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Where’s the download link???
same question. This is not downloading.
ummm … where it says Download … hover mouse over and it underlines/ activates
Right click and it will save to system
And you don’t need to go through Facebook
•Things to look out for when shopping.
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There was a temporary issue on our server which resulted some of the latest posts go blank.
Sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused you.
Here is the direct download link:
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Aibek
Okay, so where’s the link to the PDF?
Here’s the Link for Everybody:
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
thanks Lonny,
There was a temporary issue on our server which resulted some of the latest posts go blank.
Sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused you.
Aibek
Yeah, where? I guess you’ve all just got the same email I did!
there was a small glitch on our server, it’s fixed now. The download link available in the article.
I cannot see a Download button on this page
here you go,
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Aibek
No way to download
This happened a few times before. I thought it was just me, but it seems the notice goes out before there is actually anything for us to download.
Come on guys..sort this out please. Doesn’t do either your image or rep any favours.
PeterC
thanks Lonny,
There was a temporary issue on our server which resulted some of the latest posts go blank.
here is the direct download link: http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused you.
Aibek
I use noscript to filter what has access to my machine. After temporarily allowing scripts on this page I see that there is a script for just about every ad and social networking site that currently exists. While I admire the time it must have taken to accumulate all these relationships, when I realized that I needed to log into facebook -which I have avoided like the Black Death – just to download a possibly useful (maybe) pdf I decided that makeusof is notuseful
Bye Bye
Same with the iPad2 giveaway – no instructions on the linked page.
There is a download link at top of the page just below the MAKEUSEOF title
It still does not get you to the PDF file.
There was a temporary issue on our server which resulted some of the latest posts go blank.
here is the direct download link: http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Aibek
Do you really have to go through Facebook to get a download these days?
NO COMMENTS !!!
To add to the throng, where is this PDF link?
Here:
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
It was missing because of a server glitch. Leopards in the mainframe or something, I don’t know. I just edit the PDFs.
I am not giving another Facebook app access to my info just to download a pdf that probably doesn’t contain any useful info. Is anybody else sick of this marketing ploy???
Yes. I’ve avoided the social media scene for a very long time and choose to keep avoiding it.
I put 2 pair of glasses on and still can’t find the link
This practice will eventually ruin the business.
Where is the beef?
Where the Download link?
ok, again: no download link…
April 1 is gone!
see comment above
I tried my old pair of glasses! Still no link…. I’m out of here.
here is the direct download link: http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Ya, same question. Where’s the download?
Here: http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Sorry about the delay; there was a glitch.
No dwnlodng link is there.
There is now.
This is a fraud and a good publicity-trick. There is no link for download
This is a technical error. Please check now, I assure you this was no trick.
The link is near the top of this page!!!
I’m tired of Makeuseof not having the links to go with the email. Maybe I need to send their email to Spam????
Seems like for some ppl there is glitch after all, I downloaded it no problem (I’m using Safari on iMac OSX).
Facebook? Really? A teenager hangout for kids and adults who can’t let go of their teen years is the only way to get a Tech PDF? Ugh
this is the link: http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
thank you Arjun
this is the link: http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s…
I’m sorry, but if I have to go through FACEBOOK to download any guide, then I just have to pass on your offer. This is not the same as FREE. At this time I am cancelling
MAKE USE OF. There are lots of good tech sites that aren’t joined at the hip to any social networking sites.
you can also download my putting your email address somewhere….
You do not need to join facebook. This technical error has been resolved, I take full responsibility.
this is the download link : goo.gl/4fK4N
I have to agree – this is cheesy. And despite whatever defense is made, making your audience jump through hoops is no way to earn their respect or their return to your site. It runs contrary to advertising technique, as you’re amply demonstrating here by losing audience members.
I know what you’re trying to do by focusing on “likes” (Facebook *is* a powerful advertising tool), but turning people off is a self-defeating concept.
this is just stupid. If you have been reading MakeUseOf for a long time you should know that we always post direct download link on each PDF announcement. What happened today was a technical glitch.
