Tim. I dont know if this will help or not but... i use my phone to take and upload pics probably 98% of the time. I rarely use a laptop or desktop. I mention this, as the following applies to mobile uploads etc.
the way i finally got pics to upload (relatively) easily, was to use Photobucket.
I got the free app & uploaded whichever pics to PBucket.
i then opened up a browser window for thehotpepper forum but not the mobile version. Scroll to the bottom of the window and choose "desktop version".
Now, i open another browser window and go to the desktop site for photobucket. I go to my albums &/or pics etc i'm interested in linking to. When you get to the image, etc you want to use, look to your right and thefe ought to be several options like :
Email & IM http://s1276.photobucket.com/album
Direct link http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums
HTML code <a href="http://s1276.photobucket.co
IMG code http://i1276.photobucket.com/al
Now, i believe the bottom one, the " IMG code " is the one we are looking for.... highlight the actual code on that line, the part starting with [IMG]http..... copy and paste it into your post on the other browser window you had open. You know, the one back on thehotpepper dot com? Lol. Almost forgot, didn't we?!?
Anyway, paste it where you want it in your post & when your finished, press the preview / submit button to see how it looks.
Let me know if this helps or hinders you.
I've had a few beers and just sprayed some aphid stuff down here in my woodshop/indoor pepper growing room... for all i know, i'm dreaming this whole thing and when i wake up, JR will be alive and well... rofl