Syncing from MacBook Pro to Iphone 4 & mini Ipad

I have inherited all of my great Apple products from my wonderful son and his equally wonderful wife.  When they upgraded to new Mac's, I got an "old" MacBook Pro which is running version 10.5.8.  I have been told that I could upgrade to 10.6.8 but that still wouldn't be enough for the cloud, which requires 10.7.4.  I also have an Iphone 4, which I love, and until recently I could easily sync all of the contacts I added to my address book on the computer to my Iphone.  That is no longer working. 
I received a Mini Ipad a few months ago and was able to get all of my contacts (at that time) in the Ipad.  I am wondering if the problems I am having have something to do with the fact that my computer cannot use the cloud, but I think both the Iphone and Ipad are using it as changes I make to the "notes" on my Iphone show up on the Ipad.
Can anyone help?  Thanks.

Do this, turn off iCloud, for contacts on your phone. You'll get a prompt to keep on your phone or not, select keep. You don't have to mess with your iPad. Then, make sure Address Book on your Mac has at least one unique entry, can be fake, doesn't matter. Then, connect your phone, iTunes running, on the Info pane you'll now be able to elect to sync contacts with Address Book. You'll get a merge or replace prompt, select merge. When done verify your contacts are in Address Book. You can now turn contacts, for iCloud, back on, on your phone. Don't say yes to merge when prompted, or you'll have duplicates.

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