How to use the online alarm clock
Breaking away from what you are doing is easier when 11:21 pm is already marked as the moment to collect your child from rugby training. The alarm gives the evening a clear stopping point, so a household job, programme or conversation does not carry on unnoticed. There are 39 minutes until 12:00 am, leaving a useful margin for gathering your coat and keys before setting off.
A rugby pick-up depends on hearing the signal at the right moment, so check it once now rather than discovering a problem when departure is due. Set the alarm, confirm that your sound is audible, and keep the volume appropriate for the room. The alert depends on this page remaining active and the computer staying awake; otherwise the rugby collection may pass without a sound. A separate phone alarm is sensible if you may move away from the computer.
Before leaving for the rugby ground late in the evening, consider how the surrounding noise may change by 11:21 pm. A television, washing machine or conversation can mask a quiet alert now, while the house may become much quieter later. Place the computer where the sound is not muffled, and choose a volume that remains noticeable above the loudest likely background noise without disturbing anyone already asleep.
Common questions
What happens if my laptop goes to sleep before 11:21 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.
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.
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