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This post could have started a lot differently. Sometimes i just come here and write stuff then half way delete it all.

The choices we make define us, family or job, career or church, they're not the easiest and it takes wisdom to consistently make the right choices. Sometimes we make a terrible choice and bear the consequences of our poor judgement but in the end they are ours to make. And whether good or bad, we have to make them and of course be prepared for what comes next.

On an unrelated note, happy independence day to all nigerians. Proud 49, we have come a long way but the journey continues.

This has been post #419+1, funny huh, numbers.

-ONWARD

the matter of choice

Choice
1. Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or separating from two or more things that which is preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one thing to another; election.
[1913 Webster]

Its not always fun when we have to choose between two or more things/situations. Last week my computer was acting up, the browser kept crashing, my antivirus didnt tell me anything was wrong but it was so annoying that i decided to reformat. This choice gave me the option of installing linux as the main os on my computer which I did. I've used ubuntu linux before and it worked fine on a dual boot arrangement before i did something stupid and had to take it off. This time my intention was to use linux and nothing else. Kind of like saying talk to the hand to microsoft.

The good
I love linux and all the customisations you can do on it. Its just sweet. Plus its free, you dont have to worry about breaking any laws and there are great apps supported and since most of my school work is done on linux it seems to be the perfect solution.

The Ugly
After using ubuntu linux and spending hours customising it to my hearts desire, i have begone to find certain limitations especially with the software support. For example, i can us pidgin which is a multi-platform im client as my main im client but it does not have features like video and audio calls supported. There's a solution to this which is to run windows in a virtual environment, but that will require hard disk space i dont have and RAM i'm short on. There's also the possibility of running windows apps natively on linux using wine but only certain apps are well supported which brings me to the point i'm in now.

The choice
I want the ability make audio and video calls using skype and y!messenger but like i said its not supported to linux. A possible solution would be to scrap the linux dream and go back to windows or get another computer. The latter is a tempting proposition because if i want to get another computer then i will have to let go of the other things i want to get (see my wishlist) and i don't want that. Besides these there are other needs i need to plan and take care of that all require $$$.

Another interesting dream is to get a mac. I've been toiling with the idea for a while now and i decided that for now my mac dreams will remain dreams. I simply cannot afford to get one now, hope they drop the prices soon.

So is it back to windows or will i be sticking with linux for a while longer? I really dont know at this point. Any suggestions?

~shalom~