In the comments for my post, “Some colour tips for Visual Studio .NET“, Michael Carter writes:

“I'm also using Lucida Sans Typewriter as my default font. I think it's much easier to read than Courier. “

Easier than Courier [New]?  I had to try.  Well, after playing with Lucida Sans Typewriter for about 5 minutes, I found that going back to Courier New was impossible.  Thanks for the tip Michael!