JavaFx applet slow to load in IE

I've been working through a few tutorials using javaFx with Netbeans 6.5 and found a problem when I load the finished applications from my website. Applications load through Firefox in about a minute (a bit slow) but generally take about 20 minutes to load in IE - not acceptable. Is there an issue with javafx and IE or do I need to set something in Netbeans before loading finished application to website.
Here's an example
http://www.site9.co.uk/MyClockProject.html
Thanks
Paul

Turn on the Java Console for your Java installation using Java Preferences in control panel.
Once the java console starts up when you visit the page, click on it and press '5', this turns up the logging
You should now see it making network connections to the remote site.
When using JavaFX you'll find that the JNLP file that you download has a dependancy on another jnlp file hosted at Sun, that in turn has a list of dependancies that need downloading.
Its conceivable that using IE there is an issue with retrieving these files, hopefully the increased log levels will indicate it.
(For instance, perhaps your IE is using one proxy server and Firefox is using another??) Just grasping at straws.
Also, confirm that Firefox and IE are using the same JVM, the java console will give you an indication of that.

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exception: null.
java.io.FileNotFoundException: JNLP not available: HelloApplet_browser.jnlp
     at sun.plugin2.applet.JNLP2Manager.loadJarFiles(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
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<html>
<head>
<title>Wiki</title>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Wiki</h1>
<script src="http://dl.javafx.com/dtfx.js"></script>
<script>
javafx(
archive: "HelloApplet.jar,javafxrt.jar,Scenario.jar",
draggable: true,
width: 150,
height: 100,
code: "HelloApplet",
name: "Wiki"
</script>
     END     compliled
</body>
</html>
Edited by: CaptainRhino on Dec 17, 2008 8:26 PM

Like any good developer I have fixed my problem.
This blog gave me some clues and I think it comes down to how i have built and deployed it.
http://lexique-du-net.com/blog/index.php?post/2008/12/08/Deploy-a-JavaFX-app-as-an-applet-with-the-Java-Deployement-Toolkit
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Javafx applet load error

Hi
i'm getting the following error while loading javafx applet in browser and javafx applet is not loading.Can some one suggest a solution to eliminate this error.
Exception occurred during event dispatching:
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sun/javafx/runtime/location/NumericLocation
     at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
     at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)
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     at com.sun.javafx.runtime.adapter.Applet$1.lambda(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javafx.runtime.adapter.Applet$1.invoke(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javafx.runtime.adapter.Applet$1.invoke(Unknown Source)
     at com.sun.javafx.runtime.Entry$2.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
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     at sun.plugin2.applet.JNLP2ClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
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Naveen

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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        <vendor>xyz</vendor>
        <homepage href=""/>
        <description></description>
        <offline-allowed/>
        <shortcut>
            <desktop/>
        </shortcut>
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     <security>
        <all-permissions/>
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Do JavaFX applets tend to download faster than Swing applets?

Historically, the biggest concern with Java applets is that they take too long to download.
Is it true that JavaFX applets will download faster?
In particular, by using CSS properties instead of all the Swing method calls, will JavaFX applets tend to be smaller and download faster (since the browser, not the bytecode, will do the work of translating the CSS code to graphics commands that the operating system can understand)?
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I do not think size is the main issue for startup.
It is only applicable to cold start (i.e. first launch) as on subsequent launches jars will be coming from cache.
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(e.g. using preloaders).
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Load Geographic View
reset view 2010
getEligibleCountriesForCurrentYear
network: Cache entry found [url: http://www.vancouver2010.com//api/country/list.json, version: null] prevalidated=false/0
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I'm a developer evaluating Java EE 6 and JavaFX for a possible RIA, but this has me completely stuck. Any help much appreciated.

