If, like me, you had trouble with the Beta uploader using Firefox on your Mac, here's the answer. (This does NOT apply if you are only using Safari, which works just fine without any needed plugins....)

There's a Java plugin you need for Firefox. You get it right here.

Apple has made it a little difficult to use embedded Java in any browser but Safari. I guess it is one of those anti-competition things. Safari will work fine, and Firefox will work fine with a plugin. The plugin installation is easy:

Go to this site and download the plugin to your Mac desktop

http://sourceforge.net/projects/javaplugin/

Quit Firefox

You'll now have a folder on your desktop called "JavaEmbeddingPlugin."

Open the subfolder called "Binaries" and copy the two files (right click, or cmd-click, + copy files)
Now, navigate in Finder to: Macintosh HD>Library>Internet Plug-Ins and past the two files in the Internet Plug-ins Folder.

Now launch Firefox, go to your SmugMug site, and upload photos. When the Beta Uploader asks you if you "Do you want to trust the signed applet distributed by "Rad Inks (Pvt) Ltd," go ahead and click "Yes."

That's it!


Hope this helps!

Andy

Originally Posted by andy If, like me, you had trouble with the Beta uploader using Firefox on your Mac, here's the answer. (This does NOT apply if you are only using Safari, which works just fine without any needed plugins....) There's a Java plugin you need for Firefox. You get it right here. The download is a folder - open it and look at the readme - you have to just put a couple of plugins into your Library\Internet Plug-Ins Folder. Close and re-start Firefox and you'll be in business. Hope this helps! Andy

That would be a good thing to put on the add photos page next to the Beta uploader--as a link.

Originally Posted by DavidTO That would be a good thing to put on the add photos page next to the Beta uploader--as a link.

Baldy'll have a link to the help page for this uploader once it comes out of Beta...

Thanks for your help in finding this today!

Originally Posted by andy Baldy'll have a link to the help page for this uploader once it comes out of Beta... Thanks for your help in finding this today!

It should never go out of beta. Beta is the new cool thing.

Although alpha is becoming the new beta.

I've even seen "pre-alpha" software

Originally Posted by Mike Lane It should never go out of beta. Beta is the new cool thing. Although alpha is becoming the new beta. I've even seen "pre-alpha" software

A-hem - SEE THREAD TITLE - Mac users only in this thread

Originally Posted by Mike Lane It should never go out of beta. Beta is the new cool thing. Although alpha is becoming the new beta. I've even seen "pre-alpha" software

I got a pre-alpha firefox extension, if ur interested

Originally Posted by devbobo I got a pre-alpha firefox extension, if ur interested

Extensions for firefox 3a already? I'm assuming 3a anyhow. I don't have that version of firefox. Yet...

Originally Posted by Mike Lane Extensions for firefox 3a already? I'm assuming 3a anyhow. I don't have that version of firefox. Yet...

nono, the extension is pre alpha

it's for firefox 1.5

it's supposed to do some stuff with smugmug.

Originally Posted by bigwebguy nono, the extension is pre alpha it's for firefox 1.5 it's supposed to do some stuff with smugmug.

Oh... well shoot yeah I'm interested. A smugmug extension would be awesome! And if it's pre-alpha then it'd be even awesomer...