How to use the online alarm clock
Pause the notes you are sorting for your visit to a Royal Society lecture and set the alarm for 10:51 pm, so you have a clear cue to break away from the task. The alert comes nine minutes before 11:00 pm, leaving a useful margin to save your work, gather your ticket and check the route before heading out.
Before returning to your lecture preparation, check where the alert will actually play. Wireless headphones may still be connected after you have put them down, quietly taking the sound with them; disconnect them or place them where the tone will be heard. Keep this alarm running and your phone awake, or the lecture reminder may never sound and you could remain absorbed in what you are doing.
With an evening lecture ahead, choose something light if you need food before leaving, such as toast, fruit or a small bowl of cereal. Water or tea can fit into the short pause without making departure feel rushed. Leave a larger meal, and anything awkward to carry or finish quickly, until afterwards; at 10:51 pm, simplicity makes it easier to stop on time and walk out prepared.
Common questions
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 10:51 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.
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.
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