Okay, here's the stack traces, split across multiple replies to handle the 7,500 character limit:
Full thread dump Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (16.0-b13 mixed mode, sharing):
"AWT-EventQueue-3" prio=4 tid=0x062fd400 nid=0xe80 runnable [0x0b31e000]
java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE
at sun.java2d.d3d.D3DRenderQueue.flushBuffer(Native Method)
at sun.java2d.d3d.D3DRenderQueue.flushBuffer(Unknown Source)
at sun.java2d.d3d.D3DRenderQueue.flushNow(Unknown Source)
at sun.java2d.d3d.D3DBlitLoops.Blit(Unknown Source)
at sun.java2d.d3d.D3DSwToSurfaceBlit.Blit(Unknown Source)
at sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.blitSurfaceData(Unknown Source)
at sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.renderImageCopy(Unknown Source)
at sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.copyImage(Unknown Source)
at sun.java2d.pipe.DrawImage.copyImage(Unknown Source)
at sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.copyImage(Unknown Source)
at sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.drawImage(Unknown Source)
at sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.drawImage(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.renderClip(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.doRender(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.render(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGGroup.renderContent(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.doRender(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.render(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGGroup.renderContent(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.doRender(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.render(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGGroup.renderContent(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.doRender(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.render(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGGroup.renderContent(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.doRender(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.render(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGGroup.renderContent(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.doRender(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.render(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGGroup.renderContent(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.doRender(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.render(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGGroup.renderContent(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.doRender(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.SGNode.render(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.JSGPanel.paintComponent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.paint(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.paintToOffscreen(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paintDoubleBuffered(Unknown S
ource)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager$PaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.BufferStrategyPaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paint(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent._paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.paintImmediately(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.JSGPanel.repaintDirtyRegions(Unknown Sour
ce)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.JSGPanelRepainter.repaintAll(Unknown Sour
ce)
at com.sun.scenario.scenegraph.JSGPanelRepainter$FrameDisplay.run(Unknow
n Source)
at com.sun.scenario.animation.AbstractMasterTimer.timePulseImpl(Unknown
Source)
at com.sun.scenario.animation.AbstractMasterTimer$MainLoop.run(Unknown S
ource)
at com.sun.embeddedswing.EmbeddedEventQueue.doPulse(Unknown Source)
- locked <0x24591090> (a java.lang.Object)
at com.sun.embeddedswing.EmbeddedEventQueue.access$000(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.embeddedswing.EmbeddedEventQueue$2.run(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at com.sun.embeddedswing.EmbeddedEventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Locked ownable synchronizers:
- <0x29b02850> (a java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantLock$NonfairSync)
"pool-1-thread-1" daemon prio=4 tid=0x062fd000 nid=0xd64 waiting on condition [0
x0b28f000]
java.lang.Thread.State: WAITING (parking)
at sun.misc.Unsafe.park(Native Method)
- parking to wait for <0x2459cf08> (a java.util.concurrent.locks.Abstra
ctQueuedSynchronizer$ConditionObject)
at java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport.park(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.locks.AbstractQueuedSynchronizer$ConditionObject
.await(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.DelayQueue.take(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$DelayedWorkQueue.tak
e(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$DelayedWorkQueue.tak
e(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.getTask(Unknown Source)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Locked ownable synchronizers:
- None
"Long sleeping thread" daemon prio=4 tid=0x062fc800 nid=0x1300 waiting on condit
ion [0x0b1ff000]
java.lang.Thread.State: TIMED_WAITING (sleeping)
at java.lang.Thread.sleep(Native Method)
at com.sun.scenario.animation.MasterTimer$LongSleepingThread.run(Unknown
Source)
Locked ownable synchronizers:
- None
"ConsoleWriterThread" daemon prio=6 tid=0x062fc400 nid=0x13a0 in Object.wait() [
0x0a84f000]
java.lang.Thread.State: WAITING (on object monitor)
at java.lang.Object.wait(Native Method)
- waiting on <0x29ac88c0> (a java.lang.Object)
at java.lang.Object.wait(Object.java:485)
at com.sun.deploy.util.ConsoleTraceListener$ConsoleWriterThread.run(Unkn
own Source)
- locked <0x29ac88c0> (a java.lang.Object)
Locked ownable synchronizers:
- None

