{"id":70,"date":"2007-05-03T06:37:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-03T11:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/?p=70"},"modified":"2007-05-03T06:37:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-03T11:37:00","slug":"our-bright-idea-tip-microsofts-online-cleartype-tuner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2007\/05\/03\/our-bright-idea-tip-microsofts-online-cleartype-tuner\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Bright Idea Tip: Microsoft’s Online ClearType Tuner"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>You’ll love this bright idea tip and online Microsoft tweak for your computer screen. It’s a ClearType<\/span> tuner. Just visit this Microsoft link<\/a> and follow this very simple three part online wizard to get your screen set up properly. (You must at least have Windows XP<\/span> to use the tuner.)<\/p>\n

This is what the tuner application does: “ClearType<\/span> delivers improved font display quality over traditional forms of font smoothing or anti-aliasing. ClearType<\/span> improves readability on color LCD displays with a digital interface, such as those in laptops and high-quality flat panel displays. Readability on CRT screens can also be somewhat improved.”<\/p>\n

The steps are easy and you will simply be asked to select which paragraphs appear better to you as you move through the process. The tuner will work directly with your computer settings to improve your on-screen readability. You can always return easily to the default settings, so click in and tune-up today<\/a>! Thanks Microsoft!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You’ll love this bright idea tip and online Microsoft tweak for your computer screen. It’s a ClearType tuner. Just visit this Microsoft link and follow this very simple three part online wizard to get your screen set up properly. (You must at least have Windows XP to use the tuner.) This is what the tuner application does: “ClearType delivers improved font display quality over traditional forms of font smoothing or anti-aliasing. ClearType improves readability on color LCD displays with a digital interface, such as those in laptops and high-quality flat panel displays. Readability on CRT screens can also be somewhat improved.” The steps are easy and you will simply be asked to select which paragraphs appear better to you as you move through the process. The tuner will work directly with your computer settings to improve your on-screen readability. You can always return easily to the default settings, so click in and tune-up today! 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