Avoid opening last application/window when starting

hi,
im currently using osx lion, I have a behaviour to shut down my computer and let the application that currently running closed by itself during shut down (including massive finder windows). But when I turn on my computer again, those windows reappears. While it might be a nice feature, its really bothering for me. Is it possible to tell osx lion NOT to open the last windows opened during shut down?
Im also curious if its possible to do this on safari. I have limited bandwidth, and opening the last windows is annoying.
can anyone help me on this one?
Thanks in advance.

Welcome to the iOS world of nonthinking, wherein the OS decides everything for you, whether or not that's what you want. Salient details described in http://www.apple.com/macosx/whats-new/features.html#resume 
See these for steps to resolve:
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110918051930924
http://osxdaily.com/2011/08/01/turn-off-resume-per-app-in-mac-os-x-lion/

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