Here are some interesting Joomla blog posts I found during week 24: 

• Ninjaboard Announcements, growing team, new releases and a RocketTheme sponsorship

• Making Joomla Idiot Proof (part 1)

• Peeking at Joomla 1.7

• DOCman Secrets: Standard Buttons

• Different handling of empty Categories in Virtuemart 1.1.9

• K2 meets JCE 2.0 - love at first... site!

• The contact page how to make the most of your blind

• Music to Design to - Thin Red Line

• jFlickr Flickr Module Joomla 1.6 Ready

• JB Library updated to latest version of jQuery

• Hoverbox Image Gallery for Joomla 1.6

• Pretty Box Image Gallery now available for Joomla 1.6

• Joomla 1.6 Template Version of Cultivate

• Standardising the way we include jQuery

• A K2 lightbox video gallery using Microblog

• A sneak peak at the July Joomla Template

• Element Joomla 1.6 Template now available

• Making our equal heights jQuery script smarter

The release of Joomla 1.7 is not far away. In fact, the stable version (1.7.0) is scheduled for release on Tuesday, July 19 (new date!).

In this post, you'll find some dates and information on upgrading to Joomla 1.7 from versions 1.5 and 1.6.

The Alpha version of 1.7 was released on June 5th.

Joomla 1.7.0 beta is targeted for release on Tuesday, June 28.

Here are some interesting Joomla blog posts I found during week 23:

• Joomla! Night Chile to be broadcast LIVE!

• Repairing our Joomla Community - Avoiding the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

• J and Beyond Presentation - Continuous Integration

• Site of the Year competition

• Avatar Competition - Take 2

• Design Inspiration - Cultural Solutions

• Introducing the Element Joomla Template

• jTweet is now Joomla 1.6 Compatible

• JB Type is ready for Joomla 1.6

• Little Snapper + Ember = Heart

Here are some interesting Joomla blog posts I found during week 22:

• Why Open Source?

• eBay Agrees to Acquire Magento and Joomla! eBay Update

• Zen Grid Framework Updated to v1.1.18

• A sneak peak at the Element Joomla Template

• Newstream Joomla 1.6 Template Released

• Interview with Ronni Christiansen from Red Shop

• Simpleshop Joomla Template ported to Joomla 1.6

• Avanti Joomla 1.6 Template Released

Here are some interesting Joomla blog posts I found during week 21. This week was a huge one in terms of Joomla content. From debate and controversy, to useful tips and information, to event reports and coding insights, to updates for extensions and templates, you got it all:

Enhanced User Profiles with Joomla - Don't use a hammer

Some Personal and Business Updates

JED Listing Redesign and Enhanced Features

Joomla!Day Greece 2011 Recap

JED Announces Support System

Paul Orwig: Navigating the code development process

Introducing zaTours and ask a question.

My view about the JCM debates

Joomla Drama: JCM, Censorship, Bans, Nooku, and Hope for Leadership

The Joomla Dilemma

Understanding Open Source

JoomlaDay Greece 2011 a success!

For Those Who Don't Know Joomlashack, Let me Introduce You

Forms for Joomla 1.6 – Released to Testers

Sneak peek into DOCman 2.0 development

Hub Joomla 1.6 Template and Quickstart now available

Introducing Hub - A Magazine Template for Joomla

Nooku Development at Warpspeed

Here are some interesting Joomla blog posts I found during week 20:

Government of Greece Uses Joomla

JPeople Communication Manager

Giving Thanks for Community Help Documenting Governments Using Joomla!

The Joomla! Community Leadership Team is Growing!

Joint Leadership Summit Goals

2011 goals and budget for the Joomla! project

Open letter to Brazilian Joomla Community

Creating forms in Joomla 1.6 with bfForms

Here are some interesting Joomla blog posts I found during week 18.

Cutting corners from a (Joomla 1.6 ACL) wheel.

Nooku Community wins 4 J.O.S.C.A.R.S!

J and Beyond 2011.

Enjoy!

Here are some interesting Joomla blog posts I found during week 17.

Brian Teeman takes us around the world with Joomla, Amy Stephen talks about Molajo, and Anthony Olsen has been busy updating his JB Library and released the 'Pure' Joomla 1.6 template.

Enjoy!

Here are some interesting Joomla blog posts I found during week 16. Enjoy!

The Joomla Project today announced the immediate availability of Joomla 1.6.2.

This is a security release and I recommend that you upgrade as soon as possible.