Untangling Authorization Code, OBO, and Refresh Token Flows in Azure AD — A Technical ExplorationOct 12, 2025·5 min read
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Reviving My Old MacBook Pro (2012) with Linux Mint: A Beginner’s JourneyI recently gave a new life to my old MacBook Pro Mid-2012 by installing Linux Mint 21.2 (Victoria). This blog is not a tutorial, but rather a beginner's story — with real challenges, learnings, and reflections from someone who had never published con...May 12, 2025·2 min read
