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October 19, 2012

Latest Mac OS X patch for Java removes browser applet support

Following the recent press attention various security vulnerabilities in Java’s browser applet plugin have had in recent weeks (here and here), the latest Java patch from Apple removes the applet plugin from your browsers:

This update uninstalls the Apple-provided Java applet plug-in from all web browsers. To use applets on a web page, click on the region labeled “Missing plug-in” to go download the latest version of the Java applet plug-in from Oracle.

Since Oracle now maintain the official version of Java for Mac OS X, this is a smart move for Apple to remove the older/prior versions that end users may have of the applet plugin that shipped with older JREs previously supplied by Apple.

More details here.

October 1, 2012

JBoss want your name suggestions to rename JBoss AS

JBoss are looking to rename their JBoss AS server, and want you suggestions for a new name. More info here.

September 30, 2012

Rod Johnson joins Typesafe

Rod Johnson, founder of the Spring Framework and the SpringSource company, left Vmware/SpringSource a few weeks back and has resurfaced with Typesafe, founded by the developers of the Scala language.

It will be interesting to see in the coming months whether Johnson can add credibility to Scala to help enterprise adoption of the language.

September 14, 2012

Has Apple ‘jumped the shark?’

Interesting point of view in this article, that Apple has already passed it’s point of greatest achievement, and may be on the slow path to decline. We certainly haven’t seen anything earth-shatteringly new from Apple for a while. Without any completely new product announcements, they could slowly be on their way out.