The rather marvellous thing about geeks, in our experience, is that they don't tend to drink very much (on account of a 'nasty incident' in their student days). Fortunately, this enables those of us who do drink to clean up when it comes to getting the beers in, and this is pretty much the way it plays out every week at our local, the Faraday Cage.

Now there's a significantly better reason for loving geeks. It's quite simply that they have invented this - the ultimate USB-powered desktop ornament to guide one's colleagues to the place where the party's at, namely one's desk.

This bar sign is uncompromising in its single-mindedness, saying simply 'Bar' in cool neon-induced light. There's a certain Ronseal simplicity to it which one can't help admiring. And, being neon, it's also cheap to run.

How does it work? Well. It's a two-step process. Plug it in to your computer's USB port and it lights up. That's it. Deploying advanced plug and play functionality, it fizzes to life of its own accord, without so much as a moment of manly intervention.

All of which leaves you more time to go to the fridge, crack open a tinnie of something strong and Belgian, and sit back to admire your handiwork. Terrific.