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Kurt Ullman

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Nov 12, 2012, 6:29:32 PM11/12/12
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I have a couple webcams I want to watch, but they require Java. Any
particular reason that I shouldn't d/l it and set it up? If so, any
alternatives if I want to watch these webcams? Running 10.8.2
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Király

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:11:25 PM11/12/12
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Kurt Ullman <kurtu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I have a couple webcams I want to watch, but they require Java. Any
> particular reason that I shouldn't d/l it and set it up? If so, any
> alternatives if I want to watch these webcams? Running 10.8.2

My main browser is Safari; it has Java disabled. If I need to visit a
web site that requires Java, I use Firefox, in which I have enabled
Java. I quit Firefox and return to Safari as soon as I am finished with
the Java website.

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Kurt Ullman

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Nov 13, 2012, 7:26:04 AM11/13/12
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In article <k7s37d$2p9$1...@dont-email.me>, m...@home.spamsucks.ca (Király)
wrote:

> Kurt Ullman <kurtu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I have a couple webcams I want to watch, but they require Java. Any
> > particular reason that I shouldn't d/l it and set it up? If so, any
> > alternatives if I want to watch these webcams? Running 10.8.2
>
> My main browser is Safari; it has Java disabled. If I need to visit a
> web site that requires Java, I use Firefox, in which I have enabled
> Java. I quit Firefox and return to Safari as soon as I am finished with
> the Java website.

I have it active on FF. But when I go to the site, it still says plug-in
missing and sends me to the website to d/l Java for Mac OS X
Recommended Version 7 Update 9. Should I d/l and set it up and then
double check to make sure disabled in Safari.

Barry Margolin

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Nov 13, 2012, 9:38:56 AM11/13/12
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In article <E42dnZnbbdLBoT_N...@earthlink.com>,
Kurt Ullman <kurtu...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> In article <k7s37d$2p9$1...@dont-email.me>, m...@home.spamsucks.ca (Király)
> wrote:
>
> > Kurt Ullman <kurtu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > I have a couple webcams I want to watch, but they require Java. Any
> > > particular reason that I shouldn't d/l it and set it up? If so, any
> > > alternatives if I want to watch these webcams? Running 10.8.2
> >
> > My main browser is Safari; it has Java disabled. If I need to visit a
> > web site that requires Java, I use Firefox, in which I have enabled
> > Java. I quit Firefox and return to Safari as soon as I am finished with
> > the Java website.
>
> I have it active on FF. But when I go to the site, it still says plug-in
> missing and sends me to the website to d/l Java for Mac OS X
> Recommended Version 7 Update 9. Should I d/l and set it up and then
> double check to make sure disabled in Safari.

Do you have it enabled in general? Open Java Preferences (it's a
separate application in /Applications/Utilities, not a System
Preference) and make sure it's enabled.

I ran into this a couple of days ago at speedtest.net. Chrome asked me
if I wanted to allow Java to run on the site, I said yes, but it still
said "Applet disabled" until I changed the preference.

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Kurt Ullman

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Nov 13, 2012, 10:44:16 AM11/13/12
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In article <barmar-8761F7....@news.eternal-september.org>,
Barry Margolin <bar...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In article <E42dnZnbbdLBoT_N...@earthlink.com>,
> Kurt Ullman <kurtu...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> Do you have it enabled in general? Open Java Preferences (it's a
> separate application in /Applications/Utilities, not a System
> Preference) and make sure it's enabled.

I don't see it in my utilities. That goes directly from iPod Software
Updater to Key Chain. Nothing in between.
K
>
> I ran into this a couple of days ago at speedtest.net. Chrome asked me
> if I wanted to allow Java to run on the site, I said yes, but it still
> said "Applet disabled" until I changed the preference.
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Barry Margolin

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Nov 13, 2012, 3:10:56 PM11/13/12
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In article <ZO-dnVuCovJT9z_N...@earthlink.com>,
Kurt Ullman <kurtu...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> In article <barmar-8761F7....@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Barry Margolin <bar...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > In article <E42dnZnbbdLBoT_N...@earthlink.com>,
> > Kurt Ullman <kurtu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Do you have it enabled in general? Open Java Preferences (it's a
> > separate application in /Applications/Utilities, not a System
> > Preference) and make sure it's enabled.
>
> I don't see it in my utilities. That goes directly from iPod Software
> Updater to Key Chain. Nothing in between.

You need to install Java first.

I misunderstood your earlier post. When you said you had it active in
FF, I thought you meant that you had it installed.

Kurt Ullman

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Nov 13, 2012, 5:55:46 PM11/13/12
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In article <barmar-E98C49....@news.eternal-september.org>,
Barry Margolin <bar...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> In article <ZO-dnVuCovJT9z_N...@earthlink.com>,
> Kurt Ullman <kurtu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <barmar-8761F7....@news.eternal-september.org>,
> > Barry Margolin <bar...@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <E42dnZnbbdLBoT_N...@earthlink.com>,
> > > Kurt Ullman <kurtu...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Do you have it enabled in general? Open Java Preferences (it's a
> > > separate application in /Applications/Utilities, not a System
> > > Preference) and make sure it's enabled.
> >
> > I don't see it in my utilities. That goes directly from iPod Software
> > Updater to Key Chain. Nothing in between.
>
> You need to install Java first.
>
> I misunderstood your earlier post. When you said you had it active in
> FF, I thought you meant that you had it installed.

Mea culpa. I just meant that I had it ticked. I had heard enough about
Java to be confused. Thanks for the assist(s) to all.

John Varela

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Nov 13, 2012, 9:24:05 PM11/13/12
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On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:29:32 UTC, Kurt Ullman <kurtu...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> I have a couple webcams I want to watch, but they require Java. Any
> particular reason that I shouldn't d/l it and set it up? If so, any
> alternatives if I want to watch these webcams? Running 10.8.2

An add-on called Prefbar provides click-on/click-off control of
Javascript and Flash in Firefox.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/prefbar/?src=search

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John Varela

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herald the end of the republic. -- Benjamin Franklin
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