How to manage/change file extension and application lauch mapping

You will like run into scenario where you really wanted to have a different application launch when double clikcling a file in your Finder (or PathFinder). Windoze switchers addicts are used to have the Explorer tool where you can manage extention-2-application mapping.

OS X has a fancy system (see Launch Services) but the UI for managing this is very basic ( via Finder->GetInfo)

Luckily there are solutions out there - I have used the RCDefaultApp for a while and so far its been working well for me. As usual judge for yourself if it works for you.

For example - I used this to make sure showwave flash files that I received in email would open with my prefered browser at this time Camino.