How to use the online alarm clock
Waking at 6:59 pm for a visit to your MP’s constituency surgery leaves no room for a slow start. The alarm marks the moment to sit up, gather your thoughts and check that you have any notes or correspondence you meant to take. With 7:00 pm arriving a minute later, this is a prompt to move from sleep straight into getting ready.
Reaching the constituency surgery on time also depends on hearing the alert clearly. Before settling down, check whether your phone or laptop is sending audio to headphones that you have taken off; the alarm may play through them without reaching you. A brief sound check can reveal where the tone will emerge and whether its level suits the room. If you close this browser page or let the phone or laptop sleep, the alarm cannot sound, so the MP’s surgery could be missed.
After waking in the late afternoon, a bright screen against a dim room can feel abrupt while you read the appointment details. A nearby lamp gives the screen some surrounding light, and lowering the display brightness can make names, times and directions easier to check. Keeping those details ready also reduces the time spent staring at the screen before leaving.
Common questions
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 6:59 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.
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