How to use the online alarm clock
Halfway through counting bottles and checking the cellar sheet, you need to break away from the village pub’s stocktake at 12:36 pm. Setting the alarm for that moment gives you a clear stopping point, with 24 minutes still available before 1:00 pm to finish the shelf you are checking rather than starting another section.
A quiet chime may suit a calm lunchtime pub, while a firmer, repeating sound is less likely to disappear beneath conversation, glass washing or a delivery at the back door. Choose the tone according to where you expect to be when 12:36 pm arrives, and set the volume before returning to the figures. A closed browser or sleeping phone means the stocktake will continue without an alarm, so keep it running and awake until it sounds.
Once the midday count stops, leave enough room before the next job to record the final figure, put the sheet somewhere dry and return any bottles you moved. The gap between 12:36 pm and 1:00 pm can absorb those small finishing tasks without turning them into a rush. If another duty begins on the hour, treat the last few minutes as a buffer rather than squeezing in another shelf.
Common questions
What happens if my laptop goes to sleep before 12:36 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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