Greenhouse Quickr and the Connector

OK... so I'm playing around with Quickr on Greenhouse. I've downloaded and installed the Quickr Connector on my laptop, but I am unable to connect to the Greenhouse site with this connector. Am I wrong in assuming that I should be able to do this?

I would very much like to demo Quickr to the powers that be here at work, and can get around this piece of the puzzle, but it would be better if I could get it to work. I've tried it from home and at work (through a proxy server), and could not get connected.

When I've tried from work, I get the following window:

DICore:

The handle is in the wrong state for the requested operation

Also, I've added Discussion Forums to my Greenhouse Quickr Place, but there is no way to add a thread. This seems odd to me, in that it is a discussion forum, and in order for there to be a discussion, you need to be able to add a post. How am I to add a post if there is no link to do this?

I would appreciate any help.