Win 8 Running apps on desktop & vice versa

This creates new tiles in the metro start menu on windows 8. So run any desktop application from metro….
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/OblyTile-Download-226484.html

AND A REVERSED VERSION
And this connects a windows app to be run from the desktop….
http://community.skype.com/t5/Windows-8-1-from-Windows-Store/Windows-8-where-is-the-Skype-exe-located/td-p/1663367
You will need this http://www.icoconverter.com/