The second is a change to how OS X handles Java, in which the system will now keep the Java plug-in disabled until it is needed. This will appear for applets if you do not have Java enabled.

Scroll down to the Java area of the list. Make sure that, under Java permissions, that 'Disable Java' is NOT active. Set this to low, medium, or high security instead.

If you still need Java 6 for Web applets after installing Apple's latest updates, there is a way to restore it and override Apple's preference for the use of Oracle's Java 7.

Sun also wants to better enable Java for rich Internet applications. A faster startup for Java is also planned. This is important in the Web ad and lightweight game space, Haase said.

Java The Java browser plug-in lets Chrome run applets, small programs embedded in a Web page. Java applets enable dynamic Web pages and interactive web programs.

Safari 6.0.4 and 5.1.9 allow you to enable the Java web plug-in on a website-by-website basis, with four settings to choose from.

Less than two days after Apple once again blocked Java 7 web plug-ins on OS X, Oracle has released an updated version of Java 7 to address certain security vulnerabilities.

To help ensure that the plug-in is readily available to the Java technology community and evolves with the community’s needs, AMD is making CodeSleuth open source and available as a no-charge ...