I can see clearly now...

Did it work? I think it worked. Maybe it's some sort of visual placebo effect.
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I just ran Miscrosoft's "ClearType Tuner". Here's what our friends (and yes, they are our friends) at Bill's place have to say:

Microsoft ClearType is an unprecedented innovation in font display technology that dramatically improves font display resolution and marks a genuine breakthrough in screen readability.
(oooooh I think I can really see it now with the italics on)

I was sold by the time I got to "dramatically"...how can you go wrong with all those buzz words in one sentence!? You can read all about it before you go for it. You can run the "tuner" directly from the web or you can download it to your computer and execute it from there.

Three things before you go:

• it's designed to improve text on LCD screens and might make a small difference on CRT monitors (CTR vs. LCD)
• runs only on Windows XP
• the web utility won't run in Firefox - I had to switch over to Internet Explorer (no surprise there)

I don't know about you but I spend a considerable amount of time making googley eyes at a computer - anything to alleviate the strain is worth a try. Let me know how it goes for you.

Comments

[Rob Robinson]

Thanks for the tips - they are both informative and helpful.

You are on my daily reading list - and I use your tips and pass them on to readers of both my blogs (Cool Tools For Online Fools and Information Governance Engagement Area).

Keep up the helpful posts!

Rob Robinson