Yeah, I've also been burned by forgetting to change the time of departure back to "anytime"

I really wish Employeeres went back to showing nonstops when you searched for one-stop flights, and non- or one-stop flights when you search for two+-stop flights. It's MAX connections, not only number of connections! And it used to work that way! So much easier if you're not sure if you want to take a stop or not.