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If you've already found yourself dazzled by the elegance of the new Apple iPad, here are a few tricks to make the experience even better.

Trick #1: The 6-App Dock

Just like the iPhone and iPod Touch, the iPad only allows four apps in the dock, right?  Wrong.  Despite its appearance out of the box, Apple lets iPad make use of the extra on-screen dock space.  Users can drag two extra apps into the dock for a total of six. 

For those of you new to the device, you can move around your by simply touching and holding an app icon 2 seconds.  Your apps will start to jiggle and are now free to be rearranged as you please!

Trick #2: Safari Bookmark Bar

If you use your iPad for fast and frequent web browsing, you'll love this trick.  Safari Mobile has the option to add a bookmark bar just below the toolbar, just like on the desktop version.  To turn it on, tap System Preferences, Safari, and toggle "Always Show Bookmarks Bar. "  Next go back to Safari and save bookmarks of your most frequently traveled sites to the "Bookmarks Bar" folder.  Now all your favorite sites are just a single tap away! 

Trick #3: Night Viewing

If you've ever used iPad in the dark, either viewing websites or reading in iBooks, you've probably already learned that even on its dimmest setting, the iPad is incredibly bright.  Trying to read a webpage in bed can illuminate half the room and wake up even a heavy sleeper.

If you find yourself in this situation, try this trick:  Open your iPad System Preferences, select "General," "Accessibility," "Triple Click Home Button," and finally, "White on Black."  Originally meant for users experiencing difficulty viewing the iPad's screen, this feature will invert the colors on your screen when you triple click the Home Button, making all your white backgrounds black and text white.  This drastically reduces the illumination given off by the screen and makes reading iBooks, digital newspapers, magazines, and even websites easier on the eyes and less obtrusive to those around you.  When you're done, just triple click the Home Button again, and return to normal viewing mode.  Awesome!

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