Well, I just downloaded it over at facebook..from link in the leftside menu pannel..but I won’t be visiting this site anymore..this sucks! Why the hell should I be made go elsewhere to download something that is supposed to be from this site..without having to visit facebook!
For what it’s worth..you folks here at MakeUseOf should know better than come up with a crappy stunt like this..and I thought you were all about quality and offering a good service! I won’t be back and am now off to unsubscribe from you mailing list..and I’m sure I won’t be alone either..
link is back, this was a technical error
U can download at top of the page.U see download button in long blue box.
But u have to login and share the makuseof in facebook.
Why do we *have* to log in and share on facebook..when some of us don’t even use facebook! When I subscribed here there was no mention of having to post or “share” over on facebook in order to get what they are offering for free!
It’s supposed to be a MUO guide..not a MUO / Facebook guide..Facebook should not come into it..and we should only be asked to visit Facebook and *share* if we want to..not made to do so in order to get these reports!
If I want to spread the word about something I like or think is worthy of praise, then it will be to those I know and by the means I want. I take offense at being made do something I would not usually do..as in using facebook.
Still, I guess it is their right to do what they want, but it’s not me and that’s why I am jumping the MUO ship.
You should see the download link at the bottom of the post now, without any facebook hoops to jump through. Apologies for the error.
Count me out too… if I wanted FaceBook I would have been on it already. You can assume that “everyone” is on it, but you are wrong. Whether or not a large enough percentage of your visitors use FaceBook to make you not care about those of use who don’t is yet to be seen…
try again,you dont need facebook.
There was a temporary issue on our server which resulted some of the latest posts go blank.
Sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused you.
here is the direct download link: http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Aibek
This sucks, if this is the game you are playing, I don’t want to play it.
I am Not using MakeUseOf any more!
There was a temporary issue on our server which resulted some of the latest posts go blank.
In regards to facebook, we DON’T require users to join the Facebook to download the latest guides.
That requirement goes into place only about a month after the guide was announced. This is to make sure that everyone who wants it gets it for FREE via direct download link.
Sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused you.
here is the direct download link: http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Aibek
NoScript ftw. No link, no scripts for places I don’t want to go & crap I don’t want. Makeuseof s/n ratio is way too much dross for the few worthwhile items.
No noise here:
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
I thought it was just me.
Link is back. This was my fault, we were adjusting some back-end codes. Please don’t let it tarnish your enjoyment of MakeUseOf. We are dedicated to offering quality content for free.
No it’s not just you Rob. Time to put an end to this crap NOW! Everybody let ‘em know until they change this ridiculous policy. And also go back and “like” every comment by those who agree with us! ;>)
This was a technical error, not a policy. Please check again now.
Or click here: http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Are you going to put a link so we can download this?
It should be there now. Please refresh the page.
This is a good try… Like on FB? For what? I would read that guide first. Then I will be able to decide if I like it or not.
Spam spam
There’s no need for Facebook. Åpparently we need to get better at clarifying this, and I’m sorry we didn’t earlier.
Direct link: http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
James, I thought you just posted that the link was up, but I’m not seeing it when I refresh the page.
It might not have gone through the cache yet. Here is a direct link for those of you not seeing it yet:
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Here’s the Link for Everybody:
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s…
It is the link all the way at the end of the document as below – this one does not go to FB
If you find this guide interesting, please share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter
by using this link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/download-hard-drive-future-guide-solid-state-drives/
Enjoy!
It is the link all the way at the end of the document as below – this one does not go to FB
If you find this guide interesting, please share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter
by using this link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/d…
Enjoy!
For anyone else not able to see the download link, please empty your browser cache, or use this link. Sorry for the error.
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Thanks for this. I’m a proud owner of a MacBook Air, so i’m very interested what this book has to say.
Holy Cow, all this hostility. ???
I don’t understand the problem. ? No scam!
There are so many different Operating Systems, Apple, Linux, Different Windows Versions, Smartphones, PPC’s. Different Service Packs, Different browsers.
INSTRUCTIONS:
You can right click the download link. I downloaded it in both Chrome and IE7 If you click the link it may open in your browser. Depends on whether you use browser extensions or toolbar helpers.
