Why I built Sigil, and why it checks its own work
Email signatures tend to be the bit of Microsoft 365 nobody checks
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Marvelist 2.12: voice notes, and the Watch feature I almost shipped half broken
Marvelist can now record voice notes on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and the web. Premium adds automatic on-device transcription, including recordings made on Apple Watch, which very nearly didn't make it into this release.
Ghost to EmDash: 2,644 Posts, and Why I Stopped Trusting My Logs
I moved this blog off self-hosted Ghost onto EmDash, running on Cloudflare Workers. The data moved fine. It was the measuring that kept going wrong: a bounded index, a plugin that made every write take a minute, and a verification query that lied to me for hours.
Marvelist 2.10: Notes, rebuilt. Watch app, reborn.
Notes in Marvelist has finally got some much needed TLC. The Watch app, overhauled.
Closing the back door on Tophhie Social
A couple of weeks ago I went looking for a gap in how Tophhie Social's infrastructure was set up, and I found one.
Introducing Marvelist Vault
An extra layer of encryption for the handful of lists that need one – and an honest account of exactly how it works.
Post Incident Report: Marvelist – 20-23 June 2026
A database change, and an API change caused user registration issues. Resolved ✅
Post Incident Report: Tophhie Social – 23rd June 2026
A valid certificate, a healthy backend, a reachable endpoint — and a totally dead PDS. The culprit was a single Cloudflare toggle on a different domain, flipped two days earlier. A post-incident write-up on how every obvious signal lied.
Introducing Marvelist
Marvelist brings Tasks, Notes, Lists, and Event RSVPs into one AI-powered app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and the web. Here's the story behind it.
Self-Hosting Ghost 6: The Gotchas Nobody Documents
I moved this website off Ghost(PRO) onto a bespoke self-hosted stack – external MySQL, R2 image storage, Cloudflare email, a tunnel, and Tinybird analytics. Here's every wall I hit, so you don't have to.
Increased Bot Activity & What We're Doing About It
Tophhie Social has seen a sharp increase in the number of bots on our platform. Here's what we're doing about it...
We're decoupling the Tophhie Cloud Redirect Service ⛓️💥
The Tophhie Cloud Redirect Service will become a micro-service in its own right, and removed from the Tophhie Cloud API.
How I blocked (most) ads on my network with Cloudflare Zero Trust!
I'll run through the policies I've created to block a very large majority of ads through my networks.
Configuring Entra ID Cloud Kerberos for macOS
In this article, I walk you through how to configure Entra ID Cloud Kerberos policies for macOS.
Introducing: Tophhie Social Profile Preferences
We're providing a way for you to declare your Tophhie Social profile preferences.
Post Incident Report - Email Delivery Issues (2nd Jan 2026)
Here's the rundown of what happened...
Measuring Accessibility in Bluesky Posts: Introducing the Accessibility Score
We're introducing a new scoring system for Tophhie Social users and the accessibility of their Bluesky posts.
Tophhie Cloud API: Another Three Endpoints... 🌐
We're highlighting another two endpoints for the Tophhie Cloud API. Again, focusing on Tophhie Social!
Tophhie Cloud API: Two New Endpoints!
We've added two new endpoints to the Tophhie Cloud API, this time targeting Tophhie Social 💬
Tophhie Social: Attack Report Oct 2025
The Tophhie Social server was attacked on the 22nd Oct 2025. So, what happened?
Tophhie Social: October 2025 Debrief
Tophhie Social has been active and open for sign ups for around 7 weeks now... let's review how we're doing!
Announcing our Repo Deletion Process
It's your data. If you decide to leave us, you should be able to trust that we'll delete your data from our servers.
Migrating your Bluesky account to Tophhie Social 🦋
We've made it easy for you to migrate your Bluesky account to Tophhie Social! Find out how here...
Tophhie Cloud PDS: Open Sign Up Now Available!
