O.K., I finally found a way to get a profile picture imported. For those who have recently tried to "Use a custom photo" for your profile picture, you have discovered that there is no uplaod/save button on the profile "Photo Editor".
I have some pictures stored on Flickr, one of the many web photo storage sites. I was able to copy the picture URL from the website and then import it from the website instead of upload it from my pc. That portion of the profile Photo Editor seems to funtion properly. You need to know how to disect the BB code to extract the URL (at least on Flickr, you do - other websites may work differently). It's the part inside the