ObuWeb

Changing Tact.

Joshua Strebel — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:53:45 +0000

I took a few minutes and revamped the site. Wordpress is so great like that, 1-2 hours and you have a brand new feel. I also tweaked the language on the homepage to be what I feel, much more reflective of the true reality of the current marketplace.

It reads raw, but think about it: As a business you specialize in your core business, not the web, that’s our business. Our business is to help your business do more on the web.

We truly want you to win. Lets talk.

Better Websites, Fast.

Joshua Strebel — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:31:33 +0000

We have been working the last few months on new small business website offering. Need a great looking and easy to website, but not for the big agency price?

Launching August 2009 is Page.ly, a website builder tailor made for you. Hosting + Personalized Domain + Email + built in website editor and blog. Page.ly is based on Wordpress, with over 10 million users wordpress is the most widely uses web publishing tool. Better Websites, Fast. Learn more at Page.ly

Page.ly Email Server API via WP

Joshua Strebel — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:37:19 +0000

Page.ly is a new product we are developing that allows for quick creation of Wordpress based websites, complete with hosting, domain name registration and email service.

This is screen shot of the Wordpress backend of a page.ly site. We created an API that allows the client to administer email services back on the server without having to login to a separate panel.

After Authenticating the user is able to create and modify aspects of email accounts such as adding mail alias, setting redirects, and changing mail account passwords.

SVN and Codeigniter Base

Joshua Strebel — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:42:07 +0000

We have been using the php framework codeigniter for sometime on many a project (bestpartyever, ultimatervrentals, page.ly) in conjunction with source control SVN.

Just a heads up to whomever else works like this.. Here are a few notes.

We do something similar like you will find in this article:

Moving the app folder out of the main CI install keeps things easy. Our file system looks like:

.htaccess index.php /app/ /public/ --/public/js --/public/css --/public/gfx /CI/ SVN External: system http://dev.ellislab.com/svn/CodeIgniter/trunk/system/

This insures we always have the latest CI core running and keeps the .htaccess files tidy.

A decent auth lib we have used a lot is dx_auth It needs a few tweaks after install to work the way we want, but overall is reall nice.

Announcing Page.ly, Create your own website fast

Joshua Strebel — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:22:25 +0000

We are happy to announce the pending launch of page.ly, a website builder we have created to provide a complete online website solution for small businesses. page.ly lets you create your own website with just a few clicks of a mouse. Every page.ly site is fully customizable with dozens of provided themes/templates and the ability for users to add their own. Powered by the wordpress, page.ly has many built in features that make keeping your website up to date a cinch. page.ly also provides users with their own domain name, and email service. A complete small business website builder.

Your Own Domain Name
Dozens of professionally designed themes to choose from
Webmail Email Service
Built in Website Editor
Your Own Logo
SEO Friendly
Built in Blog
Save Time and Money
Powered by Wordpress

Page.ly will launch mid-summer.

Project Mangement Tips

Joshua Strebel — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:55:34 +0000

Our good friend Keith Robinson at Blue Flavor wrote a great piece for .net magazine this month on project management in the web space. Keith was kind enough to include a few comments from obuweb founder Joshua Strebel in the article.

Look for .net on news stands in a few weeks.

Party Planning is Fun Again

Joshua Strebel — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:12:38 +0000

We are very proud and much relieved to have re-launched BestPartyEver.com. BPE is a website we own and operate an has often times been the forgotten child, but is now the center of our portfolio.

BestPartyEver.com is an online community that helps you plan that special event. Find thousands of free party ideas, recipes, special event vendors to hire, and party planning tips from industry professionals. A suite of party planning tools also makes it super easy to manage the details of your party with guestlists, online invites, budget calculators, event schedules, and to-do lists.

We are extremely excited to offer all this party goodness to the public. Please check it out, and enjoy.

New Projects

Joshua Strebel — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:28:28 +0000

We have been tinkering on some side projects and are happy to release:

pix.ly – Rate your Flickr photos

pix.ly allows you to pull photos from yours are anyone else flickr account and rate them in a vs. style contest. Rate your flickr photos now.

twit.pix.ly – The ultimate Twitter Avatar Battle

Do you twitter? twit.pix.ly lets you rate your friends Avatars in a vs. style content. The ultimate twitter avatar battle is going on now.

New Ways to Find Us

Joshua Strebel — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:26:35 +0000

Our new office address is:
325 E Elliot Rd, Suite 34 Chandler Az 85255

Our new Tele is: (602) 635-2455

Obu has moved office location

Joshua Strebel — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:36:19 +0000

Obuweb.com has moved to a new office space down in Gilbert, AZ.

We have taken residence at the “gangplank” which is a co-working environment for web/tech/awesome people in town.

Come find us at:
290 E. El Prado, Chandler, AZ 85225 (view map).
Look for the Liberty/Integrum building, and just head upstairs once you get there.

Please do not send any mail here. Our customers will receive our new billing address on their next invoice.