Mac Tip: Memory Boost Improves Printing

One of the biggest sources of ire for Mac users is
the printing process. Printing is supposed to
happen in the background while you go on with
your work, but what it really does is slow
everything down, or hang up the works entirely.
How many times have you clicked on that blinking
application menu, only to find a little black
diamond next to the PrintMonitor? That's your
system crying out "Help me, I'm hung up and don't
know what to do!!" You can alleviate problems
like these by adjusting the memory settings. A
good rule of thumb; triple or even quadruple the
memory allocated to the Print Monitor and Desktop
Print Monitor.
Find your PrintMonitor and Desktop PrintMonitor
(why the duplication? I don't know-- if you do,
let me know, OK? ) and choose Get Info (CMD-I).
At the bottom of the Info Box, you'll see an area
labeled Memory Requirements. The suggested size
cannot be changed, but the other two settings can.
First click in the preferred size box and enter a
number three times larger than what it suggests.
Then, click in the minimum size box, and double the
suggested amount. It's important to do it in this
order, because your Mac will refuse to have a
minimum size higher than the preferred.