It is definitely not a Registry, at least not in the sense that is used in Windows. (Thank goodness for that!) However, there is a system level database of internet protocol helper applications and file mappings. Interestingly enough the only tool for changing those that ships in the box with OS X is the Internet Explorer preferences. However there is a very nice little freeware app MisFox from the developer of iCab that can edit both protocol helper application and file mappings. There are other tools that can edit the protocol helpers but MisFox is the only one that can do both.Mikel said:Surely there must be somekind of registry somewhere that will tell Finder to open this file with that application, no?
JPEG Image, JPEG Picture I wouldn't worry about it. There is no difference.Mikel said:'Get Info' on a .jpg file defines the kind as "JPEG Image" whereas MisFox labels it as "JPEG Picture". Other files, like those in my /sw/bin directory that have no extensions but have 'Get Info' designations as "Unix Executable File"
The trick is .APP files are not files they are "packages" a special type of folder that contains all the resources necessary for an application to operate. There may be literally thousands of files inside that package. To Open a package file, select the file then Option Click to open the context menu and select "Show Package Contents" then you can drill down through the folders in the package to get to the actual files themselves.Mikel said:That editor doesn't want to open .app files. Is there a trick?
I like the other stuff on that site too. esp. the voice command thing. The plastic surgery one is just creepy.