Computer fonts are broken up into two types: serif and non-serif. Non-serif letters end in stubs, while serif letters trail off into thin lines or other designs. Times New Roman and Book Antiqua are serif fonts; Comic Sans and Arial are non-serif.
Non-serif fonts read faster, but that doesn't mean they're better: since serifs slow down the reader, they also make him better remember what he's reading. This is why Times New Roman is so popular while Comic Sans is considered "not serious."
The font this blog is written in, Verdana, is a non-serif font. That means you can read this entry in twenty seconds and forget it all in twenty more. Maybe I should switch.
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