Mark Smithers

A modern and easy to use Admin User Interface is the key to success of web applications. We are going to show you How To Create a Web Application Admin User Interface in Photoshop. So that you can easily create your own admin user interface for your web applications. - Mark Smithers

Nobody likes staring at a boring desktop when they fire up their computer every morning. Keep your wallpaper fresh with the five most popular sites Lifehacker readers use to satisfy their wallpaper needs. - Mark Smithers

Here is a collection of ten useful jQuery plugins of 2009 you can’t miss. If you have other interesting plugins to share, please leave a comment. Thanks! - Mark Smithers

A flexible autosave plugin for jQuery - Mark Smithers

Some individuals have the goal of developing strength, yet they don’t want to use weights to do so. Whether it’s because in these financially tense times they can’t afford a gym membership, they want to give their CNS a break from the heavy lifting, or they are just looking for a change of pace from their traditional workout program, these guys are on the hunt for a workout that will boost strength without the weights. - Mark Smithers

These are full-featured cross-platform softwares, free as in beer and speech. Vivek Gite picks his best open source software of 2009. - Mark Smithers

ThreeDots is a customizable jQuery plugin for the smart truncation of text. It shortens identified text to fit specified dimensions and appends the desired ellipsis style if/when truncation occurs. - Mark Smithers

In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit. Failure to get product/market fit right is very likely the number 1 cause of startup failure. However in all these articles, I have not seen any discussion about what I believe is the second biggest cause of startup failure: the cost of acquiring customers turns out to be higher than expected, and exceeds the ability to monetize those customers. - Mark Smithers

These designs are reproductions of Eiffel's original designs included in his book "The 300 Meter Tower", Lemercier publications, Paris 1900. - Mark Smithers

So you want to ditch your corporate cubicle and join the ranks of web workers? But you have a mortgage, maybe a dependent or two, and a taste for Venti Mochas from Starbucks? You can make money in the new economy, though it might not be as easy or cushy as keeping your old economy job. - Mark Smithers

A new computer is like a blank state--there's a lot of potential there, but without some work on your part, it's useless. It's not hard to get started, but there are some essential first steps that everyone should follow when breaking in their new PC. In this guide, we've compiled a step-by-step list of essential tips, tricks and advice from many of our other features, to provide you with just the information you need to get off to a great start with any new PC. So if you got a new rig under the PC under the tree this year, or even if you're just thinking about getting one in the future, read on to find out more! - Mark Smithers

Developing a successful Facebook application isn’t an easy task. If you’re just getting started or you’re trying to figure out what it takes to create a successful application, you’ll find the list of resources below very helpful. - Mark Smithers