When I reinstalled Windows last December, I didn’t install the Java Plugin on purpose, because U of I’s Blackboard Learning System (branded Illinois Compass) does a Java check on each login. This Java check takes forever, and is much shorter if Java is not installed (which makes no sense). I have not had any reason to install Java for three months. It was a great decision, and I’d recommend it to anyone who wants to speed up their Illinois Compass browsing times.


March 27th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
unfortunately, not installing java has the side effect of breaking functionality of other sites (like, certain parts of facebook).
March 27th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I guess I don’t visit those areas of Facebook. What functions exactly? Scrabulous?