How to use the online alarm clock
Getting ready early for an evening jury session gives you time to check what you need before leaving. Set the alarm for 8:52 pm as a firm cue to finish preparing, collect your belongings and turn your attention to arriving. That leaves a short, useful window before 9:00 pm without making the alert feel like a last-second warning.
Your jury session depends on the alert sounding while you are still able to act on it, so keep the browser active and make sure your phone or computer remains awake. A browser alarm cannot sound after the browser has been closed or the machine has gone to sleep, which could leave you unaware that it is time to leave for the jury session. Keep the sound level high enough to hear from where you are preparing, then confirm that the alarm shows 8:52 pm.
Your journey to the jury session may begin while evening traffic and household noise are still noticeable, yet the surroundings can become quieter as 9:00 pm approaches. Avoid placing the alarm beside a television, running tap or other competing sound. Keeping it close, on a clear surface, makes its tone easier to distinguish if the background noise suddenly drops or another room remains busy.
Common questions
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.
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.
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