CNET

How to use Java applets in OS X after Java 2012-003 update

Apple's latest Java update requires you periodically enable the Java plug-in manually. Here is how this works in OS X. Topher Kessler MacFixIt Editor Topher, an avid ...
Simon Fraser University

Creating Java Applets and ActiveX Controls

When used with ODS, procedures GCHART, GCONTOUR, GMAP, GPLOT, and G3D enable you to specify DEVICE=JAVA on a GOPTIONS statement to generate graphs that are Java applets. These same procedures enable ...
CNET

How to re-enable Apple's Web plugin after updating Java

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. Topher, an avid Mac user ...
Macworld

Close the Java security hole in many browsers

As we noted earlier, there’s a rather large security hole with Java in Web browsers in all versions of OS X. Because of the way Java applets work, you can be attacked by simply visiting (not even ...
The Verge

Oracle updates Java to fix security exploits already in the wild, but safety is not guaranteed

Although it seems like stories about security holes in browser add-ons are a dime a dozen, the last one was big enough for the US Department of Homeland Security to issue an alert. Oracle’s Java is ...