Trying out Knoppix and Ubuntu

In my Unix course one of the extra credit assignments is to do a lab using Knoppix. I completed the lab and found Knoppix to be easy to use.
I did not get it to run in GUI mode due to a hardware issue but I will keep trying. I have downloaded Ubuntu as well and plan to test it soon. I will post my experiences in using both of these OS's here once I have had time for some real testing.