i just try to follow again this tutorial [1] with the blender version 2.73. Problem is that when I proceed File->Import->Image as Plane, than no plane is created, but blender folder is opened instead.
How is Blender supposed to map an image onto a plane, without you telling Blender first what image file you want to use?
So, of course Blender’s file browser will open for you to choose an image file first. Once you click “Import Images as Planes” in the upper right corner of the file browser, Blender will create a plane with the same aspect ratio and bring the image in.