This tutorial now has a web site: http://www.sharpfonts.com/ 
I tweaked the fontconfig XML files so that fonts look like on Windows. This code is borrowed from
PC-BSD. First, let's install the Microsoft fonts. You have 2 ways of doing so:
Either download the
fonts into your home directory and install them on your system:
Code:
sudo tar xvjpf msfonts.tbz -C /usr/share/fonts/truetype/
Or, enable non-free, universe and multiverse repositories and install the Microsoft fonts:
Code:
sudo apt-get install msttcorefonts
You now have the Microsoft fonts installed. Let's configure your system now.
Download the
xml files and extract the file into /etc/fonts/ as root:
Code:
sudo tar xvjpf fontconfig.tbz -C /etc/fonts/
Log out from Ubuntu and relog in. Here's how your desktop will look like:
It's a lot more complex than disabling antialiasing at small font sizes
DIGG IT!