Tag: java

  • Nov 12, 2014

    BCeSIS, Java, Yosemite OS X 10.10

    For people that have upgraded their OS to Yosemite on their Mac you may need to fix Java before being able to use BCeSIS. 1. If you’ve installed Oracle’s java 7, You’ll need to remove it. Follow the instructions at the link at https://www.java.com/en/download/help/mac_uninstall_java.xml 2. Download –  http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1572?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US 3. Open Terminal by clicking on your magnifying glass […]

  • Oct 28, 2013

    BCeSIS at Home and JAVA

    Thanks to Adam Sander in SD20 for the guide he has posted for Mac users with JAVA/BCeSIS issues. You can find his step by step guide at http://www.sd20.bc.ca/technology/articles/running-bcesis-at-home-on-a-mac.html

  • Feb 20, 2013

    [Updated] Java Update & BCeSIS

    Apple has released two updates that resolve some of the issues for BCeSIS compatibility for us as tested in two environments. For OS X 10.6 they have released a system updated called Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 13. For OS X 10.7 and 10.8  it is called Java for OS X 2013-001 I’ve […]

  • Feb 14, 2013

    Java Updates Dilemma

    This meme was passed along to me, but I’m unsure of the original source. It does reference an important and difficult issue we are going to struggle with for the near future. We are at a frustrating time where BCeSIS is requiring us to use an older version of Java, but other tools are requiring […]

  • Jan 31, 2013

    Java Issues for OS X 10.6+ affecting BCeSIS [UPDATED]

    Yesterday Apple released a malware definition that set a specific version of java to be allowed to run on OS X 10.6+. Unfortunately this definition precludes us from using BCeSIS as it requires an older version of Java on OS X. This update happens in the background with no user intervention. It is not part […]

  • Nov 16, 2012

    How to re-enable Java for BCeSIS and OS X 10.7, 10.8

    Many teachers with personally owned Mac computers have newer operating systems than the  district owned computers. These newer operating systems have had a recent update which removes the Apple version of Java completely from the machine. Often people will resort to adding the Oracle version of Java (version 7 or something) to try and get […]