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Hello Together,
i have a Problem with my JavaFX Applet. All works fine but only if Netbeans start the Browser Applikation or Netbeans is runing in the Background. If i start the Website with the Applet without Netbeans only the JavaFX Icon will schow and nothing happens.
But the Java Platform is loaded if i start the Applet.
I inserted the Applet via JS like this:
<script src="http://dl.javafx.com/1.1/dtfx.js"></script>
<script>
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              draggable: true,
              width: 600,
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</script> Sorry for my bad english.

I forget to Post the Message from the Java Console.
java.io.FileNotFoundException: JNLP not available: classes/bewertungfx/Bewertung_browser.jnlp
     at sun.plugin2.applet.JNLP2Manager.loadJarFiles(Unknown Source)
     at sun.plugin2.applet.Plugin2Manager$AppletExecutionRunnable.run(Unknown Source)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
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Like any good developer I have fixed my problem.
This blog gave me some clues and I think it comes down to how i have built and deployed it.
http://lexique-du-net.com/blog/index.php?post/2008/12/08/Deploy-a-JavaFX-app-as-an-applet-with-the-Java-Deployement-Toolkit
In the meantime to see it work in a browser i have opened it offline and just opened the html page that was in my dist folder created by netbeans.

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you can try to reinstall flash player update win 98 i dont
know if microsoft is still supporting 98 you can also try to
upgrade your browser i'm using linux ubuntu 7.04 with flash player
9 and i to am able to see the website it may also be a slow
internet connection the page starts off black then to red with
micks face good luck

