Apple's latest Java update requires you periodically enable the Java plug-in manually. Here is how this works in OS X.

As i am a beginner in java & i need this applet badly for a Power Grid presentation in my college I will really appreciate if anybody could help me out with this.

“The Java 7u21 release introduces changes to security messages related to running Java applets and applications,” Oracle said in a technical document that explains the changes.

The applets originate from the same server and from the same directory on the server. The applets are running on the same page and in the same browser window. Those security restrictions may have ...

Although Java initially was hailed in the mid-1990s as a way to run client-side applets, the platform instead became known for its server-side capabilities.

Rob Griffiths explains how to disable Java in many popular OS X browsers, to protect yourself from the recently-revealed Java applet security hole.

Problems running Java applets -- fix Users continue to report issues with running specific Java applets after updating to Safari 3.1. MacFixIt reader Hal Staniloff writes: "Can't load any Java ...

A Java update for Mac OS X 10.6 and 10.7 sets Java applets to not run automatically on all browsers, expanding a feature that was first introduced to Safari in April.

JVMs run in both clients and servers, and the Web browser can activate the JVM when it encounters a Java applet.