An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Java is probably one of the most important bits of software your computer runs. It allows you to use everything from certain websites to certain ...

Apple's latest release of Java SE 6 for Mac OS X marks the end of the company's efforts to maintain Java releases for the Mac platform itself. Yesterday, the company released "Java for Mac OS X 10.6 ...

You can clear the Java cache on your computer to fix issues with web browsing, and possibly help your computer run faster. To clear the Java cache, open the Java control panel, which you can find in ...

With the news that some Apple, Facebook, and Twitter employees’ Macs were hacked, and Apple and Oracle’s subsequent software patches, it’s time to revisit the question of whether Java can be used ...

The latest developer release of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion excludes support for Rosetta (used to run PowerPC code on Intel Macs), Front Row, and Oracle's Java runtime, although Apple includes a mechanism to ...

Java is kind of a pain in the butt, if you ask me, but there are many sites that use it. A friend of mine contacted me this weekend looking for help in getting her Java up and running so she could ...

First, the bad news. Once again, Mac users are at risk due to a flaw in Java, similar to the one that enabled the Flashback Trojan. Even worse, there isn’t (yet) a patch to fix that vulnerability. But ...

We all know that, when it comes to security holes, Java is the big “swiss cheese”. If you run Java on your computer you are increasing your attack surface, as malicious hackers will often exploit ...

Hot on the heels of other recent updates Apple has released updates for Java on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 and Snow Leopard 10.6. The updates improve compatibility, security, and reliability. Java for Mac ...