…

Mark your calendars for Joomla Day Austin on September 15, 2011. Our very own Cory Webb will be presenting "Joomla Site Planning" along with fellow Wrox author and Joomla-head, Jen Kramer. This will be unlike any other Joomla Day event you've ever been to. Yes, the day will be packed…

The Joomla community in Chicago will be putting on Joomla Day Chicago, August 5-6, 2011 in... you guessed it.... Chicago, IL. Cory Webb has been invited to present at the event, and he will be presenting "Getting Social with Joomla." Cory will discuss the various ways to incorporate social media…

Though we at Cory Webb Media are huge fans of Joomla (obviously), every once in a while we run across a project where Joomla is overkill for what the client needs. We had one such example recently, so I went in search of a light-weight CMS that we could get…

James and I traveled to Brattleboro, Vermont this past weekend to attend Joomla Day New England 2011, where I had the opportunity to present Joomla 1.6 ACL (slides attached) to a great group of Joomla enthusiasts. Over 100 people from all over New England descended upon Brattleboro for this year's…

The winds of change have been blowing for quite some time now with regard to support and usage of the dreaded IE6, but Google recently provide a pretty strong gust with its announcement that Google apps will no longer support IE6. For those of use who build websites for a…