How do I Convert to sRGB in iPhoto '08?

I need help getting my photos to look the same on all browsers. They look great in iPhoto, and great on Safari, but washed out in Firefox and other common browsers. I have searched for a good solution for a while, but that has just led to more questions.
First, I am using:
iPhoto '08, version 7.1.5
Mac OSX 10.5.8
My MacBook is oooold.
My camera is set to sRGB, and on Flickr, in the Exif data, it even shows that it is sRGB. But I have read here and there that iPhoto, or my Mac, may be altering the color spaces of photos. (Please understand that this color space stuff is all relatively new to me; I just want my photos to look good on all browsers).
I followed iPhoto's help advice, and deselected the embedded colorsync profile, though I admit I don't really understand if that means I'm deselecting whatever iPhoto/Mac's embedded colorsync profile is, or my camera's (I double checked, and my camera is definitely set to sRGB). Should I undo that action, or was that the right thing to do? I tried that, and then uploaded some new photos from my camera to test it out. I edited one in a pretty noticeable way, uploaded it to Flickr, and it still looked more washed out/faded in browsers other than Safari.
I then tried to follow the advice of someone on a Flickr forum, and put one of my photos into Automator, where I started the process of converting it to sRGB, but just for that one photo it was taking a long time - ten minutes into it, I had to stop it because it caused my computer to run very loudly and get hot. And if it takes that long for just one photo, that isn't a viable tool to use anyway.
Is there some easier way to do this? If I get Photoshop, will I be able to easily convert to sRGB? Why would my photos' Exif data on Flickr show that it is sRGB, but still look more washed out on any browser but Safari? I thought a photo being in sRGB was supposed to fix that problem. Is it just saved as sRGB, but not converted to it? I don't know if it helps to be able to examine my Exif data, but in case it does, my Flickr address is: http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdsarethewords/
Please help!

I'm assuming that you have recorded in mono, then after editing the project and exporting it, the movie plays audio through one channel only on your speaker system.
Try exporting the project using "Share > Export using QuickTime". In QuickTime choose an appropriate video setting (such as H.264). The Sound Settings will probably show the default "Stereo (L R)", as the movie is being exported from iMovie which always assumes you are using stereo. Click on the Settings box - in the window that opens, for Channels select Mono. This may seem counter intuitive, but will allow the audio to be heard through both speakers after exporting. Of course, the audio will be identical in both channels - not true Left/Right stereo.
I haven't tested this but believe I've seen this tip elsewhere in the forum. Hopefully, I haven't misunderstood what you are trying to do.
John

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