Existing users, 
However, I found it very slow -- even on a fast LAN connection with a relative new Mac, simple searches take several minutes. If the results had been worth the wait I would have been happy to wait and pay for Devonagent, but I found they were often irrelevant or of minor interest.
Contrary to what the developers say in the Devonagent manual, most search engines do allow you to use advanced search features such as boolean operators (AND OR NOT) and proximity searching.
My advice: save your money, download a copy of the Google Guide from http://www.googleguide.com/pdf/googleguide.pdf, work through the exercises, and learn to use all the hidden power of Google.
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Contributed by: dixonfdm Sunday, September 24 2006 @ 08:46 PM PDT
Product Platform: MacOSX
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I really wanted this program to work. - dixonfdm
I realize it's searching several search engines, but my point is I can use Google, limit my search using advanced operators, do my search, find something useful, and have read half of it by the time DevonAgent comes up with less than stellar results.Friday, October 06 2006 @ 02:57 PM PDT
I really wanted this program to work. - i_gaucho
It's slow because it searches several search engines at once and makes sure the links actually work before giving back results. It's much faster than doing all that yourself!Reply to This
Thursday, October 05 2006 @ 02:38 PM PDT