Two tricks that you might wish to try.
On T-Bar go to " control Panel" , " Settings & Options " , " Edit Options " , " Messaging & Notification" , " Default Thread Subscription Mode" and set to " instant email notification. This will now send you an e-mail of any reply to any thread you have set or replied to. Easy way to see whats happened !
I have set a tab on my browser home page to default to A logged on T-bar home page. So when I switch on my browser it logs on automaticaly. Only problem is when I clear all my cookies, but its easy to reset.