Month: March 2025

Mastering Internet Speed Tests in Windows: CMD, PowerShell & a Dash of Nerdy Fun

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You’re on your fourth coffee, your download speed feels like it’s coming through a dial-up modem, and your Zoom call looks like it’s been processed by Minecraft. You need to test your internet speed—but firing up a browser, dodging ads, and watching spinning gauges isn’t the vibe today.

Let’s do it like IT pros do—from the command line.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to use Speedtest CLI (the official command-line tool from Ookla) on Windows to test your internet connection like a tech-savvy ninja. We’ll start with simple usage, level up with automation in PowerShell, and hint at more powerful features hiding just beneath the surface.

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How I Installed PowerCLI to Manage vSphere with PowerShell (And You Can Too!)

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Hey there! 👋

So recently, I needed to start managing a vSphere environment more efficiently, and rather than clicking my way through the vSphere Client, I figured: why not automate things a bit with PowerShell? That’s where VMware PowerCLI comes into play — a super handy set of modules that lets you interact with vSphere using PowerShell commands.

If you’re just getting into this, don’t worry — installing PowerCLI is way easier than it used to be. No more separate downloads from VMware’s site or wrestling with .exe installers. Now, it’s all done straight from PowerShell itself. Here’s how I did it, step by step.

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