How to use the online alarm clock
While you watch the clock for your lunch walk along the canal, an alarm set for 1:00 pm lets you stay with the task in front of you until the agreed moment arrives. The round hour is easy to recognise at a glance, so there is no need to keep checking every few minutes or risk becoming absorbed and leaving later than planned.
For this canal outing, keep the alarm page ready and choose a sound you will notice before returning to whatever you are doing. Check that silent mode is off and that the volume is high enough for your surroundings; an on-screen alert alone may be easy to miss. Your canal walk may start late because this browser alarm cannot sound after its page is closed or the phone or computer has gone to sleep, so keep the session active until 1:00 pm.
As you prepare to leave at midday, allow for the route between your current spot and the towpath rather than treating 1:00 pm as the moment you will already be beside the water. Pavements, pedestrian crossings and lunchtime traffic can add several minutes to that journey. Put shoes, keys and a light waterproof within reach beforehand, then the alarm can mark departure time without a rushed search delaying the walk.
Common questions
Can I change the sound?
Yes, there is a short list of tones to pick from before you press Start. Softer sounds are easy to sleep through, so a firmer bell tends to be the safer choice for anything early in the morning.
Will it still be right when the clocks change?
Yes. It reads your device's local clock, so the move between GMT and BST at the end of March and October is picked up automatically, as long as the computer's date, time and time zone are set correctly.
Can I use this on a phone?
It works in a mobile browser, but phones lock the screen and suspend background tabs far more readily than a laptop does, which can stop the alarm sounding. For anything important, a desktop or a plugged-in laptop is the steadier option.
Does the alarm still work if I close the tab?
No. Everything runs inside this page, so closing the tab — or quitting the browser altogether — ends the countdown there and then. Leaving it open in the background is all it asks, and switching to another tab makes no difference.
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