Cleartype tuner for windows XP

Most of those who use windows XP may not be aware of a Windows XP power toy called Cleartype tuner for Windows XP. Use this tool to increase the readability of the fonts in windows XP.

Get the Cleartype tuner for windows XP from http://www.microsoft.com/typography/cleartype/tuner/Step1.aspx

Joel has written a blog entry on the font rendering in WinXP and Mac OS. Follow the link below for more information
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/06/12.html

Here is the excerpt from Joel's blog

• Apple generally believes that the goal of the algorithm should be to preserve the design of the typeface as much as possible, even at the cost of a little bit of blurriness.
• Microsoft generally believes that the shape of each letter should be hammered into pixel boundaries to prevent blur and improve readability, even at the cost of not being true to the typeface.