Many times we receive files whose extension is unknown. This often happens when the sender puts a wrong file extension and it becomes difficult to open the file due to an unknown format. Here is a ...

Every file that we have saved on our computers has a particular extension. The file extension is added at the end of the filename followed by a dot (.). It tells the operating systems about the ...

Windows only: The built-in tool for dealing with unknown file types in Windows simply doesn't work. OpenWith.org does, and it points you, or your less free-software-savvy friends, to downloads that ...

Ever got stuck with a file that has some mysterious extension? Where no matter how much you try, the Jigsaw puzzle doesn’t seem to fit together? So, for instance, if the file has the extension ...

Most people are conditioned by now to not open unknown file attachments—especially file attachments on emails from unknown sources. Just in case you somehow missed the memo, though, there is a new ...

9 to 5 Mac offers a few screenshots from Apple's forthcoming Mac App Store and the related Mac OS X 10.6.6 update, revealing a few tidbits of information about how the store will function. First, ...

When you double-click on a file in Windows, it will automatically open a default program that is configured to manage these types of files. It is common, though, want or need to use a different ...

Free Editor is advised only if you really need a free editor, or an editor for multiple different formats. In our everyday lives, we use a number of different programs to edit the various file types ...

Mac OS X computers use a default application to open every file type based on its file extension. If you don't want to use the default application when opening a file, you can select "Open With" from ...