[Cube cut]

Cut the square into a 'G' shape. Then you should be able to fold the top middle square diagonally, then back against the top left square, and the middle right square the same way against the bottom right.

This will make an L-shaped net of 4 squares long and 4 squares wide.

That is right Soop2, G shape works and like the N it enclosed into a cube.

These are one of the solution: "no cut off, with fold overlap surfaces"

The other solution don't have any overlapping. You should try it too.

Btw, welcome to brainden man!

thanks man - this is actually a new account because my old one stopped working and the password re-activation doesn't work 9__9

For the second one...

exactly the same as the last solution, except instead of folding the top row diagonaly up to lengthen the top of the L, fold it straight across, to make a 2 square across, 3 sq down, 4 sq across squiggle.

[When is your alarm clock the brightest?]

if it displays 00:00 when it's unset, it could be that.

If it always displays 4 digits, it should be 08:08
If it only lights the digits in use, it will be 23:38 or 23:58 or 23:28

This is if it's digital. Otherwise, I guess mid-day if it's outside, indeterminal if inside.

[Cube cut]

Cut the square into a 'G' shape. Then you should be able to fold the top middle square diagonally, then back against the top left square, and the middle right square the same way against the bottom right.

This will make an L-shaped net of 4 squares long and 4 squares wide.