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How to uninstall Google Chrome completely

google chrome logoAre you tired of Google Chrome? Do you want to uninstall and remove it for good from your computer? Recently Google has posted an interesting article on how to uninstall Google Chrome completely from your computer. Here is what you have to do.

Make sure extensions are displayed for your files. Here’s how:

  • Go to the Start menu > Control Panel.
  • Double-click Folder Options.
  • Click View.
  • Make sure the ‘Hide extensions for known file types’ checkbox is deselected.
  • Right-click this link.
  • Click Save Link as and save the file name as remove.reg. (Select ‘All files’ as your file type.)
  • Exit Google Chrome completely.
  • Double-click remove.reg on your desktop.
  • In the confirmation window, click Yes.
  • Click OK.
  • Go to the Start menu > Run.
  • Enter one of the following commands in the text field, depending on your operating system:
  • Windows XP:%USERPROFILE%Local SettingsApplication DataGoogle
  • Windows Vista: %LOCALAPPDATA%Google
  • Delete the Chrome’ folder in the directory that opens.

Learn to chop with a knife

Chef Roger Mooking believes your hands are “your most powerful tools in the kitchen,” but he also advocates using only the sharpest knife. He demonstrates in a short video how to use them together.

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Cheapest Wire Holder from Spiral Notebook

Looking for a quick and easy way to repurpose some old, unused notebooks while simultaneously decluttering your cords? (Who isn’t?!) Instructables user ansanma demonstrates that the spirals in your spiral-bound notebooks make for excellent cable wranglers.

The video explains it all. Cut out a piece of the spiral, wrap it around the wires you want to bind together, and that’s all there is to it. The author points out that plastic spirals work best, but wire-bound spiral notebooks should work, too.

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How Toilets Are Made

The process of making the most important piece of furniture in our homes, the humble toilet.

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How-To: Portable voice recording booth

portable vocal recording booth

Some cardboard, a plastic handle, and some sound insulating foam make for an impressively portable vocal booth by Instructables user humanworkshop.