Oracle released Java 8 Update 101 a couple of weeks ago, and I somehow managed to miss it. The Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory for July 2016 includes the details, and I’m still subscribed to the Oracle Security Alerts RSS feed , so I can only assume that I failed to notice it. Mea culpa.
The new version includes fixes for at least thirteen security vulnerabilities , as well as several other bug fixes .
Anyone with Java enabled in their web browser should update Java as soon as possible. Hopefully most of you noticed the update and installed it before I did.
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appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal ) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO . Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page , and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site .
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