LABAUDIO: try setting an alarm for a few minutes in the future, then quit the application. Open up an x-term, and type "flipclock" so that the app opens up again. Wait a few minutes until the alarm time has passed (I assume nothing will happen based on what you've described before), and then post up the console output so I can see if the alarm is actually being triggered at all, or if you're having a problem similiar to wax4213.

Thanks!