IntelliJ Settings

Cntrl-Alt-S Open Settings

IDE Settings->General
IDE Settings->Appearance: Set "Use antialiased font in editor", Change L&F (Idea4.5 default).

Java keywords in IntelliJ are highlighted in a horrendous dark blue colour. To change them to a more palatable light grey we can do the following:

Cntrl-Alt-S Open Settings

IDE Settings->Colors & Fonts

Set the font to Consolas, and set Java:Keyword:Foreground to light grey. Then when you read the code you are not obstructed by the "noise" of Java keywords and can focus on the functionality.