Windows 8 brought applications and a new Start screen to computers that nobody uses. Unfortunately for Microsoft these applications, so beautiful to look at, are not ideal on traditional computers where it is still preferable to use traditional programs.
In Windows 8.1 Microsoft made sure that the applications could also be used from the desktop, to encourage their use.
In particular, it is possible to put the screen of some applications to the side so as to always keep them in view on the screen while doing something else.
Below we see some of the most useful Windows 10 and 8.1 apps to put on the side, to always keep open and under control, especially useful on larger monitors.
To bring an application open on a column to the side of the screen you have to click on the edge at the top, hold down and move to the side.
In Windows 8.1 you can split the screen into two equal parts for two different applications or leave three quarters for one and a quarter for another.
Thinking the desktop as an application, you can leave the desktop in view for three quarters of the screen and an app of your choice for a quarter.
The app will adapt its content to the available space so it displays all information in a smaller space without cutting anything.
Among the best apps for Windows 8.1 and 10, the ones that best fit to display side information on the screen are:
1) Twitter
The Twitter app on Windows 8 is nothing special but it works great when hooked to the side.
If you work on the desktop and still want to follow a flow of news on Twitter keeping an eye on it constantly, this app is perfect.
2) Facebook
As with Twitter, the Facebook app for Windows 8 also works very well to always have an eye on the flow of Facebook news or messages.
3) Chat
If you want to keep Facebook, Skype or Gmail chat open on one side of the screen, this is the ideal application.
IM + Messenger is a free application that supports multiple chat services together, including Facebook, Skype and Hangouts.
4) Email
The built-in Windows 8.1 Email app isn't exactly the best email client out there, but it works well if you use an outlook.com account.
Since it can be fixed on the side of the screen, it allows you to view emails constantly and to reply quickly without having to interrupt the work you are doing.
The same can be done with the Yahoo Mail app
5) Reading news
The news application already present on Windows 8 can also be enough to follow the news of the day.
If you want more, you can install News Republic or Flipboard, both with the ability to be fixed on the side of the monitor and remain open even while working on the desktop.
6) Take notes with OneNote or Evernote
OneNote is an exceptional program for taking notes and notes and works wonderfully as an app for Windows 8 to be kept to the side to mark all kinds of notes.
Everything written syncs through OneDrive on the Onenote mobile app.
If you don't like OneNote, you can always use Evernote touch, similar, light and very quick to use for taking notes.
7) Listen to music
The Music application in Windows 8 is not only an app for listening to computer music, but also for listening to streaming songs.
Holding it to the side allows you to work and listen to music with the controls always at hand.
Finally, it is worth saying that, if you like this thing of keeping multiple applications open together in Windows 8, you can also view three of them together, dividing the screen into three separate areas.
To do this, you need to open three applications of the store together and move one alongside the lateral one.
