If your mom and dad don't figure out their own income taxes, you can still buy them "Quicken," available for both PCs and Macs, so they will have an easier time next year managing the pots of cash they may have put away.
The popular finance program, from Intuit, won the 1993 PC Magazine Editor's Choice award and has been trusted by many who rely on it to straighten their finances.
Still need ideas for stocking stuffers? Little things such as mousepads, palmrests, power surge protectors, and computer tool kits all make great holiday gifts.
Like your grandmother used to tell you, it's not how much you give, it's how much love you show by giving.
And remember, you are always welcome to show your love for this column by sending me any computerware.
Haibin Jiu '94, associate photography chair of The Crimson, is the former president of the Harvard Computer Society. His column appears Tuesdays.