@ Jesse: Thanks for pointing that out. I’ve updated the link.

@ Everyone: I’m pretty sure that this is now my most corrected post ever. Thanks for holding me to a high standard of quality!

The difference between Cleartype and Standard is that Cleartype uses subpixel anti-aliasing, while Standard works at pixel level. Consequently Cleartype gives a smoother appearance to typical body text, but the difference in larger text isn’t as noticeable. So where I said anti-aliasing above, just replace with “subpixel anti-aliasing” and it should be correct.

@ Adaptiv Media: Interesting question. While I don’t know for sure, I would think that the answer is yes, since I’m pretty sure that the Flash plugin renders text according to its own internal algorithms. Unfortunately, that’s probably only an appropriate fix for headings, not body text.

@ linzprod: I agree that Cleartype is a bit more readable onscreen. However, I value being able to see the shape of the font rendered closer to what the designer intended.

I made the experience that bright bold text on darker background isn’t that readable on a Mac. Text with the Windows Anti-Aliasing is much more readable in my opinion.