I’m working on a Zen Cart installation for a client, and I was just asked about the various flags for “attribute selector” options in the Admin interface.
As you can see, the Zen Cart team hasn’t bothered to be very descriptive about what these flags actually do. So I pulled up a few resources, hazarded a few guesses and put together a brief summary of each. After sending it to my client, I thought it might prove helpful to others… so here it is. Continue reading
Katie to Joshua, about a play gift card:
This card only has five dollars, and after that you can’t buy anything anymore. # But Daddy’s card is plugged into the bank, so he *always* has money! #
If only, Katie… if only. 
Well, I fell victim to what the telephone industry calls a “crammer”: basically, due to deregulation phone companies are required (by the FCC, or the FTC… something like that) to add other companies’ bills to your phone bill if those companies tell them to. It’s supposed to make it easier to get your long-distance bill from Company B tacked onto the end of your local bill from Company A. The problem is it’s rife with abuse. #
Case in point: someone set up an account with “Email Discount Network, LLC” using my phone number, so their $15/month membership fee was charged to me on my phone bill. # I didn’t pay attention last month and paid it; this month I noticed how high the bill was and discovered this little gem.
So I followed the instructions on my phone bill, and I called “Enhanced Services Billing, Inc,” who then redirected me to EDN. Continue reading