The best Windows 8/RT apps for back to school
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With this return to school we have time to recommend some useful applications for students, and as we know that many return to school with a laptop or tablet with Windows 8/ RT We make a list of the ones that would be most useful to you on this platform.
We know that each school level or career has very specific needs, so the following list is designed for any student, let's start:
OneNote
With the advent of touch devices, taking notes on our devices becomes much easier, and what better way to take advantage of this than OneNote , the application signed by Microsoft that allows you to take notes with some ease.
OneNote allows you to add images, text, and freehand drawings to our notes, it also allows a very useful organization with different notebooks and sections, and as if that were not enough, it uses our SkyDrive account to keep all our information in the cloud.
Download | OneNote
Evernote Touch
Following the note-taking section, another of my recommendations is Evernote Touch, in this application what we can take advantage of the most is its ability to add attachments to our notes: images, Office files, or PDF's, all of these are uploaded to our cloud and will be available at any time.
Another advantage of Evernote is that if you have a mobile phone, computer, or tablet with another operating system, the service offers official applications for most of them, including Windows 7, Mac OS, Windows Phone, Android, iOS, and the Web.
Download | Evernote Touch
Adobe Reader Touch
As students reading PDF files is inevitable, and who better than the king in this matter: Adobe Reader Touch, which also Allowing these files to be read allows small annotations to be made on them.
Its interface is simple and fast, it also allows you to search for specific words and add bookmarks to continue with our reading.
Download | Adobe Reader Touch
Fresh Paint
If you want to make a much more detailed drawing Fresh Paint It does its job very well, it has a simple interface with very basic options Useful for those who love drawing.
It also allows you to make a very interesting color combination, and that will simulate the oil painting method very well, it also has several types of brushes available and the option to add an image to start a new drawing .
Download | Fresh Paint
SkyDrive
All our files, images or other documents will have to be stored somewhere, and what better than to get a SkyDrive account for it.
The client for Windows 8/RT is minimalist and allows full administration of our files, allowing them to be uploaded, deleted, and organized, as well as clients on all platforms and integration in most of the operating system is one of the most interesting bets around cloud storage.
Download | SkyDrive
IM+ Messenger
Not to go to class they have to be without communication, and therefore a good chat client like IM+ is always very useful. The interface is simple and with a design very consistent with the Modern UI, it works well in the background, and a good notification system.
But the best part is that it offers the ability to have chat accounts from various services, including Facebook, Google, Skype, Yahoo! among others.
Download | IM+
A good Twitter client will also always be useful, and in this case I will recommend the official one, with basic options, and an interface minimalist and well adapted to be operated with a touch screen.
In addition we can add several accounts, and fully edit our profiles, read our lists, and manage our followers.
Download | Twitter
Office 2013
Lastly, and as the best recommendation, I suggest getting the version of Office Home and Students 2013, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote for desktop, plus 7GB of SkyDrive storage, and access to Office Web Apps. All for a moderate price but without a doubt it will be the best investment a student can make.
For now these are the applications for Windows 8/RT that I would recommend for an average student, but of course in more special cases they would need some more specific ones, and these will no longer necessarily have to be used from the Modern UI since compatibility with all is desktop software is also present.
If you think there is something we can add to the list, feel free to write it down in the comments.
Image | Microsoft
