How To Watch 4oD on Ubuntu 13.10 and Ubuntu 14.04

I really love watching 4oD but I get an error message when playing it on my Ubuntu 14.04 laptop. It is actually really easy to get 4oD to work on Ubuntu – you just need to install HAL. It should work after that. Please let know if it doesn’t for you.

Volvo V50 Reduced Engine Performance

I wrote this article back in 2013.  Since then I’ve owned two Volvos. The bad news is that both Volvos that I’ve had this problem.  All the problems I’ve had have been caused by the diesel particulate filter and EGR valve.  Something goes wrong with the ERG value or a pipe get blocked and then … Read more

Package ‘ia32-libs-gtk’ has no installation candidate Ubuntu 13.10

The package ‘ia32-libs-gtk’ has been removed in Ubuntu 13.10 (I have no idea why). When you try and install it you get the error “Package ‘ia32-libs-gtk’ has no installation candidate”. It seems that most people need this ia32-libs-gtk for installing or running Adobe Air. I have found the solution is: This got Adobe Air working … Read more

How to install Balsamiq Mockups on Ubuntu 13.10

I have made a new set of instructions for Installing Balsamiq Mockups on Ubuntu 13.10 because it it is slightly different from installing it on Ubuntu 13.04. Step 1 – Download Adobe Air – http://airdownload.adobe.com/air/lin/download/latest/AdobeAIRInstaller.bin. Step 2: Make the installer excutable. Step 3: Try running the installer. Step 4: If your computer is 64bit then … Read more