How to use the online alarm clock
Waking at 2:44 pm leaves you needing to get ready for the train at King’s Cross before the afternoon slips away. The alarm marks the moment to get out of bed, check the departure details and gather anything needed for the station. By 3:00 pm, those first practical jobs can already be under way rather than competing for attention just before leaving.
For this particular journey, the alarm sound needs checking before you settle down. A phone left on silent may suppress or soften browser audio, depending on its settings, so a brief sound test and a suitable volume level remove that uncertainty. The alarm also relies on the browser page remaining available and the phone staying awake; otherwise, the train reminder may never sound and cannot be treated as the only safeguard for reaching King’s Cross.
A mid-afternoon alarm can disturb people who expect the house to be quiet, especially if someone is working nearby or a child is resting. Keeping the phone close allows a moderate tone to wake you without carrying through every room. Once awake, stopping it promptly and moving preparation away from shared spaces keeps the 2:44 pm reminder useful while limiting the interruption for everyone else at home.
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 2:44 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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