Ubuntu - Exciting Stuff!

I have been using Ubuntu for the past three days and it is working like a dream. It definitely doesn't feel like Linux of the past where one had to open a terminal to access a CD. Add/Remove programs, Update manager etc, make Ubuntu feel like Windows. I loved the numerous apps available under 'Add/Remove'. I selected many apps, most of them under Education and Games. My personal favorites are -
1. KBruch: An educational game that works in either freestyle or learning modes and tests your grip on fractions, percentages etc.
2. Kanagram: KDE Anagrams
3. KGeography: Lets you play with world geography
4. Four-in-a-row: Name says it all.
5. FontForge: Typeface editor program.

It is kind of an aberration from what we regularly do and hence the excitement to try them. I had a weird, although not unsual, problem when I first started off with Ubuntu. Ubuntu, like all other versions in linux, prompts for Username and Password before we actually get to use the session. We can choose to bypass this and enable Auto Login by going to:
System->Administration->Login Window.
Under Security Tab, select 'Enable Automatic Login'

All is fine till here, but when we restart, there is an annoying message waiting for you.
"Enter password for default keyring to unlock"

A blunt and inefficient way would be to type in your wireless network key in each time you login. This defeats the whole purpose of having an Automatic login. A second (also inefficient) way would be to have a 'blank' wireless password which would get rid of this prompt and in the process will deprive you of security a wireless network password gives you. I'd bet you'd find some complex workarounds if you google this. But a straightforward way to solve this is:

1. Right click on the 'Wireless Network Connection' icon/applet in the system tray (which is on the top right of your screen).
2. Click 'Edit Connections'
3. In the 'Network Connections' window that pops up, go to 'Wireless' tab.
4. Select the wireless network, and hit on 'Edit' which is on the right.
5. On the 'Edit Network' window that pops up, 'Connect Automatically' box will be checked, as you already chose to enable Auto-Login. If this box is not selected, select it.
6. In the same dialog box, at the bottom left corner, there is a check box stating 'Available to all users'. Check that box.

That is it. You will not get this annoying keyring message again. The only catch in this method is, anyone who logs on the machine can access your wireless internet connection. So, you are totally risk free if you are the only user.

Anyways, am looking forward to an exciting ride on Ubuntu.