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1. This is a comment on what you should—and should not—do to protect yourself from malicious software ("malware") that circulates on the Internet and gets onto a computer as an unintended consequence of the user's actions. It does not apply to software, such as keystroke loggers, that may be installed deliberately by an intruder who has hands-on access to the computer, or who has been able to log in to it remotely. That threat is in a different category, and there's no easy way to defend against it.
If you find this comment too long or too technical, read only sections 5, 6, and 10.
OS X now implements three layers of built-in protection specifically against malware, not counting runtime protections such as execute disable, sandboxing, system library randomization, and address space layout randomization that may also guard against other kinds of exploits.
2. All versions of OS X since 10.6.7 have been able to detect known Mac malware in downloaded files, and to block insecure web plugins. This feature is transparent to the user. Internally Apple calls it "XProtect."
The malware recognition database used by XProtect is automatically updated; however, you shouldn't rely on it, because the attackers are always at least a day ahead of the defenders.
The following caveats apply to XProtect:
It can be bypassed by some third-party networking software, such as BitTorrent clients and Java applets.
It only applies to software downloaded from the network. Software installed from a CD or other media is not checked.
As new versions of OS X are released, it's not clear whether Apple will indefinitely continue to maintain the XProtect database of older versions such as 10.6. The security of obsolete system versions may eventually be degraded. Security updates to the code of obsolete systems will stop being released at some point, and that may leave them open to other kinds of attack besides malware.
   3. Starting with OS X 10.7.5, there has been a second layer of built-in malware protection, designated "Gatekeeper" by Apple. By default, applications and Installer packages downloaded from the network will only run if they're digitally signed by a developer with a certificate issued by Apple. Software certified in this way hasn't necessarily been tested by Apple, but you can be reasonably sure that it hasn't been modified by anyone other than the developer. His identity is known to Apple, so he could be held legally responsible if he distributed malware. That may not mean much if the developer lives in a country with a weak legal system (see below.)
Gatekeeper doesn't depend on a database of known malware. It has, however, the same limitations as XProtect, and in addition the following:
It can easily be disabled or overridden by the user.
A malware attacker could get control of a code-signing certificate under false pretenses, or could simply ignore the consequences of distributing codesigned malware.
An App Store developer could find a way to bypass Apple's oversight, or the oversight could fail due to human error.
Apple has so far failed to revoke the codesigning certificates of some known abusers, thereby diluting the value of Gatekeeper and the Developer ID program. These failures don't involve App Store products, however.
   For the reasons given, App Store products, and—to a lesser extent—other applications recognized by Gatekeeper as signed, are safer than others, but they can't be considered absolutely safe. "Sandboxed" applications may prompt for access to private data, such as your contacts, or for access to the network. Think before granting that access. Sandbox security is based on user input. Never click through any request for authorization without thinking.
4. Starting with OS X 10.8.3, a third layer of protection has been added: a "Malware Removal Tool" (MRT). MRT runs automatically in the background when you update the OS. It checks for, and removes, malware that may have evaded the other protections via a Java exploit (see below.) MRT also runs when you install or update the Apple-supplied Java runtime (but not the Oracle runtime.) Like XProtect, MRT is effective against known threats, but not against unknown ones. It notifies you if it finds malware, but otherwise there's no user interface to MRT.
5. The built-in security features of OS X reduce the risk of malware attack, but they are not, and never will be, complete protection. Malware is a problem of human behavior, and a technological fix is not going to solve it. Trusting software to protect you will only make you more vulnerable.
The best defense is always going to be your own intelligence. With the possible exception of Java exploits, all known malware circulating on the Internet that affects a fully-updated installation of OS X 10.6 or later takes the form of so-called "Trojan horses," which can only have an effect if the victim is duped into running them. The threat therefore amounts to a battle of wits between you and the scam artists. If you're smarter than they think you are, you'll win. That means, in practice, that you always stay within a safe harbor of computing practices. How do you know when you're leaving the safe harbor? Below are some warning signs of danger.
Software from an untrustworthy source
Software of any kind is distributed via BitTorrent. or Usenet, or on a website that also distributes pirated music or movies.
Software with a corporate brand, such as Adobe Flash Player, doesn't come directly from the developer’s website. Do not trust an alert from any website to update Flash, your browser, or anything else.
Rogue websites such as Softonic and CNET Download distribute free applications that have been packaged in a superfluous "installer."
The software is advertised by means of spam or intrusive web ads. Any ad, on any site, that includes a direct link to a download should be ignored.
Software that is plainly illegal or does something illegal
High-priced commercial software such as Photoshop is "cracked" or "free."
An application helps you to infringe copyright, for instance by circumventing the copy protection on commercial software, or saving streamed media for reuse without permission.
Conditional or unsolicited offers from strangers
A telephone caller or a web page tells you that you have a “virus” and offers to help you remove it. (Some reputable websites did legitimately warn visitors who were infected with the "DNSChanger" malware. That exception to this rule no longer applies.)
A web site offers free content such as video or music, but to use it you must install a “codec,” “plug-in,” "player," "downloader," "extractor," or “certificate” that comes from that same site, or an unknown one.
You win a prize in a contest you never entered.
