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Instructions for installing new templates into Joomla!  How to install templates – Joomla! Documentation

Places to get Joomla 1.5 templates

• http://www.joomla24.com/Joomla_1.5.x_Downloads/Joomla_1.5_Templates.html
• http://www.siteground.com/joomla-hosting/joomla-templates.htm
• http://www.joomlashack.com/free-joomla-templates

Artisteer is template generator for around $150

Simple Machines Forum — SMF in short — is a free, professional grade software package that allows you to set up your own online community within minutes.

Home of SMF: Free PHP and MySQL forum software

The community forum for SMF is a good source for information on this software.

If you are shopping around for content management software a good resource is The CMS Matrix at cmsmatrix.org. See The CMS Matrix – cmsmatrix.org – The Content Management Comparison Tool

Where to get Windows Live Writer

Blog your heart out

Writer makes it easy to share your photos and videos on almost any blog service—Windows Live, WordPress, Blogger, LiveJournal, TypePad, and many more.

See Download Page for Windows Live Writer