Idle curiosity only - how does an Apple know which application to use to open a file?
I also immediately uncheck the hide extensions box! John John Weller 01380 723235 07976 393631 > -----Original Message----- > From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Dave Crozier > Sent: 17 January 2014 16:13 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: CryptoLocker > > Should be like Apple where it really doesn't matter what the file extension is, > the application is automatically known to open it by default. > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Richard > Kaye > Sent: 17 January 2014 16:08 > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: CryptoLocker > > I'd put forth the proposition that if 3 letters and a period are too confusing > for one's end users one needs to reevaluate who gets to use their > software... ;-) > > -- > rk > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProfoxTech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Alan Bourke > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 10:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: CryptoLocker > > > Other bit of advice is to go to the folder options and make sure that > > hide extensions is taken off. I don't know why this is not default Al > > Yeah me too - it's annoying for us but I suppose for the non-experts out > there it might be less confusing the default way. > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
