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Open Safari without Restoring Tabs and Windows – Quick Tip

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Chris
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Since the release of OS X Lion, Safari when launched will restore any windows and tabs you may have had open when it was last quit.

Occasionally this can be a really useful feature but it can also be a laborious task to close each tab individually, especially if like me you tend to keep lots of tabs open. Here is a really simple tip that allows you to choose whether you want to restore tabs or not on an “ad hoc”  basis:

When you want to open Safari without restoring tabs just hold down the shift key when launching the app from the dock.

This also works with the other Apple apps that take advantage of the OS X Auto Resume feature such as Text Edit.

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I've been a passionate evangelist for Apple and the Macintosh throughout my working life, my first love was a Quadra 605 working with a small creative agency in the south of Norfolk UK in the mid 1990's, I later progressed to other roles in other Macintosh dominated industries, first as a Senior graphic designer at a small printing company and then a production manager at Guardian Media Group. As the publishing and printing sector wained I moved into Internet Marketing and in 2006 co-founded blurtit.com which grew to become one the top 200 visited sites in the US (according to Quantcast), at its peak receiving over 15 million visits per month. For the last ten years I have worked as an Affiliate and Consultant to many different business and start ups, my key skill set being online marketing, on page monetisation, landing page optimisation and traffic generation, if you would like to hire me or discuss your current project please reach out to me here.

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