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Ubuntu Geek: Ubuntu's Grub boot loader lets anyone edit boot entries or use its command-line mode by default.

You're a veteran tech geek. You build all your own systems. Your friends and family always look to you for advice when buying PC gear or gadgets.

Yet there's still stuff you don't own, and don't realize you need.

The season of gift-giving is well underway, and since we're sure most of you are not finished shopping, we thought we'd give you some of our ideas for the perfect holiday gifts.

Enjoy!

This past summer, I went to a beach resort in Mexico with my wife.

Datamation: Eye doctors need to use a special chart to treat a geek.

Geek.com: "Let's be clear here. This isn't the code for the game, it's the code for the engine named id Tech 4 that made the game possible."

We share a lot of cool gadgets around here, but there are a few tech essentials we think should be in every geek's laptop bag.

Here are the 10 coolest (and most useful) gadgets you should always have with you.

Geek.com: "This vulnerability isn't a backdoor or some inherent flaw in Android, it is instead HTC failing to lock down its data sharing policies used in the Tell HTC software users have to allow or disallow on their phone."

Datamation: Don't mess with a geek after they've organized their beloved computer.

Ask any geek for a media player recommendation that runs on Windows, Mac, or Linux, and you're guaranteed to hear VLC mentioned quite often. It's free to