The Geek's Guide to the Coolest Holiday Gifts
Does the thought of building your own retro arcade game seem a bit daunting?
Get your nostalgia fix with this authentic arcade panel and trackball designed to inject the arcade experience into any home computer or video game console. USB Connection included. Add Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii Support for 2 Players.
Stuff your Christmas stockings with arcade goodness and a USB Arcade for only $99.
See a review of the X-Arcade.
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!
Gift (thumbnail) photo via Shutterstock.
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@Mozai I also have this dout " why we can not read the article in one site"?
nine or more pages
Is it possible to read this article all at once, instead of having to click and wait for eight additional pages to load? The "social networking" items that are included in each page is holding up the page rendering, causing a long pause between each of the pages, and I lost my patience before I reached the end.
I think I agree about the
I think I agree about the social network stuff. They may be offed by morning. :)
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This article seems like a gimmick, allowing you to advertise the LJ DVD Archive collection. As a linux user I read your magazine, but would hate it if someone bought me the archive. Who needs to read articles posted in 94'? They are all irrelevant I'm sure.
It's actually not. It is,
It's actually not. It is, however, a ploy to get people to buy me cool stuff. The archive cd is there because *we* think it's awesome.
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LOL! No Leprosy here,
LOL! No Leprosy here, promise. :) I am sure I have plenty of other flaws to choose from though.
You can think our awesome Art Director, Garrick, for the avatar. I am quite fond of it myself.
Thanks for reading and thinking I am awesome. Now I'll have to go earn that. ;)
Katherine Druckman is webmistress at LinuxJournal.com. You might find her on Twitter or at the Southwest Drupal Summit