After putting it down for a few months and then returning to it this past weekend, I managed to get my onboard wireless card (the infamously tricky Broadcom43xx series) working in Kubuntu in about 10 minutes. Right now I couldn't be more pleased!

Linux has really come a long way in the last 3 years, since I last tried an install. I am truly impressed. It won't be long before it's ready for the mass market.