Bits, Bytes, & Radio Waves

A quiet journey through discovery and understanding.

  • Prepare Ubuntu 18.04 for DoD Use

    Here is a guide on how to set up Smart Cards for DoD Common Access Card (CAC) use on CAC enabled websites. Software Versions used: Ubuntu 18.04 Firefox 75.0 opensc 0.17.0-3 opensc-pkcs11 0.17.0-3 pcsc-tools 1.5.2-2

  • PowerShell Error Catching

    PowerShell error catching has been very frustrating for me. I try to do the right thing by putting code in a Try-Catch-Finally block, but continue to struggle with catching specific errors. I don’t know why the ‘thing’ I need to catch is not output with the error. I have to go through the error and…

  • 2V0-51.19 VMware Professional Horizon 7.7

    Section 1 – Install and Configure Horizon Server Components Section 2 – Create and Configure Pools Section 3 – Removed Section 4 – Configure and Manage Identity Manager Section 5 – Configure and Manage User Environment Manager Section 6 – Configure and Manage App Volumes Section 7 – Configure vRealize Operations for Horizon

Notes from practice

I use this site to document systems, configurations, and lessons learned as I work through real problems—both professionally and through personal experimentation. The goal is clarity: understand how something works, explain why it behaves the way it does, and make it reliable and repeatable.

These notes are written primarily for myself, but shared openly in case they help someone else avoid a dead end or reduce frustration. If you’d like to learn more, visit the About page.

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Aaron Rombaut

Technologist & Writer