Posted by Dickey on May 10th, 08 | Filed under
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Microsoft had released a free application which can tune the ClearType font so that it looks nicer under Windows XP (for LCD user).
With Windows XP, 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.
You can compare the display before turn on ClearType tuning and after turn on ClearType tuning here:
As you can see, after turn on the ClearType tuning, the font look nicer and smoother than before. To tune your ClearType font, you can either download ClearType Tuner from microsoft, or use the online Tuner.
I haven’t try the online tuner, but the desktop version of ClearType Tuner is pretty easy to use. After install the application, you can then proceed to choose the best display that suit you. After you make changes, you will come to a final page which show you the results of different ClearType font on your system. Press finish and you will start enjoying the new settings.
download ClearType Tuner | online ClearType Tuner
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Posted by Dickey on Feb 2nd, 08 | Filed under
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If you are multi-monitor user, i believe you will need MultiMon Taskbar. It is a freeware which can move any windows to another monitor.
The main feature of MultiMon Taskbar is that it can move any window to another monitor immediately. You can do so by either click on the small arrow icon beside the minimize button of each window, or use keyboard shortcut. After you launch MultiMon Taskbar, you can see the Move To Monitor button appear beside the minimize button.
There are some extra features that provide by MultiMon Taskbar:
- Add second Taskbar to the extend desktop. The second taskbar will show only the applications that contain in that monitor, while the main Taskbar contains only the applications in primary monitor.
- Adds a move to monitor button to all window.
- Text Clipboard Extender (which will save the latest 100 entries of your clipboard).
This application only works for Windows XP and 2003. Windows Vista users have to install the driver provide by the graphic card manufacturer.
Although it is a freeware, but the author encourage users to donate by putting his PayPal logo at the Properties page.
Note: If you don’t need the extra features or you just want the Move To Monitor arrows, you can go for MultiArrows, which is a portable version with basic feature.
download MultiMon Taskbar 2.1 | download MultiArrows | website
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