ICC profiles when sending pics to outside labs

I take pics with a Pentax K10D DSLR.
I calibrate my screen with a Huey Pantone unit.
I upload the pics to Iphoto.
I adjust the pics to look great on my screen.
I upload the pics to Costco photo center for printing.
I get back incorrect colors and muddy prints.
Costco tells me I need to upload to them using their ICC printer profiles and that will insure that I get back what I see on my screen.
I downloaded their profiles, but for the life of me, I am unable to determine how to impliment them when uploading the pics to Costco.
I know that professional photographers use photoshop to get great prints from Costco but that is not in my budget.
Please help

1 - iPhoto is a consumer level program designed around point and shoot digital cameras - it does support RAW but if you want to do LOTS with RAW then you need an appropriate program - like aperture for one
2 - You may want to look at PhotoShop Elements which does almost all that PS does for a lot less money
3 - you also may find that updating your software will assist - iPhoto 6 is at least 3 or 4 years old now - there have been two major new versions since it was released
LN
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