I'm pleased Marlene that I was able to save you a 'late payment fee' ... It was worth coming off "My supposed to be Break from WAMUG"!
Kind Regards, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 On 16/01/2013, at 6:08 PM, Marlene Oostryck <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ronni > > Many thanks for this clarification. > > In my ignorance I disabled Java and Javascript and then found I could not > access Westpac on-line to pay my Visa bill. I rushed up to the bank to pay in > person, but unfortunately they had just closed. > After reading your latest message I re-enabled Javascript and now find access > to Westpac banking is OK. > My thanks for your timely information - and for saving me a late payment fee! > > Regards > > Marlene Oostryck > > > On 16/01/2013, at 4:38 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > >> 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. >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
