Keyboard Novelist - testing keyboards gamified

Keyboard tests gamified - Keyboard Novelist

Part of Computer Recycling’s build workflow process can be found in the LibreOffice Writer Laptop Build Checklist on GitHub. This isn’t the entire process, but serves as a guide for new volunteers on things that we check, test, and do, to prepare a laptop with Linux Mint (currently 22.3). We also have some quality assurance steps that are not documented in that checklist, as we prefer to have several eyes on 1 build, in order to ensure we don’t miss things. ...

July 17, 2026 · 4 min
Logitech keyboard, mouse, and dongle

Using Logitech unifying devices with Linux

Logitech unifying, but needs configuration Logitech’s unifying system is nice for a few reasons: Any device with the Logitech unifying symbol should work with a unifying dongle. Up to 6 devices can attach to one unifying dongle. There are plenty of Logitech devices that are part of the unifying ecosystem. If you buy a new Logitech wireless keyboard direct from a retailer, chances are you can just plug the dongle into your computer, turn on your wireless keyboard, and work. But if you buy Logitech devices used, and/or they don’t come with the unifying dongle, a little work might be needed to get the device paired with the dongle. ...

April 8, 2025 · 2 min