OT - I've failed as I knew I would

I put the OT so you would know that I'm not talking about smoking.
After months of saying that I would some day take a stab at Picasa I
have finally done so.  I know why I put it off.  I knew I would fail.
%$#^@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  I do *not* understand why I can't do the simplest computer
things.  Yes, I do.  I'm goddamned dumb as a post.  I did what I was
supposed to do - got the account and bravely set about uploading my
first picture.  I have the box "Upload Manager" that is telling me the
following:  "failed to connect to server".  I am on line so what the
hell does that mean?
<sigh>  What a failure.
Sue