Online alarm clock for 10:01 pm
Being halfway through the washing-up or another evening job can make closing the curtains easy to forget. An alarm for 10:01 pm can pull you away at the right moment, before darkness leaves the rooms exposed from outside. It also keeps the task separate from whatever you plan to finish before 11:00 pm.
Because the reminder needs to interrupt what you are doing, check that silent mode will not suppress its sound. Set the alarm, choose a clear tone and leave the volume high enough to carry from the phone’s usual place. A browser alarm cannot protect the curtain-closing reminder once its page has been closed or the device has gone to sleep, so keep both active until 10:01 pm.
Closing curtains at this point in the evening can affect everyone sharing the house, especially if someone is watching television, settling a child or using the last daylight in another room. Let them know which curtains you intend to close, and avoid switching on a bright landing light as you move around. In a terraced or semi-detached home, handling poles, blinds and doors quietly also keeps the reminder from becoming a disturbance next door.
Common questions
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.
What happens if my laptop goes to sleep before 10:01 pm?
The tab sleeps along with it and the alarm will not sound on time, if at all. If you are relying on it, change the power settings so the machine stays awake, or keep a phone alarm running as well.
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