Apple. Aaahhhhggg

My iPhone said I needed to upgrade software- so I did.
It was then unable to sync with my macs using MobileMe.
I needed to upgrade to lion.

But my MacBook is 5 yrs old & won't run lion.
iMac is happy with lion but then they won't be the same.
And i loose all my idisc photo galleries.

DD Paris is encouraging me to resolve this as best I can. But I feel I'm loosing the will to live - computers. I remember why I abandoned working in IT 25 yrs ago. :)