Login Form on main page for guests

Check out these resources:
https://www.ioerror.us/2005/04/14/wordpress-sidebar-login-form-hack/
https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/28062?replies=8

I can personally vouch for the first resource, I successfully used it when it was first written.

not that markjaquith needs validation, nor io_error for that matter, but I can say without a doubt that the first option is quite easy to implement, and works flawlessly.

Thanks, both of you. The first one worked well as did the second.

Is it possible to display the Write, Manage, Profile link in between the site admin and log out link after users logged in? Cause it would be more convenient to click Write link on the main page to write an entry rather than going thru
Site Admin=>Dashboard=>Write to write an entry =)

And the Write, Manage, Profile link should not appear when the users not logged in. Can anyone out there help me please? I am total nuts with php. >_<