Optimizing IntelliJ on Mac OS X

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22:48:27 luigi@hal9000:/Applications/IntelliJ IDEA 11.app/Contents$ diff Info.plist.original Info.plist
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<       <string>-ea -Xverify:none -Xbootclasspath/a:../lib/boot.jar</string>
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>       <string>-Xverify:none -XX:+UseConcMarkSweepGC -XX:+AggressiveOpts -XX:+CMSClassUnloadingEnabled -XX:+CMSIncrementalMode -XX:+CMSIncrementalPacing -XX:CMSIncrementalDutyCycleMin=0 -XX:-TraceClassUnloading -Xbootclasspath/a:../lib/boot.jar</string>
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<       <string>-Xms128m -Xmx512m -XX:MaxPermSize=250m -XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=64m</string>
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>       <string>-Xms512m -Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=812m -XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=64m</string>
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<       <string>-Xms128m -Xmx800m -XX:MaxPermSize=350m -XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=64m -XX:+UseCompressedOops</string>
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>       <string>-Xms512m -Xmx1024m -XX:MaxPermSize=812m -XX:ReservedCodeCacheSize=64m -XX:+UseCompressedOops</string>


Other tips:

- use the "IDEA (4.5 default)" look and feel (not the "OS X" look and feel).
- read more at: 
  - http://hamletdarcy.blogspot.it/2008/02/10-tips-to-increase-intellij-idea.html
  - http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4676604/how-to-improve-intellij-code-editor-speed