Only one window opens at a time

I bought the new 27" imac, partly because of the extra work space it gave me on the screen. So you can imagine my frustration to find that I can only open one app window at a time. In other words, let's say I have safari open. I click on the evernote icon in the dock. The evernote app opens quickly, but safari disappears in the dock, leaving only the evernote window open on the screen. My goal is to have both the safari and evernote apps (for example) open at the same time, side by side on the screen.
I played with mission control and general in system preferences, but nothing seemed to work. One potential culprit is C-Dock, which allows you to customize the dock. (It's not very good.) I want to uninstall it, but can't find the app in finder or anywhere else. The only cdock file I find is a small read.me file. I have gone to the original site where I downloaded and registered, but I never got a confirmation.
Any suggestions, both for ensuring multiple windows can be open on my big screen at the same time, and for getting rid of my cDock headache??
Thanks,
Nick

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[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes]

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