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  • Uninstall/Install manually Google Chrome

    Sometimes, further to a problem, an automatic uninstall process of Chrome is not efficient. In that case, you will need to proceed with a manual uninstall. Here are the steps you can use to perform a safe reinstallation: Perform a Google Chrome uninstall as explained right here: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95319?hl=en Create a new Chrome user profile: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/142059?hl=en Download file remove.zip (right…

  • Set Chrome as default browser on Android

    You have just installed Chrome on your Android device, and you now want to define it as default for your browser. Badly, you already have a browser installed on your phone which is the default browser… here are the steps to modify this: Go in the Settings of your phone In these settings, open the…

  • Web2py framework

    Do you like web development and Python ? You’re looking for a framework free, complete and in a constant evolution (features, security, …) ? So Web2py is for you ! web2py is a free, open-source web framework for agile development of secure database-driven web applications; it is written in Python and programmable in Python. web2py is a…

  • Uninstall manually a Chrome extension

    It can sometimes happen that an extension doesn’t want to be uninstalled with the steps provided by Google Chrome Support (to be tried first): https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/113907?hl=en. Don’t worry, there’s a workaround available to delete definitely and manually this extension. Here are the steps: Type about:extensions in the address bar and click on Developer Mode in the top-right hand corner…

  • Install FTP server – PureFTPd

    You want to set up an FTP server on your Linux installation ? Here are the main steps you can use to set up very quickly a reliable and secure server under BSD licence : Pure-FTPd. The commands used in this tutorial are the commands available under Ubuntu Server and can so be different depending…

  • Activate developer options on your Android Device

    Since Android 4.0, the developer options have disappeared from Android settings. Actually, they have not really “disappeared”, they have just been hidden to avoid to display them for some users who would not have any usefulness in it and who could be afraid to do an error. To enable them again, the steps to follow…