Manually Search through sparsebundle files with finder

Is there any way I can view the files of a sparsebundle file like opening a tar/zip file in finder?

Jennifer Edwards wrote:
Please don't flame the newbie here--what's QuickLook? Is that a separate utility I need in order to use the BetterZip plugin? I followed your BetterZip link and didn't find any info about where to get QuickLook.
QuickLook is part of the OS that allows you to take a "quick look" inside a file. Select a file in the Finder and press the space bar.
There are a number of QuickLook plugins for various file types. To install one just copy it to the "QuickLook" folder inside the "Library" folder in your home directory. You may have to create that folder.
I'm a PC who just got a MacBook Air, and I'm extremely frustrated by the fact that I can't look inside my archives or add files to existing zip archives, which is standard in Windows 7. Why on earth would Finder assume I want to unzip the whole archive by default?
Windows uses a very simple file system. MacOS X has a lot more going on underneath. It can't accurately represent Macintosh files on anything except a Macintosh file system. There are compatibility modes for things like servers and foreign file systems, but they are only for interfacing with those foreign systems. They shouldn't be used for day-to-day operations.
I'm a writer and I zip all of my text and photos together for each article when they're published, but sometimes need to refer back. Sounds like QuickLook/BetterZip just might solve my problem.
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