Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

Apple has finally released a Java for Mac update to fix multiple security flaws that were patched upstream more than six months ago. The fix comes three weeks after developers released ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Apple [AAPL] critics are dancing their dance once again today following news of a Java-based malware attack on Macs. But, given Java is the bad boy in the room, shouldn’t critics and Kool-Aid ...

Java enthusiasts can relax a little bit: on Friday, Apple announced that it will work with Oracle to help create an open source Java SE 7 implementation for Mac OS X. The move makes sense for Apple, ...

Apple has released a Java for Mac update to fix about 30 documented vulnerabilities, including some that exposes Mac users to remote code execution attacks. The Java for Mac patch batch, available ...

Altogether, Apple released Java Mac OS X 10.5 Update 7 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 2, addressing multiple vulnerabilities, the most serious of which allow a maliciously crafted Java applet to be ...

Apple has released a Java patch for its aging Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard operating system. The release comes on the heels of the sweeping Java software security update released by owner Oracle Corp.