Get a gig of ram
also, for PC stuff, MS has a free program "remote PC access" or something like that. Lets you share a screen from a PC and use it remotely. The ever growing group of Mac users at work use it occasionally when some pc only program is encountered.
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush