Hi Merv (sorry about calling you Bill), A similar discussion is going on today on GMUG (who I also give my support to). A few members were confusing Java and JavaScript, so I posted this to GMUG. Might be also of interest to WAMUG members.
DON'T get confused with Java and JavaScript... They are completely different! The JavaScript programming language, developed by Netscape, Inc., is not part of the Java platform. JavaScript, does not create applets or stand-alone applications. In its most common form today, JavaScript resides inside HTML documents, and can provide levels of interactivity to web pages that are not achievable with simple HTML. What are the differences between Java and JavaScript? Java and JavaScript are completely different, and are related only by the inclusion of "Java" in the name. The inclusion of the "Java" name in "JavaScript" was the result of a co-marketing arrangement between Netscape and Sun Microsystems back when Netscape was a dominant web browser, in exchange for Netscape bundling Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with its browser. Java is a programming language designed to run applets in a Java Virtual Machine on any computer/device that supports a Java Virtual Machine. Java applets generally do not interact with the Web page itself, but usually runs as a "standalone" program embedded in a Web page. ParaChat software offers a Java applet option so you can embed a Java chat room in your web page. JavaScript (originally known as "LiveScript") is a scripting language that runs inside of an Internet browser to manipulate and enhance the contents of Web pages. JavaScript is designed to expand the capabilities of a web page so that it behaves more like a program than just a static page of text and images. Key differences between the Java and JavaScript. * Java is an OOP ( object oriented programming) language while Java Script is an OOP scripting language. * Java creates applications that run in a virtual machine or browser while JavaScript code is run on a browser only. * Java code needs to be compiled while JavaScript code are all in text. * They require different plug-ins. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 16/01/2013, at 3:59 PM, Merv Bond <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ronni > In my life I have been called many things. I had no objection to being > called Bill as my second name is William. > Thank you for the many points you have clarified on this string. > Cheers > Merv > > On 16/01/13 2:11 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: >> >> On 16/01/2013, at 11:17 AM, Bill Parker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ronni, >>> >>> Another Bill here. >> >> Hi the real Bill, I thought I was originally replying to you; but it was >> Merv (I am supposed to be on a break from WAMUG so that is my excuse for >> using the incorrect name :-) >>> >>> Just looking at my Firefox Plugins and see Adobe Acrobat NPAPI 10.1.5 >> >> That plugin is for viewing PDFs in Firefox with Adobe Reader instead of the >> Preview application. >>> >>> and >>> >>> Java Applet 14.5.0 >> >> Mozilla has announced that they are also now blocking the Java plug-in >> unless the user specifically authorizes it to run by clicking on the warning >> message for the plug-in. >> <https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2013/01/11/protecting-users-against-java-vulnerability/> >>> >>> I have no other Java named plug-ins. >> >> Is Firefox the only web browser you have installed? If not check any other >> Web Browser. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >>> >>> Bill >>> On 15/01/2013, at 8:13 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Bill, >>>> >>>> Java has not been safe for some time, we have recommended on WAMUG before >>>> that you disable Java in your Web Browsers. >>>> >>>> In Safari - Disable Java >>>> 1. Safari > Preferences, select Security >>>> 2. DON'T have a tick in "Enable Java" >>>> >>>> Disabling Java in Safari is highly recommended for safe computing. >>>> You should enable it only when on a trusted site that requires it. >>>> >>>> In Firefox: >>>> 1. Open Firefox and click the Firefox button -> Add-ons (Tools -> Add-ons >>>> in Linux, OS X and Windows XP). >>>> 2. Choose the Plugins tab. >>>> 3. Select the Java plugin(s) and click disable. >>>> >>>> "The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is urging computer users to >>>> disable or uninstall Java due to a serious flaw in Runtime Environment >>>> (JRE) 7. >>>> >>>> The DHS' Computer Emergency Readiness Team warned Thursday evening that it >>>> was being exploited in the wild and could allow an attacker to execute >>>> arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. >>>> >>>> CERT recommended that Java be disabled in Web browsers. It pointed users >>>> to theSolution section of the US-CERT Alert and to the Oracle Technical >>>> Note Setting the Security Level of the Java Client for information on how >>>> to do that." >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Ronni >>>> >>>> On 15/01/2013, at 4:55 PM, Merv Bond <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> My wife has been sent the following together with several links to other >>>>> pages. I didn't send the links in case they had the potential to do harm. >>>>> Can anyone make sense of this message? >>>>> Regards >>>>> Merv >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Java exploit - serious consequences >>>>> >>>>> This has been the sequence of events when it has come to Java exploits >>>>> but this latest one is different, very different. Someone, deep inside a >>>>> bunker in China no doubt, has discovered that Java, at its core, is >>>>> insecure and it cannot be simply patched. The whole thing has been >>>>> compromised and needs to be rewritten. It would be like finding out that >>>>> the body of your car is made of blasting caps and if you hit anything >>>>> bigger than a moth it will explode. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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