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Test out different sizes until you find one you like.ĥb.Select the UI element you want to change, pick a font size and check "Bold" if you want the letters bolded.
Click on the percentage box, type in a number and click Ok. Click "set a custom scaling level" under Change size of items.Ī pop-up window appears with a little ruler in it. Click "Advanced sizing of text and other items" at the bottom of the window.ĥa. Click "Advanced Display Settings" at the bottom of the settings window.Ĥ. You can increase the size up to 175 percent.ģ. The slider moves in increments of 25 percent. Or slide it to the left to make them smaller. Slide the "Change the size of text, apps." to the right to make text bigger. While this isn't an indictment of the MacBook Air, I think that it's a capable machine, just a capable second machine.1-Right click on the desktop and select Display settings.Ģ. I can't wait for the 500GB, 9.5mm drives to start shipping.
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Adding the new, faster drive that to my MacBook Pro rig really makes it scream.
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The straw that finally broke this author's Mac was the recent release of the 7200RPM, 320GB Scorpio Black hard drive from Western Digital. My machine of choice these days is a MacBook Pro 2.4GHz (Penryn) with 4GB RAM.
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And if you use virtualization software like Parallels, VMWare or even Crossover, 2GB won't cut it – you need at least 4GB. While sufficient for light duty, 2GB isn't enough in today's age of RAM-hungry software. The bigger limitation however was the MBA's fixed 2GB of RAM. I have the 1.6GHz processor configuration and it would often grind to a complete halt for minutes at a time. While you can run all of the above on a MBA, it's not really usable. The MacBook Air simply isn't up to the task. While I don't need the world's fastest Mac, I need one that can have lots of browser tabs open, NetNewsWire checking 500+ RSS feeds, Mail, Adium, Photoshop, BBEdit and iTunes running.
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I would too often run into the beachball and molasses-like performance when I had a dozen browser windows open. My biggest problem with the MacBook Air has always been performance. Usually from desk to couch to dining room table. I'm not ready for a desktop Mac though, I still travel – just differently. Rather than commuting to work every day, I now work at home, eliminating a major benefit of the MacBook Air – its portability.
In fairness, I've made some changes to my day-to-day routine which have made the MBA less practical for my situation. The MacBook Pro is a much better choice for podcasting. If you prefer a direct Ethernet connection, it's impossible to use both the USB/Ethernet adapter and a USB microphone (like the Blue Snowflake). It's made difficult by the MBA's single USB port and recessed headphone jack. Most of my external FireWire drives also have USB 2.0 ports and I don't do any real video capture. It turns out that I really didn't miss FireWire as much as I thought I would. It wasn't the MBA's lack of ports either. When I needed something larger I'd connect to an external monitor on my desk. The smaller 13.3-inch screen (compared to my MacBook Pro's 15.1-inch) was also a concern at first, but I overcame that pretty quickly. Living with a 80GB hard drive, which formats down to less than 64GB, isn't as hard as I thought it would be. I successfully whittled down my music and photo libraries down to the bare minimums – eventually moving my main iTunes library off to a desktop computer (music sharing is a beautiful thing). Everything that I've previously written about the MBA still remains true: I love its tiny form factor, light weight and ability to be able to be tucked into almost any bag, but at the end of the day I'm a power user and the MBA doesn't have enough horsepower to meet my needs. I've come to the conclusion that the MacBook Air isn't the best Mac for me.
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