Changing the context menu?

When I right-click on an icon and get the context menu, it's got some very lengthy names next to some of the programs (looks like build numbers or something). Sometimes it goes for 50 characters!
Question:
Where is this data stored (that is, the data that is actually appearing on that context menu) and how can I change it? I would love context menus that are slim and short, with just a one-word program file name...
Thanks!

I'm no expert on this, but...
The list that shows in the Open With section is generated either dynamically, or on startup and stored in the launchservices database. Which application will open which file is determined by the settings in each application's info.plist file. Launchservices scans each info.plist to determine the relevant file types for each app and then displays them as options when you go to Open With.
If you want to change the name of the app as it is displayed in that list, you'll need to figure a way to change the name as it appears in info.plist
You can access the info.plist files by Ctrl-clicking the app and choosing 'Show Package Contents'. If you are going to try editing it, it's a lot easier if you install the Property List Editor included as part of the Developer Tools on your Mac OS X DVD.

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