http://newmacuser.com/clear-the-finder%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9copen-with%e2%80%9d-menu/ Lose Control to Gain Command Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:27:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://newmacuser.com/clear-the-finder%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9copen-with%e2%80%9d-menu/comment-page-1/#comment-1607 Vito Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:34:30 +0000 http://newmacuser.com/clear-the-finder%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%9copen-with%e2%80%9d-menu/#comment-1607 This same tip is posted all over the Internet, including Apples Support Article TZ24770: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24770?viewlocale=en_US The only problem with it is that is doesn't work...at least, not on OS X 10.4.11. Clearly, Apple is the source of this rot. This is an especially big problem when you have multiple volumes mounted on the desktop. OS X scans all the volumes for apps that will launch the file in question. This same tip is posted all over the Internet, including Apples Support Article TZ24770: http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24770?viewlocale=en_US
The only problem with it is that is doesn’t work…at least, not on OS X 10.4.11. Clearly, Apple is the source of this rot.
This is an especially big problem when you have multiple volumes mounted on the desktop. OS X scans all the volumes for apps that will launch the file in question.

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