How to use the online alarm clock
While you watch the clock at 2:18 pm, the schoolchildren’s cricket training is waiting for its agreed start rather than drifting into the afternoon. The alarm can mark the exact moment to gather the team, explain the first drill and send the players onto the square together. With 3:00 pm still ahead, the session can begin promptly without treating the round hour as the only sensible starting point.
A cricket session needs an audible cue that reaches you beside the pavilion, so the selected tone should be clear at the volume already set on your phone or laptop. Once the alarm is running, its browser page must remain active while you wait. If its tab or browser is closed, or the device falls asleep, no sound will play and the cricket training may begin without its cue. A separate watch of the time is sensible if you need to move away from the screen.
Waiting through the middle of the day leaves enough time for a small snack, such as a banana or slice of toast, and a drink of water or diluted squash. A heavy lunch just before leading energetic fielding drills may feel inconvenient, so it can wait until the team has settled into the session. Keeping a labelled bottle near the kit also avoids a trip back to the changing room when 2:18 pm arrives.
Common questions
What happens if my laptop goes to sleep before 2:18 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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