You're absolutely right. I did want to tinker around a bit with this, and it's given me a little taste of some Linux stuff.

I also knew I could go get a really cheap bluetooth adapter, but I liked this card because I could just leave it in all the time. I found the Kensington adapter that Tony posted in another thread, but it's a bit too expensive for me right now, and I don't even know if that one will work with Ubuntu.

I'll think about it for a while. I haven't compiled anything since a CS class in my freshman year of college, but it would be good experience for me.