Apple has posted a developer preview of Java 1.4.2 Update 1 on the Apple Developer Connection (registration and for Mac OS X 10.3 required). No word yet on what's been fixed in this release. Update: Think Secret says, the update "improves applet behavior in Safari as well as Java in other applications. According to release notes Apple provided to developers this week, the update is based on Sun's JDK 1.4.2_04."