How to use the online alarm clock
You have just woken at 1:27 pm, and the village pub stocktake is still waiting to be started. Set the alarm for this time when you need a firm cue to get up, gather the stock sheets and head towards the cellar rather than drifting through the early afternoon. Starting now leaves 33 minutes before 2:00 pm, enough to get ready and decide which shelves, fridges and pumps you will count first.
A stocktake can be noisy once lunchtime glasses, conversation and moving crates fill the pub, so set the alarm volume high enough to stand apart from that background sound. Test it briefly from where you expect to be, especially if your phone or computer will sit away from the bar or cellar. Do not depend on this browser alarm as the sole prompt for the pub inventory: it cannot sound after its active session ends or the equipment running it goes to sleep, which could leave the count starting late.
As the pub moves beyond the lunch rush, listen for how the surroundings change before choosing where to keep the alarm. The bar may grow quieter while deliveries, glass collection or cellar work create sharper bursts of noise elsewhere. At 1:27 pm, placing the sound source nearby and away from clattering glass gives the signal a clearer chance of being noticed. A separate ordinary alarm is sensible if the stock sheets must be underway by 2:00 pm.
Common questions
Do I need an account or an app?
Neither. Choose a time and a sound, press Start, and it runs in this browser tab. Nothing is downloaded, nothing is registered, and closing the page leaves nothing behind on the device.
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.
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