How to use the online alarm clock
Finish what you are doing, pick up your coat and leave when the 8:58 pm alarm sounds, so you can meet the bus arriving from Gatwick. With 9:00 pm only two minutes later, this is a useful final cue rather than time for another job. Check your route, keys and any arrival update now, then head out without turning the last moments into a rush.
Your Gatwick pick-up needs a sound that suits where you are finishing the evening. Choose a gentle tone if the room is quiet and the alarm only has to catch your attention; use a more insistent one if conversation, television or packing might mask it. Set the volume before relying on the cue. The Gatwick bus could be waiting while an alarm silenced by a closed browser page or a sleeping phone never sounds, so keep the page running and the phone awake until you leave.
Leaving at this hour may affect people who are settling down at home, especially if coats, doors and keys are near bedrooms. Put everything you need by the exit before 8:58 pm, lower the alarm once you have heard it, and close the front door carefully. That keeps your departure noticeable to you without making 9:00 pm a noisy interruption for everyone else.
Common questions
What happens if my laptop goes to sleep before 8:58 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.
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.
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