Are you ever at a website and it has a link to a different page and want to read it later? Usually, it opens the link in a new window in front of what you are currently reading. Frustrating I know. I have a little trick for you, but this only works with Safari. Launch the Terminal application (Applications>Utilities) and get ready to rock. You will need to type the command exactly as it is here (Note: To be a Real Mac Genius, type it) :

defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs -bool true

and of course if you want to undo type:

defaults write com.apple.Safari TargetedClicksCreateTabs -bool false

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New to a Mac? Here are some helpful keystrokes:

Apple or Command Button + h = Hide Current Application

Apple or Command Button + q = Quit Current Application

Apple or Command Button + c = Copy Highlighted Texts

Apple or Command Button + v = Paste Copied Texts

Apple or Command Button + z = Undo

Apple or Command Button + f = Find

Apple or Command Button + m = Minimize

Shift + Tab = Allows you to view current applications that are running and select them

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As of Today, we will be having Tips & Tricks coming every other week called Average Joe’s Tips & Tricks for all of the new Mac users. We hope that you will enjoy these tips and find them extremely useful.

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If you’ve ever used Adobe Photoshop, then you know how complicated and frustrating it can be to get used to the controls.  While there certainly are endless options for editing in Photoshop, it is almost not worth the hassle.  So, for something much easier to use, less pricey, and better looking, Pixelmator 1.5 Spider is a perfect solution.

Upon launching Pixelmator, there is one main window for the picture, and then several other floating customizable windows you use for editing.  And unlike Photoshop with its grayscale interface, Pixelmator is fun to work with and fits in with the great Mac OS X style.  There is the option to edit in fullscreen mode, and also many other features of the interface you can customize.

Most of the editing tools are the same as in Photoshop, but they are definitely easier to find and use.  While there may be a few less editing tools, there are still plenty to keep you busy with a picture.  Another way Pixelmator beats Photoshop is in its price: Photoshop at its simplest version is $119.99 while Pixelmator comes standard at just $59.00!  In the end, for the Mac user with personal photo editing needs, Pixelmator is surely the way to go.

Visit Pixelmator here.

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PC users have always used the reason of not being able to upgrade hardware in their computers against Apple. Since Intel has been used in Apple’s products this has started to change.

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