The JADN Repository

This repository holds a collection of reference materials preserved from various sources. Full source references are given wherever possible.

Computing, technical and programming

Reading pdf files using C# .Net - a collection of approaches and libraries
InDesign CS3 Error - "Failed to export PDF" - a collection of solutions which have worked
Stanza (iPad app): "Catalog Error. Could not connect to the server" - how to retrieve your catalogs of free books
Scan button greyed out with Epson scanner and Mac OS X using Image Capture - here's a solution
Epson Twain 5 with Perfection 2450 Photo “Scanner failed to send image during scan” and scan aborts - here's a solution that worked for me
HP LCD monitor displays “Power Button Lockout” whenever I try to switch it off - here's the solution
Photoshop - how to correct a colour cast on digital photographs using layers and blending modes
Sharpening digital camera images for photo-store printing - a newsgroup discussion

Kuala Krai, Kelantan and other Malaysian topics

First Malaysian Family Life Survey, 1976–1977 - information about the survey, and links to download the full text of the report
Kuala Krai - a newspaper article from the 1970s - an old newspaper article about Kuala Krai in Kelantan, Malaysia
Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra in Kuala Krai as described in the First Malaysian Family Life Survey - the history and amenities of the town in 1976 - 1977
Secondary Schools in Kelantan - a full list with links to school websites where available
Hospitals in Kelantan - with addresses, phone and fax numbers, and approximate size
Maps of Kelantan - links to map resources for the Malaysian state of Kelantan
Kuala Krai flooding - flooding of the Kelantan River in Kuala Krai during the monsoon season
Muar street map - an old street map of Muar, a town on the west coast of Malaysia
Hat Yai street map - an old street map of the centre of the town of Hat Yai in Southern Thailand, near the Malaysian border
Songkhla street map - a 1976 official street map of the coastal city of Songkhla on the East Coast of Southern Thailand, near the Malaysian border
Rose among the thorns - an article about Esther Applunius in the final of One In A Million 3 in 2009
Esther - an article about Esther Applunius just after the final of OIAM3 on 8TV in Malaysia, 2009

UK and general interest

Poultry breeders in the UK (bantams and large fowl) with websites
Frimley - St. Peter's Churchyard - Bret Harte, William George Cubitt, John Frederick Lewis, Charles Wellington Furse and Sir Doveton Sturdee are all buried there
A Guide to the Scottish islands of Eigg and Muck - a 1971 guide, including history, geology, wildlife, employment, agriculture and visitor information
William Kimber - the morris dancer who worked with Cecil Sharp, a collaboration which led to the morris revival
Joseph Craven and Edith Dewhirst - two former teachers who married on June 8th in Bradford Register Office
Carlton Grammar School, Manor Row, Bradford - a collection of references including history, memorabilia, and former pupils and staff
The seal-woman of Mikladalur - a legend in Mikladalur, the largest village in Kalsoy in the Faroe Islands
Scargill House, Kettlewell, Yorkshire - now a Christian Holiday and Conference Centre
Unzippable panelled duvet is easy to wash, and wins a prize for its Basingstoke inventors
p-Phenylenediamine - contact allergen and sensitizer used in almost every hair dye on the market

If anyone has copyright or other objections to the inclusion of any of the material on this website, please email me (just send to webmaster at the domain name jadn.co.uk) and I will remove it.