how can i change the color of my cursor?

Unless you want to dig through the System Library and edit the thing yourself, it is not possible. I've done something similar with the Dock, but it is treacherous. If you delete the wrong thing, you're out of luck and it will most likely become unusable.

The cursor already has a white edge, so if you can't see that you might try making the cursor bigger (System Preferences > Universal Access > Mouse & TrackPad). I also have a hard time seeing the normal sized cursor at the higher resolutions (and maybe some not so high).

Arlene Stromnes wrote:
My cursor gets lost in my desktop picture, I would like to be able to change the color so that I can find it easy, Thank you
Arlene, grandmaoneshoe

I use Mouse Locator - it's free and works without having to make any system changes.
When you press a key combo that you select, the cursor shows up with a large green halo around it.
Can't miss it.
A free download here:
http://www.2point5fish.com/index.html

Arlene Stromnes wrote:
Thank you nerowolfe, I downloaded and changed the hotkey and works great. thank you thank you
Arlene

Glad to have been of assistance. I find it one of the more useful tools. It also shows the cursor position when waking from sleep etc.
As you noticed, with some "busy" graphics" it's often hard to locate it, and the Leopard options are quite limited. Making it large is not an option 🙂