Partial Uninstall of App Leaving Weird Install Volume (Terminal fun, too)

I installed Sonarr about a week ago on my Mac (running the latest OS X) and followed all the steps on this page (http://www.htpcguides.com/install-nzbdrone-osx/) (minus the Automater steps as I went with the plist method) and then found out it wouldn't work out for me. I couldn't find uninstall instructions so I ended up just deleting the files. Since then, however, I've noticed the installer volume will sometimes appear when I start my MBP or sometimes an installer will appear when I try to shut down/restart, stopping the process. I think this may have something to do with my improper uninstallation (maybe something with the plist commands not being undone).
Does anyone know what I can do to properly remove all traces of this app from my Mac based on the instructions I linked to? As said, I think the big issue is the plist stuff I put in Terminal, so how could I undo this:
Type this command in Terminal to create the plist file
sudo nano /Library/LaunchDaemons/nzbdrone.plist
Paste this code for the NzbDrone plist
<plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>Label</key> <string>nzbdrone</string> <key>ProgramArguments</key> <array> <string>mono</string> <string>--debug</string> <string>/Applications/NzbDrone/NzbDrone.exe</string> </array> <key>KeepAlive</key> <true/> <key>AbandonProcessGroup</key> <true/> </dict> </plist>
Then press Control+X, then Y and Enter.
Thanks!

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It REPLACES the prior version in the Time Machine forum, at: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2057525
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