How to use the online alarm clock
Finishing the school cricket team’s training at 2:24 pm leaves time to gather the balls, check that every pupil has their kit and lock the pavilion before heading away. The alarm can mark the agreed stopping point clearly, rather than letting one final over drift towards 3:00 pm and delay lifts home.
A cricket session needs a signal that remains available while attention is on the pitch, so the browser should stay visible on a phone or laptop with sufficient charge. If that device goes to sleep before 2:24 pm, the alarm may remain silent, leaving the cricket team without its planned finish signal. Keeping the screen awake and the sound audible reduces that risk, while a separate phone alarm can provide a sensible backup for a fixed departure.
Leaving promptly after school practice can still affect people back at the house, particularly during the working afternoon. A moderate alert volume is usually enough at 2:24 pm; repeated alarms could interrupt someone working from home or a younger child resting. Cancelling the alert once training ends, rather than letting it repeat during the journey back, keeps the reminder tied to the session without carrying the noise indoors.
Common questions
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.
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.
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