Having some spare time to kill on a brief holiday from our accommodation business I decided to give Orion a try on my iPhone.
Bottom line is I’m impressed so far.
Tracker and ad blocking is great at its highest setting.
Individual web page settings like Zoom that actually works on forum reply boxes, one of only two I’ve found that do this.
Easy to empty site caches.
Updateable content blocker.
Capable of running extensions from Mozilla or Google.
Has a macOS version and syncing.
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The answer I get when I search this topic is;

"iCloud Drive does not sync audiobook files added to Apple Books, only text-based ebooks and your reading progress (bookmarks, highlights, and collections) are uploaded to the cloud. While purchased audiobooks from the Apple Books Store can be redownloaded via your purchase history, imported or third-party audiobooks (such as MP3s or M4Bs from Audible or CDs) are not synced via iCloud and must be transferred manually."

For one thing...

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Well, it's different in a number of ways, I've hardly scratched the surface especially in regard to display options, mostly because my display was fine before and it still is.
What I can say is it seems "snappier" on my M1 14" MBP. I'm sure windows and desktops are opening and closing quicker than before.
My menu bar has changed, I have had to turn off Bartender 6 which used to show hidden menu bar items when "clicked" it no longer works as it did and seems to conflict with something new...

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Just today I found myself needing to make a voice call to Australia in order to save myself AU$1,500.00. from Indonesia. In the past I have always used used Skype for these occasional necessities but as most people will know MS in their wisdome decided to scrap it back on May 5, 2025. (MS Teams is not a VOIP)

So, suddenly I found that an insurance policy I had thought cancelled was about to charge me for renewal on the 25th of this month and I definitely did not want that. I was unable...

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Some time ago MacInWin suggested Amphetamine as an app/utility to prevent my system from sleeping which had frequently resulted in the system notification "Your disk (name) was not ejected properly." even though it showed as connected on the Desktop on waking. An AI search states, "The "Disk Not Ejected Properly" message on macOS indicates that an external drive disconnected from the system unexpectedly, often due to sleep settings, hub issues, or connection...

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As the title says, along with iOS 26.6 and Apple Watch 26.6 all of which I've completed successfully. Probably the rest of the Apple devices as well if not now then soon.

My son, bless his heart gave me a Google Gemini for Home speaker for my birthday;



Honestly, I dont know what to do with it. I didn't have the heart to explain (again) my anti Google policy and I did set it up with him. Yes, its AI is better than Siri, yes, you can have a conversation with it and yes, it has fantastic sound quality. I tried pairing it with my iPhone and played a playlist on Spotify, it's far superior to my Sony Bluetooth Tube but it requires AC power so it's...

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