How can I permanently enlarge all text?

Hi, all. One thing I've noticed about my iMac is that despite the relatively big screen, the default setting for text size in all applications is really small, at least compared to the default settings in Windows. Is there a way to get the OS to change the default setting for text size in all applications, including Safari, iPhoto, iTunes, Preview, etc.?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Regards,
John

This message is for the benefit of anyone else who might be having the same problem and finds this thread by searching the archives here.
If the OS doesn't have a command that enlarges text in all apps without reducing resolution (i.e., making the picture blurry) at least there's a way to change the size of the text in some, maybe all, of the apps.
I was just fooling around with the "Finder" while dealing with another problem and found that you can enlarge the text on desktop icons by highlighting "desktop" in the left-side column, then going to the menu bar at the top of the screen, selecting "view" then "show view options" and then changing font size. (With any luck, the font size won't revert to default after I turn the computer off or put it to sleep.)
In iPhoto, select "iPhoto" from the menu bar, then select "Preferences" then click the "Appearance" tab, go to the bottom where it says "source text," and select "large." Unfortunately, there are only two settings, "small" and "large."
In iTunes, select "iTunes" from the menu bar, then select "Preferences." Under the "General" tab, the user can change both "source text" and "song text" to large. As with iPhoto, there are only two settings, small and large.
In Safari, select "Safari" from the menu bar, then select "Preferences," then select the "Appearance" tab. There are two windows for selecting font size. I was told by someone in the Safari discussion forum here that this "fix" will not enlarge the text size on every web page, and so far I've found this to be true, and have no workaround for that.
I suppose there are similar ways to enlarge the text in the other apps that come bundled with the machine (I wouldn't know, I never use them). You can see from the instructions above that the apps aren't totally consistent, but there seem to be some menu selections that are more likely to yield success than others.
Hope this helps someone.
Regards,
John

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