How to use the online alarm clock
Still waking at 7:48 am, you have not yet begun getting ready for the tide-pool hunt. This alarm marks the moment to sit up, gather your thoughts and move towards the door without turning the morning into a rush. With 8:00 am approaching, there is enough time for clothes, boots and the small essentials needed beside the shore.
Because the outing depends on a timely start, the alarm needs a device that will remain awake until it sounds. The chosen time stays visible in the browser, with the remaining wait shown clearly, so a quick glance confirms that it is running. If the browser is dismissed or the device falls asleep, the alarm cannot sound and the tide-pool hunt may begin without you; keeping the page active and the device powered avoids that uncertainty.
Before an early trip to the rocks, a glass of water and a small, familiar breakfast fit more easily into these twelve minutes than a full cooked meal. Tea can be taken in a travel mug if it would otherwise delay leaving, while anything messy or slow to prepare can wait until afterwards. That keeps hands free for fastening boots and packing a waterproof layer before 8:00 am.
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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