I found myself wondering why the typeface in my blog looked so much worse on the desktop computer at home than it did on my laptop, when I realized that I have Microsoft ClearType installed on my laptop. If you don't have it on your computer, install it-- it makes screen fonts look amazing by anti-aliasing. Now the designs you get from your designer, with those nice, softly rounded letters, will actually resemble what you see in your browser. Imagine that.
Here's a graphic showing an example of how ClearType improves the look and legibility of text:
Be sure to check out the other Windows XP PowerToys, too, especially the Alt-Tab replacement.
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