Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to MacFixIt since the spring of 2008. One of his passions is troubleshooting Mac problems and making the best use of Macs ...

Java used to be deeply embedded in OS X, but in recent versions of the OS it's an optional install. Here is how to check to see if it is installed, and how to disable or remove it. Topher Kessler ...

With the news that some Apple, Facebook, and Twitter employees’ Macs were hacked, and Apple and Oracle’s subsequent software patches, it’s time to revisit the question of whether Java can be used ...

Security advice for web users last week from the US Department of Homeland Security recommended that Java should be disabled, lest a growing number of exploits leave your computer open to hacking.

Do you have Java installed on your Mac? Well, you might want to rethink that decision. Recently, Oracle has begun shipping Ask.com adware alongside the Java installer on OS X. While Windows users have ...

Now is the time to disable Java in your web browser, or even remove it from your system if that is practical. Why? The bad guys are hard at work trying to exploit a zero day vulnerability in the ...

Do you have Java installed on your Mac? Well, you might want to rethink that decision. Recently, Oracle has begun shipping Ask.com adware alongside the Java installer on OS X. While Windows users have ...