Alarm Clock???
 

Do we have an alarm clock on our PCs?

I missed my phone appt with my LDN Doc yesterday, because I lost track of time, playing with you guys, here on my computer.:eek:

I have another appt today at 2 pm ET.

Wish I had something here that beeps at me, to remind me of a set time. Is it possible to add an alarm of some kind on our PUTERS?

Will someone please holler at me, when it's 2:00???:D

I've done that before too, Sally. :o Makes me so mad. :mad:

Do you have a cell phone? That's how I remind myself. I set it for about five minutes before I'm supposed to call.

I'm not sure what kind of computer you're using but just Google the question and it will give you all kinds of answers!

How do you set your cell phone??

OK I set the alarm on my cell for 2pm. Never did this before, so don't know what to expect?

Thanks Kelly..:)

You can test it out by setting it for an earlier time.....like 1:30 PM just so you can see if it works and what the alarm will sound like. I've done that before because I'd already missed one call......:rolleyes:.......didn't want to risk missing another one. :o

On my cell phone you have to "unset" the alarm after it's gone off otherwise it will go off everyday at that time. Yours might be different. My cell phone is a little antiquated and doesn't have all the bells and whistles most do.

My last appt with Dr. S was last week and I had my alarm all set.....I was ready to go......and they called me about an hour prior to my scheduled time to see if I'd mind taking an earlier appointment. I didn't mind and found out later that, since I had taken the earlier time slot, he'd only charged me 1/2 of what he normally does for a consultation. Bless him!

HaHa, the same thing just happened to me!! He called me 'cause he had some time earlier.

After the call my cell alarm went off with a bang/rock&roll song, scared me and dog ****less.:eek::eek: I jumped, he barked and then we both had to go potty..lol:D

Thanks, I'll go check to make sure it's not going to do that to us again tomorrow.:p

I hate it when that happens! :D

Yes you will have an alarm clock Sal, but your computer will also have a calendar which you may find will suit you better than a clock.

I put all my appointments (and birthdays) into my Windows Calendar, and then set the day I want to be reminded. For birthdays I make it a week so I have time to buy and send a card, and for appointments I set it for the day before, and on the day of the appointment I also get a reminder in the morning (or you can set it to a certain hour).

If you'd rather have an alarm clock, go to the help function in your START menu and type in alarm clock. Your computer will then find the link for you. You can find your calendar the same way.

I use MS Works calendar to pop up 30 minutes before my "shot window" opens and it stays up until I dismiss it; I don't set my browser to full screen so can see it easily, but even if it were full screen, it would flash in the task bar until I acknowledge it. been using it since I started shooting (which I haven't since 28 June, but calendar still pops up every other day :)

didn't know about windows calendar and alarm clock... thanks for the tip, Koala

Yes, thanks Koala and all for your great responses. I will never be late again..:D

I had an appt for highlights today at 2pm. My iphone alarm went off at 1:50pm to remind me.

I had just gotten up at 1:15 pm (worked late yesterday and had homework late) so I was just about to have my coffee and in my jammies when the alarm went off.

I scrambled up the stairs, brushed my teeth, dressed, grabbed my coffee and jumped in the car. I was 12 minutes late for my appt. :o

What I'm trying to say is, you need to set the reminder early enough so you can make the appt on time. Sheesh.

Windows XP doesn't have a built in alarm or calendar - or I haven't found it yet...

I have a separate calendar/organizer program that I bought years ago called Anytime Organizer that I like, but only used the alarm a few times.

I'm testing a Add-on for the Firefox browser that has a calendar & alarm & a to do list - called Reminder Fox

I have it set to remind me of a appt tomorrow so I'll see how it works.
but it only works if your browser is open - handy mainly for online times and if you have computer on & nearby most of the time.

Jo*mar ... try - click on start, go to CONTROL PANEL .. and there should be an icon for Date and Time ... set the day and time ...

then, on the same page ... go to Start and Task Properties ... the window that opens up (on the bottom portion) ... click a checkmark to say that you want the date and time to be on the taskbar ..

hope this helps!

LOL, Sally (and your dog) ... you can also set your cell alarm song to something you like - I'm still laughing ... :Thats-Funneh:more about the 'potty' part!:ROTFLMAO:

I have the date & time - just not an actual calendar type program built in on xp. One with appt setting features & notifications etc

Never seen any sort of Alarm Clock Function with Windows, it is usually a part of an Office Suite. You can get many programs that do it though at www.cnet.com Just search for alarm clocks.