It came to my attention this morning, that with the integration of Google+ and Picasa, anyone not signed up for Google+ cannot download full size pictures from the permalinks on the side. So, for anyone who wants to download pictures, you have 2 options:
1. Sign up for Google+.
2. When you go to the permalinks, right click on the link that you want, and select the option to copy the URL to the clipboard (in chrome it's "Copy Link Address", in Firefox it's "Copy Link Location", and in Internet Explorer it's "Copy Shortcut"). Then, go to the address bar at the top of the browser, delete whatever is there and paste that link into the address bar (either Ctrl-V or right click and select "Paste"). Immediately after that address, type "?noredirect=1", except without the quotes. Now hit return or click go, and you should be brought to the old Picasa view of the album. From Picasa, you should be able to download full size pictures.
This is all an apparent attempt by Google to lock people into using Google+ for everything, which is pretty crappy in my opinion. I guess they've gotten rid of that whole "Don't be evil" thing.
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