I introduced the devabulator to you, but know I would like like to take the chance to give you some more facts. I believe this app to be a good addition to any artists or art appreciator’s desktop because it allows access to a community of people practicing different styles of art, many of them established artists. It is easy to use once it is downloaded on to your destktop and the sleek hidden design does not overpower or clutter a desktop.  The Devabulator was created by Brian Fernandes, creator of thegoan.com, a website that has created a number of applications. The Devabulator works with Yahoo Widgets and places a sort of search engine on your desktop. From there, random art cycles through the window at a speed that is controlled by you as well as subject matter that is controlled by you. Thegoan.com lists some helpful codes that you input into the search bar with allow users to filter images based on artist, medium, or works similar to the ones being shows. I downloaded the Yahoo Widget application and so far like it a lot because of its simplicity and helpful directions. The design is sleek and looks very similar to the newer mac or vista color schemes with its transparent backgrounds and recognizable rounded and button-like windows. The Devabulator is running under its second version, which appears to run smoother with more search options for the user. The best information about this app can be found on the creator’s website, The Goan, but overall I found the application to be self explanatory and an essntial tool for searching through thousands of artists and artworks.

Currently I keep the devabulator running in the corner of my desktop and a speed of about thirty seconds. I feel any longer and the idea of quickly scanning through images is lost. The point of this app is to make image searching easier, so a quick paced speed will provide more images to browse during a study break or lunch break. The easiest way to use Yahoo Widgets is to keep the unnecessary widgets off the tool bar and only open a few windows at a time. Because the devabulator rotates through some highly colorful and busy pictures I feel a cluttered desktop does not provide the best viewing for the pieces. It is also a good idea to keep your filter settings more general because it leaves the ability to find new artists an easier thing to achieve. Although, once an artist with interesting work is discovered, try limiting the search to images like the one you have just seen.

This app is a great addition to an art lovers desktop, it does not take up too much space, yet it provides a great deal of art and culture to the computer.

from thegoan.com