If you’re like me, Christmas sneaks up on you like a ninja. And when Christmas day comes along, you’re stuck looking like the family asshole. So to get out of the dog house this year, here are nine fool-proof excuses for not having any gifts from you under the tree.

Buying gifts for your significant other isn’t always easy, but there are a few items you should definitely avoid when shopping around. So, if you actually care about your girlfriend, stay clear of these five gifts.

Just because you’re a lot bigger (and probably fatter) than you were as a kid, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t still be able to play with toys. And with the way technology’s going these days, you’re not going to believe the stuff kids these day have. From real night vision goggles to giant RC dinosaurs, these are five of the hot items this holiday season that you will probably just want to keep for yourself.

With the iPhone 3.0 update due out Wednesday, iPhone 3GS out Friday and Father’s Day on Sunday, iPhone-related gifts are sure to be the hot seller. But since you probably can’t afford (or are just to cheap) to spend hundreds of dollars on your dad’s present this year, we’ve put together a list of the 14 iPhone apps to give your dad for Father’s Day that he will definitely use (and maybe even thank you for.)

Today’s Cyber Monday, and that means great online deals all day. And unless you want to get trampled, I’d say it’s best to stay home this year and get all your shopping done online and out of the way of the angry mob. So I’ve compiled a ton of online options to get the job done for (pretty much) everyone in your gift-giving circle. A lot of… Click to read more

Just because you’re a lot bigger (and probably fatter) than you were as a kid, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t still be able to play with toys. And with the way technology’s going these days, you’re not going to believe the stuff kids these day have. From real night vision goggles to giant RC dinosaurs, these are five of the hot… Click to read more

Continuing our gift guide from Monday we present a list of presents ranging from tech to blech.
Check out the gift guide after the jump.… Click to read more

This goes out to Askmen.com, The New York Times, Stuff and others:
Stop putting out gift guides that no one other than Bill Gates nephew, Prince Harry or Mark Zuckerberg can afford. Not now and probably not ever will I be able to afford a $2,500 cashmere sweater by some Italian designer whose name I can’t even pronounce. Furthermore, quit it with the same… Click to read more