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

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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 ...

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.

Apple has released Java for OS X 2013-005, which “delivers improved security, reliability, and compatibility for Java SE 6”. The update is available in the Mac App Store. Of note, the updates ...

Java applets may be re-enabled by clicking the region labeled "Inactive plug-in" on a web page. If no applets have been run for an extended period of time, the Java web plug-in will deactivate.

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

Previously, as long as you had the latest secure Java release installed applets and web start applications would continue to run as always.

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.