Jul 8, 2009 Posted by BoxCycle

Permission Denied During Rails Freeze Gems

Hopefully, this will save some Rails programmers a bit of searching. Permission denied – activesupport-2.3.2 or activesupport error when trying to run rake rails:freeze:gems?  For solution refer to http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/184589 .  In a nutshell, you need to edit line 28 of rubylibrubygems1.8gemsrails-2.3.2libtasksframework.rake to include sleep(5) between the Gem::GemRunner line and the... read more

Jul 7, 2009 Posted by BoxCycle

BoxCycle Makes Selling Used Boxes Easy

Most potential box sellers simply throw their boxes away (or at best recycle them) instead of letting them be reused.  Their reasons tend to be similar: lack of knowledge of other options, belief that reuse will be too time consuming, disruptive, or expensive, and lack of interest in dealing with retail consumers. Until BoxCycle these concerns would often be correct.  Although people tend to group us... read more

Jun 28, 2009 Posted by BoxCycle

Sellers Can Add Boxes by Dimensions

Sellers can now list boxes by specifying exact dimensions.  Boxes can still be listed using our box types. We created box types to make it easy for sellers to classify a wide variety of boxes without having to do much sorting or measuring. Box types also help buyers purchase boxes that match their needs even if exact sizes are not available. However, it can take new sellers time to find correct box types.... read more

Jun 19, 2009 Posted by BoxCycle

Boxes Wanted Alerts Become Editable

Boxes Wanted Listings allow buyers to make potential sellers aware of their needs.  They also act as an alert for buyers by automatically notifying them when new boxes matching their criteria are listed near their location. Today’s release makes it easy for buyers to modify their wanted listing if their box needs or contact information changes.  Buyers can also delete their listing if they do not... read more

Jun 10, 2009 Posted by BoxCycle

Audio Interview with Founder

Josh Chandler recently interviewed me about BoxCycle.  You can listen to the interview at http://www.joshchandlerblog.com/2009/06/interview-with-ilia-gimelfarb-founder-of-boxcyclecom/ . read more