The holiday gift-giving season is all about family. That sounds great, but, let's face it, you can't choose your family. Chances are you've got at least one family member on your list who's simply a miserable, terrible person with no ability whatsoever to experience joy in life. Add in friends' significant others (you can't choose them either, no matter how you might wish you could) and whoever you draw in the office secret Santa pool (ditto), and the chances that you've got a Grinch or Scrooge on your list are even higher.
The temptation might be to leave your personal Grinches off your list (or to give them lumps of coal) but, as the Crachitts and Betty Lou Who knew, the holidays aren't about giving people their just deserts, but rather extending them some measure of charity—no matter how ill-deserved. Yet, if you get them a cheery holiday sweater or a lovely decoration, they might do something terrible to you. Plus, you know they'll just throw it away, so it's money wasted. And, let's be honest, the safe old fall-back gift card is just a sign of having given up on the person. It's so safe it borders on humbuggery. You're not going to melt the Grinch's heart with a $25 Barnes and Noble card.
The problem is, what will make the Grinch or Scrooge in your life really happy? Spontaneous outburst of song and visitations from Angels of various time periods are tough to pull off, after all. Not to worry: we've come up with a list of 10 Tech Gifts for the Grinch in your life.