Execution of application based on task selection

A processing device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a bus;
• and
• a memory including data and instructions for the at least one processor, the at least one processor being arranged to access the memory via the bus connecting the memory with the at least one processor, the memory comprising:
• instructions for automatically determining configured applications for a plurality of tasks from configuration information of the processing device, and
• instructions for displaying at least one task-focused user interface element corresponding to a desired category of tasks, each of the at least one displayed task-focused user interface element being associated with a corresponding one of the automatically determined applications and each of the at least one displayed task-focused user interface including a description of a corresponding task.

A tangible machine-readable medium having instructions recorded thereon for at least one processor, the tangible machine-readable medium comprising:

• instructions for automatically examining configuration information to determine configured applications for handling a plurality of tasks;
• instructions for displaying a user interface including a plurality of selectable orb-shaped user interface elements based, at least in part, on a result of automatically examining the configuration information, each of the plurality of selectable orb-shaped user interface elements representing a corresponding task and including a description of the corresponding task;
• instructions for receiving a selection of one of the plurality of orb-shaped user interface elements;
• and
• instructions for minimizing the user interface after receiving a selection of one of the plurality of orb-shaped user interface elements and moving a representation of the minimized user interface to a portion of a display having an interface for experienced users.