In IE7 it displays the pdf in the browser. To save it to your hard drive you click the upper left icon of the floppy drive, save as, and save it to your hard drive. Try it a different browser.
LINK:
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
The LINK IS above – on THIS page where it says
“or
“Read Now On Scribd”
That’s another option, join Scribd (free) for safe downloads.
I’m sure the FB app is there for people who have problems with some platforms.
Holy Cow, all this hostility. ???
I don’t understand the problem. ? No scam!
There are so many different Operating Systems, Apple, Linux, Different Windows Versions, Smartphones, PPC’s. Different Service Packs, Different browsers.
INSTRUCTIONS:
You can right click the download link. I downloaded it in both Chrome and IE7 If you click the link it may open in your browser. Depends on whether you use browser extensions or toolbar helpers.
In IE7 it displays the pdf in the browser. To save it to your hard drive you click the upper left icon of the floppy drive, save as, and save it to your hard drive. Try it a different browser.
LINK:
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s…
The LINK IS above – on THIS page where it says
“or
“Read Now On Scribd”
That’s another option, join Scribd (free) for safe downloads.
I’m sure the FB app is there for people who have problems with some platforms.
I just wrote up several ways people could get the link over an hour ago and it didn’t show up here. ??
could be becuase it was placed in a moderation queue. I see your post a few below this one, thank you for helping ppl out there. It was a technical problem on our end causing the issue, but has been resolved now.
Hi not sure what the problem is or if it was resolved but all I had to do was right click on the Download text and then choose save link as. I use Google Chrome and have never had a problem. I also haven’t had to login to facebook for anything here and I don’t have a problem with it since I use facebook all the time for important things like networking. Please don’t be haters here. That doesn’t solve anything. MUO does a great job and I appreciate all the stuff I have learned from them.
It may be worth noting that if you have upgraded to firefox 4 then your link tp adobe reader may be disabled as I think there is no verion available yet for 4.0. Secondly you need to save link as on the words
DOWNLOAD Hard Drive Of The Future: Your Guide To Solid State Drives
hope this helps
All u ppl that cant see the download link it’s koz ur 2 greedy and selfish and dont even bother 2 read what MUO has 2 say. Read carefully and ull c da link like i saw it and Im not that bright, but bright enuf 2 c that MUO is doing a great job. Thx MUO!
thank you )
where is the download link?????
not showing up.
Sorry; we seem to have critters roaming in our servers. Here’s the direct link:
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
To Make Use Of. you have these giveaway’s from time to time which is great but how do we know who won and when? I have never seen anything further after we apply to the giveaway, what gives?
Harry, that’s simply not true. The winners are always announced after the giveaway ends — perhaps not immediate but they are always made known.
Nice guide, all Pc in the future will/should have a SSD installed simply for the OS if nothing else, Windows boots much faster, will probly put one in my desktop when I can afford one.
They’re getting cheaper all the time; you’ll be able to afford it sooner than you think.
I am not able to access FaceBook at work. I would like to download the pdf HELP
No facebook needed. Here’s the direct link again:
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Your download makes one think that you must join facebook. I have neither need nor desire for any “social networking product” I was about to put MakeUseOf in my garbage pile. Don’t force us, if we want it we can figure out how to get it…
There are tons of ways to get our manuals without Facebook. They’re all on Scribd long before they’re posted anywhere else, even the main blog. Alternatively, if you bookmark our download page after signing up for our newsletter you’ll have another way to get at the manuals early; sometimes even a month early.
Finally, the announcement posts always have clear links. Like this one. We reward our loyal readers.
04/13 How long is temporary going to be?
What do you mean? All should be working now. Here’s a direct link, again, in case it’s not:
http://manuals.makeuseof.com.s3.amazonaws.com/MakeUseOf.com_-_Solid_State_Drives.pdf
Hi Aibek, ur doing a great job, but change that rubber-stamp line “Sorry for any inconvenience this might have caused you” koz were already sick of it and it smax of used car sales, sorry, i dont mean to be ruff, but put something from urself:)