Someone on a message board such as this one is eager to help you, but only if you download an application of his choosing.
A "FREE WI-FI !!!" network advertises itself in a public place such as an airport, but is not provided by the management.
Anything online that you would expect to pay for is "free."
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Software is attached to email that you didn't request, even if it comes (or seems to come) from someone you trust.
I don't say that leaving the safe harbor just once will necessarily result in disaster, but making a habit of it will weaken your defenses against malware attack. Any of the above scenarios should, at the very least, make you uncomfortable.
   6. Java on the Web (not to be confused with JavaScript, to which it's not related, despite the similarity of the names) is a weak point in the security of any system. Java is, among other things, a platform for running complex applications in a web page, on the client. That was always a bad idea, and Java's developers have proven themselves incapable of implementing it without also creating a portal for malware to enter. Past Java exploits are the closest thing there has ever been to a Windows-style virus affecting OS X. Merely loading a page with malicious Java content could be harmful.
Fortunately, client-side Java on the Web is obsolete and mostly extinct. Only a few outmoded sites still use it. Try to hasten the process of extinction by avoiding those sites, if you have a choice. Forget about playing games or other non-essential uses of Java.
Java is not included in OS X 10.7 and later. Discrete Java installers are distributed by Apple and by Oracle (the developer of Java.) Don't use either one unless you need it. Most people don't. If Java is installed, disable it—not JavaScript—in your browsers.
Regardless of version, experience has shown that Java on the Web can't be trusted. If you must use a Java applet for a task on a specific site, enable Java only for that site in Safari. Never enable Java for a public website that carries third-party advertising. Use it only on well-known, login-protected, secure websites without ads. In Safari 6 or later, you'll see a lock icon in the address bar with the abbreviation "https" when visiting a secure site.
Stay within the safe harbor, and you’ll be as safe from malware as you can practically be. The rest of this comment concerns what you should not do to protect yourself.
7. Never install any commercial "anti-virus" (AV) or "Internet security" products for the Mac, as they are all worse than useless. If you need to be able to detect Windows malware in your files, use one of the free security apps in the Mac App Store—nothing else.
Why shouldn't you use commercial AV products?
To recognize malware, the software depends on a database of known threats, which is always at least a day out of date. This technique is a proven failure, as a major AV software vendor has admitted. Most attacks are "zero-day"—that is, previously unknown. Recognition-based AV does not defend against such attacks, and the enterprise IT industry is coming to the realization that traditional AV software is worthless.
Its design is predicated on the nonexistent threat that malware may be injected at any time, anywhere in the file system. Malware is downloaded from the network; it doesn't materialize from nowhere. In order to meet that nonexistent threat, commercial AV software modifies or duplicates low-level functions of the operating system, which is a waste of resources and a common cause of instability, bugs, and poor performance.
By modifying the operating system, the software may also create weaknesses that could be exploited by malware attackers.
Most importantly, a false sense of security is dangerous.
8. An AV product from the App Store, such as "ClamXav," has the same drawback as the commercial suites of being always out of date, but it does not inject low-level code into the operating system. That doesn't mean it's entirely harmless. It may report email messages that have "phishing" links in the body, or Windows malware in attachments, as infected files, and offer to delete or move them. Doing so will corrupt the Mail database. The messages should be deleted from within the Mail application.
An AV app is not needed, and cannot be relied upon, for protection against OS X malware. It's useful, if at all, only for detecting Windows malware, and even for that use it's not really effective, because new Windows malware is emerging much faster than OS X malware.
Windows malware can't harm you directly (unless, of course, you use Windows.) Just don't pass it on to anyone else. A malicious attachment in email is usually easy to recognize by the name alone. An actual example:
London Terror Moovie.avi [124 spaces] Checked By Norton Antivirus.exe
You don't need software to tell you that's a Windows trojan. Software may be able to tell you which trojan it is, but who cares? In practice, there's no reason to use recognition software unless an institutional policy requires it. Windows malware is so widespread that you should assume it's in every email attachment until proven otherwise. Nevertheless, ClamXav or a similar product from the App Store may serve a purpose if it satisfies an ill-informed network administrator who says you must run some kind of AV application. It's free and it won't handicap the system.
The ClamXav developer won't try to "upsell" you to a paid version of the product. Other developers may do that. Don't be upsold. For one thing, you should not pay to protect Windows users from the consequences of their choice of computing platform. For another, a paid upgrade from a free app will probably have all the disadvantages mentioned in section 7.
9. It seems to be a common belief that the built-in Application Firewall acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents malware from functioning. It does neither. It blocks inbound connections to certain network services you're running, such as file sharing. It's disabled by default and you should leave it that way if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate it only when you're on an untrusted network, for instance a public Wi-Fi hotspot, where you don't want to provide services. Disable any services you don't use in the Sharing preference pane. All are disabled by default.
10. As a Mac user, you don't have to live in fear that your computer may be infected every time you install software, read email, or visit a web page. But neither can you assume that you will always be safe from exploitation, no matter what you do. The greatest harm done by security software is precisely its selling point: it makes people feel safe. They may then feel safe enough to take risks from which the software doesn't protect them. Nothing can lessen the need for safe computing practices.

