1) Install TextWrangler from http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ 2) Make a new folder for each program you are going to write. The two files below go in the new folder. 3) Make a file using TextWrangler called HelloWorld.java that looks like this. Don't type this in but instead cut-and-paste. That way there will be no typos. import java.applet.Applet; import java.awt.*; public class HelloWorld extends Applet { public void paint(Graphics g) { g.drawString("Hello world!", 50, 25); } } 4) Make a file using TextWrangler called HelloWorld.html that has this one line. Don't type this in but instead cut-and-paste. That way there will be no typos. 5) While editing using TextWrangler, press Option-Command-O. A terminal window should appear. 6) Into this terminal type "javac *.java". If there is an error, go fix the file you made in step #3. 7) In the same terminal, type "appletviewer *.html". Glory in your success. 8) Use up arrows to repeat the last two commands.