The present invention is directed to a method and system for use in a
computing environment to present and provide access to user information.
The system may include a sidebar for hosting a plurality of tiles.
Applications may be minimized and inserted into the sidebar upon
minimization. Selected features of the application remain available
through a tile when the application is represented by a tile in the
sidebar. The system may also include user interface tools for allowing a
user to command placement of a selected application into the sidebar. The
application may include an available feature selection module for
allowing an application to provide at least a sub-set of a full feature
set upon minimization. An insertion module may be provided for inserting
the tile into the user interface.