Shared NAS Drives - problems auto-connect

Running Lion
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro6,2
Processor Name:          Intel Core i5
Processor Speed:          2.53 GHz
Number of Processors:          1
Total Number of Cores:          2
L2 Cache (per Core):          256 KB
L3 Cache:          3 MB
Memory:          8 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed:          4.8 GT/s
Connect to NAS using SMB
When using Snow Leopard I always had issues with auto-reconnecting to my NAS drive at home. I would have to click on the NAS drive the Mac to reconnect to the NAS drive and only then would apps like Picasso or Crashplan see the NAS drive and scan it. I found this unusual as when I was at work I would get a pop up that asked where the NAS drives are and I would have to choose ignore. At home I did not get this pop up, but still need to manually connect.
I was hoping that this would improve with Lion, but no such luck. I still need to go in and connect every time.
Thanks

Thanks, BDAqua, for the suggestion. Unfortunately it did not work for me.
I went to the link and tried to implement the solution outlined there. Unfortunately, once the folders are mounted on my local machine, when I try to go to the next step it is not possible to create an alias as per the directions at the link. The "Create Alias" option is greyed-out so that although I can see it I cannot invoke it.
I fear I am overlooking some basic point, but I also wonder if this is somehow related either to the fact I am mounting virtual drives (i.e., folders rather than a physical disk), or else perhaps to some aspect of the NAS that I am using?
Any further suggestions or imput would certainly be appreciated.

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