Have You Lost the Slick Windows 7 Aero Interface?
Perhaps because I’m a designer, one of the things I like best about Windows 7 is the Aero interface inherited and improved from Windows Vista. If you’re not familiar with the term “Aero” in this context, it’s the name of the Windows theme that gives your windows translucent borders, that sort-of glassy interface. When you install Windows 7, so long as your computer is adequately powerful, the Aero interface presents itself. Personally, I think it looks much nicer than the Mac OS interface, but that’s...
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For Windows, Microsoft offers ClearType, a technology that attempts to improve the readability of on-screen fonts. If you’re using Windows Vista, you’re all set, ClearType is turned on by default. In Windows XP, however, you will have to turn it on. It’s worth the effort, particularly if you’re using a flat screen monitor. The technology works by manipulating subpixel brightness (subpixels are essentially the small points of red, green, and blue that make a single pixel on the screen) to “smooth” the...
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