The good news is that I’ve have identified the problem that was preventing those of you running OS X El Capitan 10.11.X from installing the Java Run-Time Environment (JRE) on your laptops. The bad news is that the fix is definitely in the don’t try this at home category. Thanks to Molly, who volunteered her laptop for me to try out the fix.

Please come and see me during my office hours tomorrow (Thursday), and I’ll install the fix for you. Officially, my office hours start at 2:30PM, but I expect to be on campus from 12:00 Noon on. Send an email, and let me know when you think you’ll be able to drop by. Again, this applies to those of you who were having problems installing the JRE.