https://claytonkruse.com/writings/ Articles or blogposts written by Clayton Kruse on a variety of topics. en https://claytonkruse.com/writings/firefox-is-dead/ https://claytonkruse.com/writings/firefox-is-dead/ Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Uninstall Firefox. It is finally dead. The only reason anyone is still using it is that it was the only viable (not really) alterative to Chromium browsers. That is no longer true. https://claytonkruse.com/writings/a-better-way-to-convert-images/ https://claytonkruse.com/writings/a-better-way-to-convert-images/ Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Google “webp to png converter” and it will give you a long list of websites that offer to do just that, but for a price. Many of these websites will convert an image for you, and then require that you pay for all additional images. Some limit the size of your upload. Most have way too many settings and options when you just want to get this done quick. Some require you to make an account just to convert an image file. Almost all of them are incredibly slow. And after all of this, some will even surprise you with a paywall after you spent all that time setting it up. This is unacceptable. https://claytonkruse.com/writings/fidelity-over-schwab-and-vanguard/ https://claytonkruse.com/writings/fidelity-over-schwab-and-vanguard/ Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:00:00 GMT As soon as I got my first paycheck I wanted to start investing. I tried to make an investing account with the bank my mom had opened a custodial account for me at, but being under 18 I was not allowed access to an investing platform. https://claytonkruse.com/writings/work-history/ https://claytonkruse.com/writings/work-history/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:00:00 GMT Independently ran a technology repair business for two weeks. Recieved high praise for my achievements. https://claytonkruse.com/writings/disable-youtube-shorts/ https://claytonkruse.com/writings/disable-youtube-shorts/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 12:00:00 GMT YouTube has become increasingly predatory over the years. They have every incentive to make every attempt to spend as much time on the platform as possible. The most egregious example of this is the creation of YouTube Shorts, with the omission of a setting to disable them. https://claytonkruse.com/writings/arch-is-best-for-beginners/ https://claytonkruse.com/writings/arch-is-best-for-beginners/ Mon, 28 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMT Allow me to first of all say that at the time of writing this, I am new to Linux. For years I have been wanting to switch to Linux; six months ago I finally installed my first distribution: Arch Linux.