I don’t know about you, but I find the default color settings for OS X way too bright. This probably isn’t an issue for anyone using an integrated Mac LCD or one of Apple’s Cinema Displays, but for Mac users who use their own monitor, this can be an issue. Luckily Apple has a handy tool for tweaking your color settings.

To tweak your color settings open up System Preferences, then click on Displays. From the Display tab click on the Color tab. Here’s where you’ll be tweaking your color settings. If you notice there are a few presets in the list of colors options. You can try those if you want, but I found they weren’t too much of an improvement. What you’ll want to do is click on the Calibrate button on the right. A wizard will appear and walk you through a series of easy steps, calibrating your monitor to perfection. When it’s done you’ll have an option to save the color profile for future use, which I’m sure you’ll want to do.

If you’re a Boot Camper or use a KVM to switch between Windows and Mac, there is one important step in the calibration process you should pay attention to. That is the the step which asks you what gamma setting you would like to use. Your options are Standard Gamma and Television Gamma. If you use Windows, make sure to select Television Gamma. This will configure your gamma settings to be identical to that of a PC, making colors appear consistent across operating systems.