Nathan, Thanks for writing! iCal text can be made larger or smaller via the "View" "Make text bigger" "Make Text smaller" options, but not darker. Also, you might try increasing the brightness on
Kelly, Office 2008 will work fine for you: http://www.macintouch.com/reviews/office2008/#compat - you have enough RAM (1gb vs. 512mb required) - you have the necessary OS, and the necessary hardware
Kelly, That's perfect, thanks! Since Office 2011 requires a Mac with not only a newer OS, but also a totally different kind of processor (Apple switched to using Intel processors in 2006, in order to
Kelly, Thanks for writing again. You can upgrade your OS by purchasing a disc from Apple or on eBay, or from a local retailer. You're looking for Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 or 10.7. It all depends on what
Kelly, Thanks for writing! Microsoft publishes their minimum system requirements for Office for Mac 2011: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2581812 "Office for Mac Home and Student 2011 A Mac computer

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