JavaFx applet-less

Hi all,
I am completely new with JavaFx and although I've been doing some research, I have not been able to find out how JavaFx can be decoupled with applets. Applets are a big no-no in enterprise applications because of their "no-secured-container-required" feature. I was hoping to implement some web client-side scripting (equivalent to javascript) with JavaFx without it requiring an applet to be loaded and what not....
Has anyone wondered, come across or implemented this with JavaFx ?
Thanks,

I don't understand the "no-secured-container-required" part. Applets can be signed, so, secured. What I am missing?
Beside, JavaFX is designed to work on desktop too: lot of samples on the Web have a JNLP (Java Web Start) link, and you can have this JNLP file on your hard disk and start the JavaFX application in its own window, without any browser running.

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Web pages are very slow to load, I hve run Norton Eraser and found no issues that would cause this

New HP Pavilion three weeks ago. After several attempts by the 'experts' I finally got a straight answer from a tech in the Philipines yesterday, 01-29-2015. HP and Microsoft are working to resolve the issue of slow pages and a dead cursor until the next page finally loads. You may have discovered that Google Chrome DOES NOT have this issue. Comments about HP would not be allowed here so I will just say, use Chrome until the issue with IE 11 is resolved.

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I thought this was supposed to be faster and more streamlined?
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http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-older.html

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I actually managed to fix it! But unfortunately I don't know what I was that I did that helped.
Anyways, this is kind of what I did.
1. I tried to reset form bakup via iTunes, no change.
2. I tried to reset as a new iPhone, problem still there and reading list also as bookmarks!? (several hundred)
3. Noticed that I could delete a bookmark, once in a while, the other times I got the 'Bookmarks are being synced. Please edit the bookmarks once syncing has completed.' message.
4. Because I figured that it was a memory problem, I thought it made sense to delete as many as possible, witch I did.
5. Noticed that it was more likely that I coould delete a bookmark if I restarted Safari.
6. Notice that it was even more likely that I could delete a bookmark if I turned the Safari sync with iCould off (with option detete information on iPhone) and then back on again.
7. When I was about half way through deleting the bookmark list I suddenly discovered that all but one of the items in my reading list was 'waiting' and one was downloading. I kind of was 'unstuck' now.
8. I started to delete items in my reading list, but every other time I got the 'Bookmarks are being synced. Please edit the bookmarks once syncing has completed.' message.
9. It took a while to delete all bookmarks and items in the reading list.
Hope you guys could use the info here to fix your problems too!

Mac seems slow to load web pages and email since mavericks upgrade

Since upgrade from Mountain Lion to Mavericks on my iMac, web pages seem a lot slower to load on screen. Also, when I open my mail inbox, the mail content (wording) takes a long time before appearing on the right hand side, then followed a little later with the display content. I have synchronised all my mail accounts and also emptied my cache in the safari browser, but this has not resolved the problem.

Go to Applications (you can do this by clicking on the desktop and hitting cmd-shift-A). Within the Utilities folder you should see a program called Terminal. Launch this program, which should just be a window that you can type into. Type the following (or just copy and paste into the window) and hit return:
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Then go back to Network Preferences and verify that IPv6 is set to off. If that doesn't help, enter these two commands in succession:
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Note that this moves a configuration file onto your desktop. If that doesn't fix things you may want to put it back:
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