We’re excited to announce that the Tophhie Cloud Personal Data Server (PDS) is officially open for sign-ups! 🎉
Automating Approval and Access to an Entra ID Account
How I automated approval and access to a user's Entra ID account for troubleshooting with Temporary Access Passes
iPadOS 26 beta 7 (23A5326a)
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New Limitations of the Entra ID Tenant Information API
As part of Microsoft's Secure Future Initiative, some elements of the Entra ID Tenant Information API are no longer available, or may require additional queries.
watchOS 26 beta 5 (23R5328g)
visionOS 26 beta 5 (23M5311g)
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iOS 26 beta 5 (23A5308g)
How ChatGPT's Codex has transformed the way I code
Security vulnerabilities... code refactoring... readability. Codex is changing the way I code my projects! 🤖
Introducing Tophhie Cloud API Insiders 🎉
I'm rolling out a new private community you can join to discuss all things Tophhie Cloud API...
Host Your Own Bluesky PDS: A Complete Azure-Powered Guide
How I built and configured a Bluesky PDS in Azure
🔐 Building a Tailscale Subnet Router in Azure Container Instances
If you've ever needed a secure gateway into your Azure Resources via Tailnet... look no further!
Introducing: Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive 📰
You can now access Microsoft 365 Message Center posts right here. Published daily at 1am (UK time).
Tophhie Cloud API now available in ChatGPT 🤖
You can now communicate with the Tophhie Cloud API in ChatGPT!
New API: Tophhie Cloud Domains 🌐
I've made it easier to query and validate the legitimacy of Tophhie Cloud domains...
PrivPass: Payment Card Support
In the next PrivPass update, I've added support for the storage of payment cards in your secure store.
Entra ID Tenant Information API Updates 🌐
I've made some updates to the Entra Tenant Information API, to improve the responsiveness.
Customising Microsoft Entra's Sign-In Page 🖌️
Back in 2023, Microsoft introduced CSS support for the Entra sign in page. Come with us as we dive into that customisation.
Introducing: Tophhie Cloud Blog API 📰
We've exposed the APIs available via our blog hosting provider, Ghost, in the Tophhie Cloud API.
Entra ID Guest Expiration Automation ⚙️
In this PowerShell script, we automate the deletion and expiration of Guest users within an Entra ID tenant.
Introducing "PrivPass Insiders" 💬
We're happy to introduce the PrivPass Insiders program.
Introducing: PrivPass Password Manager 🔑
Tophhie Cloud is proud to present our latest app: PrivPass Password Manager!
We're Power Platform Connector Certified! 🥳
You can now access the Tophhie Cloud APIs from Microsoft's Power Platform.
Power Automate & My Daily Commute 🚗
How I used Power Automate to help me plan and coordinate my daily commute.
Entra ID Tenant Information API - SharePoint Support 🎉
We've added another two properties to the Entra ID Tenant Information API response, this time targeting SharePoint!
Entra ID Tenant Information API - Updated! 🎉
We've updated the Entra ID Tenant Information API to include more key information.
Introducing "Greetings", a SharePoint Web Part!
We're excited to release our new SharePoint Web Part - Greetings 🎉
Entra ID - ID Converter API
We have a new API for you to try out... it's the Entra ID - ID Converter. Convert Object IDs to SIDs or SIDs to Object IDs in seconds 🎉
Entra ID Tenant Information API
We've developed and rolled out a new API, that'll allow you to retrieve the Entra ID tenant information for a given tenant ID or domain name.
Enable Windows Hotpatch (Preview)
Announced at Microsoft Ignite 2024, Windows Hotpatch allows Windows Updates to be applied to devices, without the need for a restart. Let's get it enabled!
Rotate your DKIM Keys
As email admins, we often overlook one of the most important routine tasks in email administration... looking after our DKIM keys. They need rotating periodically, let's automate that.
Monitor the Exchange Online Managed Folder Assistant with PowerShell
The Managed Folder Assistant in Exchange is responsible for applying and processing message retention settings your admin has configured in retention policies. Let's check to see when the MFA ran across our organisation...
Change UPN of All Microsoft 365 Users
Here’s a useful script you can use when you need to change the UPN and primary email address of all your users in a Microsoft 365 Tenant.
Your Teams meeting recordings are moving...
Microsoft is changing where your Microsoft Teams meeting recordings are stored... Find out more here!
Carrying out Exchange Online Content Deletion
In this article, I'll show you how to carry out a global search on every mailbox in an Exchange Online organisation, and delete that content from all mailboxes.
Script: Force Domain Controller Replication
Made a change to Active Directory that you need replicating right now! Use this script.