Opening Different .bin files - Beware if Toast is around (& Similar others)

Xpost because many people have posted about the same thing: downloaded .BIN files not opening/opening incorrectly etc. [I'll offer this up as a User TIP because the problem isn't going away for a while...)
The advice usually given is 100% correct -use Stuffit - for THAT type of BIN file (the original posters had trouble with downloads of WinMediaPlayer, AIM, Admium, etc. BINs). But there are many other types.
Here's a more complete explanation - because I'm seeing it as a widespread problem (and I really don't know why so many sites seem to be switching to some variant of BIN instead of .SIT, ZIP, TAR, GZ, DMG, or one of the many other formats and extensions which don't have the 'confusion' problem I'm outlining...).
The WinMediaPlayer BIN is a compressed Binary (I looked) and Stuffit or Stuffit expander (and a number of others) will open it BUT beware: If you have Toast or other ISO/CD/DVD reader/mounter/burner Apps installed on your Mac, THEY will 'grab' the right to open BIN files which they see as ISO Disk Images (which in many cases - like this one, they aren't) this will result in Toast asking you dumb questions, you hitting 'continue' and Toast 'mounting' the 'image' as if it were an ISO image and you'll 'see' what is apparently an Audio CD (Note to Disk App developers - how about having a peek at the headers, and telling the user, please ?).
Very confusing.
The opposite applies, if course, if you download a 'real' ISO BIN file (which usually comes with a matching .CUE file) you want to make sure that it's opened by a program which will treat it correctly as an ISO Disk image - NOT Stuffit.
With any file/App/whatever, you can always CTRL-Click (or Right Click on a multibutton moose [=large Mouse ] ) and choose 'open with', click OFF 'show recommended applications' so you may choose ANY app - and simply choose an App you know will open ISO BINs - like Toast.
If it's NOT an ISO BIN - like AIM, WinMediaPlayer,admium etc.. but is, in fact an archive, use the same approach but choose 'stuffit expander' or another suitable 'UnStuffing' App.
Simple, eh ?
grin.
Please write if you need more.
Best wishes,
Wayne T

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