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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP/Vista
- Date added: October 26, 2008
- Total Downloads: 13,355
- Downloads last week: 11
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A newer version of ChunkIt Firefox is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 13 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
When Google, Yahoo, or any other major search engine overwhelms you with so many matches it reads more results than dollars in the national debt, ChunkIt might be the plug-in for you. Available for Firefox and Internet Explorer, it "chunks" up your search returns, providing snippets of relevant text.
The add-on splits your browser tab into two vertical sections, the left side with the ChunkIt results and the right with unchunked returns. Clicking on the text of a ChunkIt result loads the text in the right pane, highlights the relevant bit in yellow, and scrolls directly to it. A link at the top of the pane opens the page that your result lives on in a new tab.
This is a large plug-in, weighing in at more than 8MB. Using it requires use of the ChunkIt toolbar, something that may not go over well as browser design becomes more streamlined. Users who need help narrowing down broad searches will find this plug-in exceptionally useful. On the other hand, users comfortable maneuvering through "the Google" might find ChunkIt extraneous to their needs.
Publisher's description
From TigerLogic :Give your favorite search engine super strength by transforming your favorite search engine into an information powerhouse. ChunkIt searches within the pages of your engine's results to find your search terms in context. ChunkIt also searches Web pages and discovers information that conventional search tools may have never revealed. In addition to mining content on a Web page, ChunkIt will mine all of the links on that page for information relevant to your search. By clicking on a chunk in the left panel, ChunkIt will highlight that information in the context of its original Web page. There's no need to bounce between multiple windows. ChunkIt also makes it fast and easy to find information in reference manuals, PDFs, legal docs, and news sites.
Version 1.1.2.0005 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
CNET Editor's Note: The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.1.2.0005 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of ChunkIt Firefox 1.1.2.0005
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Version: ChunkIt Firefox 1.1.2.0005
Pros: Haven't found any.
Cons: Made firefox unable to load. Crashes firefox before browser can even launch. Still trying to fix the mess it has created. I have a 3 week old computer.
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Version: ChunkIt Firefox 1.1.2.0005
"Read the user agreement first!"
Pros: Unknown. I read the user agreement and ditched it.
Cons: You allow them to collect and save your search queries, to deliver advertising to your search results, to install third party software on your system, and lots more. Red flags all over the place!
Summary: There's a sucker born every minute, but I'm not one of them. Keep your spyware, adware, and malware to yourself, thank you very much. I can't believe CNet even lists this thing. Are they being paid, or what?
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Version: ChunkIt Firefox 1.1.2.0005
"makes my Google searches much more productive"
Pros: ASPM was said to be buying back its debt.By putting in the word "convertible" in the ChunkIt! search bar,ChunkIt! took me right to the paragraph I needed to read in all three ASPM documents(SEC filing,press release,and conference call transcript).
Cons: not that I can see
Summary: It seems to me that Google's key word search process is greatly advanced by ChunkIt!
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