Another consequence of avoiding the last-minute check-in fees is the fact that there is hardly any room in the overhead for the little carry-ons that passengers without suitcases normally put in the overheads (and what I thought they were made for in the first place).

FORBES: Avoiding Passenger Congestion

Founded last year by a pair of 29-year-old fraternity buddies from the University of Texas, it has created easily downloadable software to enable Web shoppers to make a last-minute price check of dozens of sites when they are about to make a purchase.

FORBES: Spiders and lies

Founded last year by a pair of 29-year-old fraternity buddies from the University of Texas, it has created easily downloadable software to let Web shoppers make a last-minute price check of dozens of sites just when they are about to make a purchase.

FORBES: Spiders and Lies

He decided to make a last-minute side trip from a business meeting in Atlanta to check it out and ended up buying the 2-acre lot.

WSJ: Southern Living in the Round

The IRS spokeswoman warns that all tax payments are due by April 15, even for people who find out they are theft victims after that date. (Often it can take 48 hours to get an e-filing receipt.) IRS computers won't accept electronic payments from e-filers whose returns are rejected because of theft, so last-minute e-filers who owe tax should consider printing a voucher and mailing it with a check.

WSJ: Tax Report: It's Tax ID-Theft Season