Dialog Boxes & Finder windows not the same contents

So I'm trying to upload a file to a website. It's usually a file I just created. The problem is, Safari doesn't seem to know the file exists unless I quit and re-launch it. I can see the file in the Finder. But the Safari dialog box doesn't have it. Strange eh? I've seen this before with other apps. I've even seen files appear in dialog boxes before my very eyes!
So my question: Is there some sort of dialog box software-bot that trolls up & down the file system looking for changed states (files/folders added/deleted)? If so, it's a slow bot (I said re^tar^ded, but it got censored - teehee). Or maybe it needs some coffee. But I don't know anything about said bot, or even if it's a bot. All I know is this: if it's gonna demand Starbucks, I'd rather spend my money on a Tiger update.
Lil help? Thanks.
And please don't suggest I repair permissions, zap PRAM, reset NVRAM, reboot, press the CUDA switch or any of those other things I've tried 1000 times. I know generally what those things do, and what they fix, and they don't feel related to this issue.
Maybe a cron script somewhere can fix this? or pre-binding update? Actually trying pre-binding update now...
G4 Dual 1 GHz MDD (no FW 800)   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

Hmmm, so it did work normal for awhile?
To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...
Open System Preferences>Accounts, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.
Does Finder work in the new account?

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