I'm getting the same thing, Becca. That Java thingy just sits and spins and nothing happens. Sometimes if I wait long enough it changes to a gray-out, un-clickable "Connect" button. I was getting messages yesterday that I had software the chat room uses that was out of date. I updated, but still have the same thing happening. The messages to update are gone, but I still get the spinning Java thingy and no entry.