This problem is related to the Forum problem in the previous "featured" website news article...

If you are having problems staying logged in, please click on "read more" for more information about this bug...

I first discovered this while I was at work and a few of you have emailed me after experiencing something similar.

My computer at work is a Compaq running Windows XP, and I was using Internet Explorer when I first ran into this problem.

I would log in and then when I went to another page it would show me as not logged in.

At home, on a Dell PC running Windows XP and Internet Explorer and on an Apple Powerbook running Safari and Firefox (two different Internet browsers) I do not run into the problem at all.

I suspect that the issue has something to do with the firewall at work and the identification of cookie sessions.

For those of you who don't want the technical explanation -- if you are using a computer at work and you work for a company that uses a firewall for security purposes then you may have this same problem.

My solution -- I downloaded and installed the Firefox web browser onto my computer at work and the problem is solved. I log in to the site and stay logged in when I am using Firefox.

I am on Spring Break this week and I will do some research on the software I am using for this site to see if there is a work-around for I.E. on Windows behind firewalls.

If you would like to try the Firefox browser to see if it solves the problem for you too -- go to the home page of this site and look in the center of the page for a link to download and install Firefox.