How to use the online alarm clock
Waking at 12:27 pm gives you a clear cue to get up and prepare for a free Citizens Advice consultation, rather than drifting back to sleep. With 1:00 pm approaching, there is still time to get dressed, gather relevant letters or notes, and check how you will reach the appointment without turning the start of the day into a rush.
Your consultation preparations can continue in another browser tab after the alarm has been set, as moving this page into the background does not normally dismiss it. It is worth returning briefly to confirm that the alarm still appears active and that the sound level suits the room. If the alarm page is closed, or the phone or computer goes to sleep, no sound will play and the Citizens Advice consultation could be missed.
A midday appointment can leave the rest of the afternoon feeling unstructured, so the useful buffer is the gap before your next commitment. Notes made during the consultation can be given a few minutes of attention while the details are fresh, followed by enough breathing space for lunch or travel. Allowing that margin reduces the chance that one delayed conversation pushes every later task out of place.
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 12:27 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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