Improve the way you select anchor points - more tips?

Ok, now have found some methods to make selection of points esier:
In "Preferences" and "Selection&Anchordisplay" I have enhanced the tolerance and checked the "Snap to Point" (I also change the value). Also under "Anchor point and Handle Display" I have selected the bottom choices. Frankly, It's almost no difference, but you get those anchor points little, little bigger.
From my time in Macromedia FreeHand I remember it was possible to make the anchor points bigger with values. Anyone know if this is possible in AI (edit pref-file or something).
Regards / Jimmy

Jimmy,
It has been up from time to time over the years, and apart from chnaging resolution and using Magnifier (Windows) or similar there there seems to be little to do about it.
Smart Guides may also be your friends of course.

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